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Chapter 1: Introduction \\ A Definition of Self-Control \\ An Integrative Approach \\ A Life Course Approach \\ Connecting Self-Control to Other Causes of Behavior \\ Attention to Public Policy \\ Connecting the Science of Self-Control to the Stories We Read About Everyday \\ Chapter 2: Theories of Self-Control and Behavior \\ The Inextricable Connection Between Theory and Fact \\ Explaining Crime: Gottfredson and Hirschi’s Self-Control Theory \\ Evaluating Gottfredson and Hirschi’s Self-Control Theory \\ A Psychological, Trait-Based Theory of Self-Control \\ Biosocial Approaches to Behavior \\ The Strength Model: Self-control as a Depletable Resource \\ Chapter 3: What Are the Consequences of Low Self-Control? \\ The Marshmallow Experiments \\ A Quick Note on the Measurement of Self-Control \\ Research on Low Self-Control and Crime \\ The Everyday Consequences of Low Self-Control \\ Policy Implications and Possibilities \\ Chapter 4: Infancy and Childhood: What Are the Causes of Self-Control Early in Life? \\ The Role of Parents in Shaping Self-Control \\ The Genetic Underpinnings of Self-Control \\ Neurobiological Influences on Self-Control \\ Policy Implications and Possibilities \\ Chapter 5: Adolescence and Adulthood: Is Self-Control Stable Over Time? \\ Stability and Change in Self-Control \\ Why Does Self-Control Often Remain Stable? \\ Persistent Individual Traits as Contributors to Self-Control Stability \\ Persistent Environmental Characteristics: Parenting and Peers \\ Persistent Environmental Characteristics: The Stability of Poverty \\ State Dependence as a Contributor to Self-Control Stability \\ An Implicit Idea: Human Agency \\ Empirical Evidence on Explanations for Stability \\ Policy Implications and Possibilities \\ Chapter 6: What Leads to Self-Control Change? \\ The Pervasiveness of Change \\ The Transformations of Adolescence \\ Unexpected Shifts in Social Environments and Relationships \\ Sleeping, Eating, and Substance Use: Short-Term Fluctuations in Self-Control \\ Policy Implications and Possibilities \\ Chapter 7: Do the Harmful Effects of Low Self-Control Vary Across Different Circumstances? \\ Conditional Causation and Low Self-Control: Conceptual Issues \\ Criminal Opportunity \\ Association With Delinquent Peers \\ Weak Social Bonds \\ Neighborhood Disadvantage \\ Weak Moral Values \\ Considering Self-Control as a Moderator Variable \\ Can Self-Control Moderate the Effects of Self-Control? \\ Policy Implications and Possibilities \\ Chapter 8: Self-Control and Crime Over the Life Course: Bringing It All Together \\ The Causes of Initial Self-Control Differences in the First Decade of Life \\ The Child Grows into an Adolescent \\ The Adolescent Grows Into an Adult \\ Moderated Effects Across the Entire Life Course \\ Chapter 9: Self-Control and Crime: Influencing Policy and Looking to the Future \\ Self-Control as a Driver of Societal Advance \\ Using Policy to Promote Self-Control Over the Life Course \\ Community-Based Programs Relevant to All Stages of the Life Course \\ Evidence of Program Success

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