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D-Index
39
Citations
40130
World Ranking
5447
National Ranking
2564

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1967 - C. Wright Mills Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems

Overview

Travis Hirschi was affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Throughout their career, they focused on various aspects related to social problems, contributing to academic discourse in their field.

Among the recognitions received, Hirschi was awarded the C. Wright Mills Award by the Society for the Study of Social Problems in 1967. This award reflects their involvement in research addressing critical social issues.

Although detailed records of Hirschi's publications, coauthors, and specific topics studied are not available, the award and affiliation provide context for their academic contributions within social sciences during their tenure.

Best Publications

  • A general theory of crime.

    Michael R. Gottfredson;Travis Hirschi

  • Causes of Delinquency

    Don C. Gibbons;Travis Hirschi

  • Causes of delinquency

    Travis Hirschi

  • Age and the Explanation of Crime

    Travis Hirschi;Michael R. Gottfredson

  • Intelligence and Delinquency: A Revisionist Review

    Travis Hirschi;Michael J. Hindelang

  • Hellfire and Delinquency

    Travis Hirschi;Rodney Stark

  • Correlates of Delinquency: The Illusion of Discrepancy between Self-Report and Official Measures.

    Michael J. Hindelang;Travis Hirschi;Joseph G. Weis

  • Commentary: Testing the General Theory of Crime

    Travis Hirschi;Michael R. Gottfredson

  • Self-control and crime.

    Travis Hirschi

  • THE TRUE VALUE OF LAMBDA WOULD APPEAR TO BE ZERO: AN ESSAY ON CAREER CRIMINALS, CRIMINAL CAREERS, SELECTIVE INCAPACITATION, COHORT STUDIES, AND RELATED TOPICS*

    Michael R. Gottfredson;Travis Hirschi

  • Control Theory and the Life-Course Perspective

    Travis Hirschi;Michael R. Gottfredson

  • The Generality of Deviance

    Travis Hirschi;Michael R. Gottfredson

  • THE METHODOLOGICAL ADEQUACY OF LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH ON CRIME

    Michael Gottfredson;Travis Hirschi

  • On the Compatibility of Rational Choice and Social Control Theories of Crime

    Travis Hirschi

  • A Control Theory of Delinquency

    Travis Hirschi

  • CAUSES OF WHITE‐COLLAR CRIME*

    Travis Hirschi;Michael R. Gottfredson

  • Separate and Unequal Is Better

    Travis Hirschi

  • SCIENCE, PUBLIC POLICY, AND THE CAREER PARADIGM*

    Michael Gottfredson;Travis Hirschi

  • Causes of Delinquency.

    Harwin L. Voss;Travis Hirschi

  • In Defense of Self-Control

    Travis Hirschi;Michael R. Gottfredson

Frequent Co-Authors

Rodney Stark
Rodney Stark Baylor University
Robert J. Sampson
Robert J. Sampson Harvard University

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