Introduction Some individuals engage in crime at a very young age. Some of these individuals engage in crime due to a lack of direction while some are natural criminals. Governments have created juvenile systems to serve as correctional facilities for these young offenders. Analyses show that some of these offenders continue to commit crimes in adulthood. Self-control is one of the key factors contributing to criminality. People who lack self-control mostly engage in crime. Analysts normally use the recidivism approach to identify factors behind sexual crimes. Recidivism is the act of an individual engaging in undesired activities and behavior after facing undesirable consequences of engaging in unacceptable behavior. Specialists use this approach, especially when referring to sex offenders. Recidivism results from uninhibited gratifications and a lack of self-control among others. Recidivism occurs if treatment or rehabilitation programs fail to emphasize self-control and restraint. Self-control is the ability of an individual to regulate his/her desires. Self-control theory is a criminology theory that analyzes the lack of self-control and its influence on crime rates. Hirschi and Gottfredson developed this theory in the early 90s. This theory is an advancement of Freud’s reality and pleasure-seeking principle. Hirschi and Gottfredson termed self-control as the main factor behind the crime. They drew their conclusion based on the strong relationship between criminal behavior and age factor. It is important to understand the issue of self-control to know how to deal with crime. Many scholars have analyzed and documented books on criminology. This paper considers the work of several authors who have related crime to self-control. It critically analyzes the ideas presented by various authors in their articles. Further, this paper compares and contrasts the ideas presented by the selected authors. Literature Review One article that this paper review is the Recidivism among male juvenile sexual offenders in Western Australia article by Allan and their articles. This article focuses on recidivism in juveniles. It assesses the effects of rehabilitation on recidivism. This study established that juvenile offenders commit criminal offenses in adulthood. The writers established that one out of ten offenders commits new sexual offenses. The authors also conducted a study on 16 youths and found out that those youth who underwent multisystemic therapy with traditional generic non-specialized therapy had lower rates of repeating sexual offenses than those who had received individual therapy. They found that youths receiving multisystemic therapy had a reoffending rate of 12% while those receiving individual therapy had a reoffending rate of 75% (Allan et al., 2003). In their findings, these authors proved that therapy and rehabilitation programs were essential in reducing recidivism. According to them, juveniles who undergo self-control advocating programs have positive responses to rehabilitative efforts (Allan et al., 2003). Allan’s article is similar to an article by McKay and his colleagues. The articles are similar in the approach they take on the probability of a juvenile repeating an offense. McKay and his colleague