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Criminology

the claim that deviance becomes likely when the control a person exercises over others is out of balance with the control exercised over them.

In criminology, control balance theory refers to the claim that deviance becomes likely when the control a person exercises over others is out of balance with the control exercised over them. This meaning comes from Tittle (2004) in Theoretical Criminology.[1]

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balance4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs control4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs deviance3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Tittle, C. R. (2004). Refining control balance theory. Theoretical Criminology, 8(4), 395-428. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362480604046657

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