Explain the basic principles of the General Theory of Crime Gottlredson and Hirschi link the propensity to commit crime to an impulsive personality and a lack ofself-control. People with limited...

Explain the basic principles of the General Theory of Crime Gottlredson and Hirschi link the propensity to commit crime to an impulsive personality and a lack ofself-control. People with limited self-control lend to be impulsive; they are insensitive to other people's feelings, predisposed toward physical (rather than mental) activities and solutions, risk takers, shortsighted, and nonverbal. Because those with low self-control enjoy risky, exciting, or thrilling behaviors with immediate gratification, they are more likely to enjoy criminal acts. Gottfredson and Hirschi trace the root cause of poor self-control to inadequate child-rearing practices,