A CRITIQUE OF SOCIAL BONDING AND CONTROL-THEORY OF DELINQUENCY USING THE PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY OF MIND

Authors
KELLEY TM
Citation
Tm. Kelley, A CRITIQUE OF SOCIAL BONDING AND CONTROL-THEORY OF DELINQUENCY USING THE PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY OF MIND, Adolescence, 31(122), 1996, pp. 321-337
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Developmental
Journal title
Adolescence → ACNP
ISSN journal
00018449
Volume
31
Issue
122
Year of publication
1996
Pages
321 - 337
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-8449(1996)31:122<321:ACOSBA>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The present paper first describes the refined principles of Psychology of Mind (POM) and shows how their logical interaction can help explai n the comparative amounts of both deviant and conforming behavior enga ged in by youthful offenders. The logic of these principles is then us ed to examine the major assumptions of social bonding and control theo ry of delinquency focusing predominantly on the formulations of Waiter Reckless (1956) and Travis Hirschi (1969).