NCJ Number
40509
Journal
Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology Volume: 67 Issue: 4 Dated: (DECEMBER 1976) Pages: 481-485
Date Published
1977
Length
5 pages
Annotation
PAPER DISCUSSES THE VARIABLE OF A PERSON'S FREEDOM OF WILL AS A FACTOR DETERMINING HIS INCLINATION TOWARD CRIMINAL CONDUCT.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR MAINTAINS THAT WHERE THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS IS WEAK, THERE IS A GREATER OPPORTUNITY TO WILL AN ACTION THAT IS QUALIFIED AS CRIME; WHERE SOCIALIZATION IS STRONG, ONLY SUCH ACTIONS CAN BE WILLED WHICH DO NOT PULL ONE INTO THE TERRITORY OF CRIMINALITY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP