TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - When in Rome: testing the moderating influence of neighborhood composition on the relationship between self-control and juvenile offending
JO  - Crime and delinquency
A1  - Jones, Adrian M.
SP  - 759
EP  - 785
VL  - 63
IS  - 7
N2  - This study investigates the stability of self-control by examining whether neighborhood composition conditions the effect of self-control on offending. Congruent with social learning perspectives, I argue that neighborhood behavioral models provide a conduit for the expression of one's self-control. Using data from the Project of Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN), I examine multi-level zero-inflated negative binomial models that include cross-level interactions between self-control and aggregate self-control. I found that for the frequency of delinquency, but not serious offending, the effect of low self-control is amplified in neighborhoods identified as having low aggregate self-control. These findings provide evidence that the effect of low self-control on offending is not always invariant across neighborhoods.    Keywords: Juvenile justice   <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0011-1287
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128715596989
ID  - ref1
ER  -