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Abstract
The purpose of the present study is to contribute to the gap in the literature by investigating the hacking behaviors of adolescents under the age of 18 and the predictors of these behaviors. In order to better understand the predictors of hacking behaviors in young people, we will be utilizing two criminological theories: General Theory of Crime and Social Learning Theory. Using data collected from high school students in a rural county in western North Carolina, results indicated that low self-control and deviant peer association were in fact associated with hacking behaviors of juveniles.
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Catherine D. Marcum
CATHERINE D. MARCUM is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government and Justice Studies at Appalachian State University. She received her Ph.D. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2008. Her most recent publications appear or are forthcoming in Crime and Delinquency, American Journal of Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Studies, and Journal of Criminal Justice.
George E. Higgins
GEORGE E. HIGGINS is a Professor in the Department of Justice Administration at the University of Louisville. He received his Ph.D. in Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2001. His most recent publications appear or are forthcoming in Journal of Criminal Justice, Justice Quarterly, Criminal Justice and Behavior, Deviant Behavior, and Youth and Society. He is currently the Editor of Journal of Criminal Justice Education.
Melissa L. Ricketts
MELISSA L. RICKETTS is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Shippensburg University. She received her Ph.D. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in August 2005. Her most recent publications appear in American Journal of Criminal Justice and Criminal Justice Studies. Her research focuses on criminological theory testing.
Scott E. Wolfe
SCOTT E. WOLFE is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina. He received his Ph.D. from Arizona State University in 2012. His research has appeared in a variety of scholarly journals, including Criminal Justice and Behavior, Journal of Criminal Justice, and Social Science Research.