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  2. Power-control theory of gender and delinquency - Wikipedia

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    Power-control theory differs from other control theories that view crime as a cause of low social status (cited from book). This theory compares gender and parental control mechanisms in two different types of families; patriarchal and egalitarian to explain the differences in self-reported male and female misconduct.

  3. John L. Hagan - Wikipedia

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    John L. Hagan is an American sociologist focusing on criminology. He is currently the John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Law at Northwestern University and University Professor Emeritus of Law and Sociology at University of Toronto and also formerly the Dahlstrom Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Law at University of North Carolina (1994-96).

  4. Original position - Wikipedia

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    A visual depiction of philosopher John Rawls's hypothetical veil of ignorance. Citizens making choices about their society are asked to make them from an "original position" of equality (left) behind a "veil of ignorance" (wall, center), without knowing what gender, race, abilities, tastes, wealth, or position in society they will have (right).

  5. John Hagan (slave trader) - Wikipedia

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    John Hagan was also a cotton factor, meaning he ran a cotton brokerage and de facto private bank and business office for cotton plantation owners. [ 5 ] According to historian Walter Johnson , "John Hagan's yearly routine began in Charleston with slave buying during June and July; he continued in Virginia and then was back in Charleston in ...

  6. Ernest van den Haag - Wikipedia

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    Van den Haag also argued that people commit crimes because they believe, one way or another, they will benefit from committing the crime. Thus it is society's duty to make all crimes as disadvantageous as possible. Van den Haag uses economic examples to further prove his point. In economics, there is a concept named opportunity cost ...

  7. John N. Hagan - Wikipedia

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    John N. Hagan was born on August 4, 1873, near Arcola, Indiana, to parents William and Wilhelmina (Rapp) Hagan.In 1900, he graduated from Valparaiso University.In the fall of 1900, Hagan moved to North Dakota, accepting a job school administration job at St. John.

  8. Unitary executive theory - Wikipedia

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    Steven Greenhut argues the theory is a prescription for abuse and authoritarianism. [32] David Driesen argues that unitary control over the executive is a defining characteristic of autocracy. [31] The Economist wrote that "the vain and tyrannical whims of an emperor-president would emerge from the rubble." [28]

  9. John Braithwaite (criminologist) - Wikipedia

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    John Braithwaite (born 30 July 1951, Ipswich) is a Distinguished Professor at the Australian National University (ANU). [1] Braithwaite is the recipient of a number of international awards and prizes for his work, including an honorary doctorate at KU Leuven (2008), [2] the University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award with Peter Drahos for Ideas Improving World Order (2004), [3] and the Prix ...