TY - BOOK AU - Cretacci,Michael A. TI - Is there any Relation between Religious Participation and Criminal Delinquency?: a Test of Social Control Theory SN - 9780773417403 AV - HV6025 .C665 2010 U1 - 364.25 PY - 2010/// CY - Lewiston PB - Edwin Mellen Press KW - Crime KW - Drug abuse KW - Social control KW - Religiousness KW - Drug addiction KW - Toxicomanie KW - Contrôle social KW - Religiosité KW - drug abuse KW - aat KW - drug addiction KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Criminology KW - bisacsh KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This study presents a revision of Hirschi?s social control theory that includes religion as an additional measurement arena of the social bond and tests its impact on various forms of criminality (property crime, drug use, violence, and general crime). This project also addresses the criticism that methodological problems and limited applications of the theory plague the literature by employing a longitudinal test of the theory using a nationally representative sample UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=500485 ER -