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SPRINGERBRIEFS IN CRIMINOLOGY NEIGHBORHOOD DI...

This Brief presents a framework for understanding the role of school and neighborhood contexts
in the development of self-control. Through the application of Gottfredson and Hirschi's
general theory of crime and Shaw and McKay's social disorganization theory  the authors of this
Brief examine the importance of family socialization and school and neighborhood for
self-control of youth in three Russian cities  replicating results from an earlier study in
Germany. The cases presented in the Brief found that family socialization is important for
self-control  but it interacts with school and neighbourhood contexts. According to the study 
school social control as a structural characteristic can lead to less delinquency  even if
students did not develop self-control. Self-control mediates parental supervision and
attachment to parents on one hand  and juvenile delinquency on the other hand. However it was
not found to mediate neighbourhood context characteristics. The results of the study provide a
research framework that can be applied to other international  comparative contexts. It will be
of interest to researchers in Criminology and Criminal Justice  particularly Developmental and
Life-Course Criminology  as well as related fields such as Public Policy and Social Work.

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