Self-control theory examines people's inability to control their actions. I will take an in-depth look at research related to self-control, similar to Armstrong and Boutwell's latest study that was examined for biological and socialization theory, but with a focus placed specifically on self-control. As previously seen in Lesson 15, “self-control theory assumes that all individuals are born selfish and predisposed to criminality if left uncontrolled; their theory differs from the theory of social control by maintaining that it is the level of "self-control" within an individual that determines whether or not to commit the crime" the basis of these studies will revolve around this general definition, with some variations depending on the interest of the specific study. The two studies focusing on self-control theory are “Maternal and Adolescent Self-Control Reports: Implications for Testing the General Theory of Crime.” and “Parenting, Self-Control, and Delinquency: Examining the Applicability of Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime to South Korean Youth” by Youngoh Jo and Yan