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General Theory of Crime Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi have devised the General Theory of Crime, or the GTC, as a way of explaining root causes of criminal behavior in an effort to find a solution to the problem of crime in America. The GTC is defined as: A developmental theory that modifies social control theory by integrating concepts from biosocial, psychological, routine activities and rational choice theories...
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General Theory of Crime Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi have devised the General Theory of Crime, or the GTC, as a way of explaining root causes of criminal behavior in an effort to find a solution to the problem of crime in America. The GTC is defined as: A developmental theory that modifies social control theory by integrating concepts from biosocial, psychological, routine activities and rational choice theories...
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