What Are the Policy Implications of Gottfredson and Hirschi's Control

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Essay

What are the policy implications of Gottfredson and Hirschi's control theory?

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Definitions:

Experiment

A scientific procedure undertaken to test a hypothesis by manipulating and measuring variables to observe the effect.

Independent T-tests

A statistical test that compares the means of two independent groups in order to determine if there is a statistically significant difference between them.

Statistical Difference

A significant change or discrepancy between groups or conditions that is unlikely to have occurred by chance.

Normally Distributed

Normally distributed describes a statistical distribution that is symmetrical and bell-shaped, characterizing many natural phenomena, where most occurrences take place around the average value, with fewer instances at the extremes.