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This version was published on August 1, 2008
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 52, No. 4, 454-473 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07307353

Social Control Theory and the Connection With Ideological Offenders Among Israeli Youth During the Gaza Disengagement Period

Mally Shechory

Ariel University Center of Samaria, Israel, mally{at}bezeqint.net

Avital Laufer

Netanya Academic College, Netanya, Israel

The present study examined whether social control theory is capable of explaining youth's law violations in instances of conflict between the ideological religious worldview and the laws of the country in which they reside. Differences in the control factors (commitment, belief, attachment, and involvement) were examined among Israeli adolescents who took part in legal activity (n = 163) and illegal activity (n = 99) during the resistance to the Gaza evacuation. The findings indicate that the model provides a partial explanation for ideological delinquency. It was found that involvement with friends and the absence of belief in the formal legal system were associated with illegal ideology activity. Attachment to friends and parents and involvement with parents had no effect on youth's participation in illegal ideological activities.

Key Words: social control theory • ideological delinquency • Israeli youth • Gaza disengagement


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