The theories taken into account in the research are Hirschi and Braithwaite‘s theories of social control, Gottfredson and Hirschi's control theory and social learning theory of Sutherland, Glaiser, Burgess and Akers.
Þær kenningar sem verða hafðar til hliðsjónar eru kenningar Hirschi og Braithwaite um félagslegt taumhald, sjálfsstjórnarkenning Gottfredson og Hirschi og félagsnámskenning Sutherland, Glaiser, Burgess og Akers.