基本説明
An anthology of 36 previously published articles and book excerpts that focus on the major theories, past and present, that inform criminology today.
Full Description
This anthology is a superb collection of 36 articles covering the major theories, past and present, that inform criminology today. What truly sets this volume apart is the inclusion of many articles discussing novel and often overlooked perspectives in criminological theory. In fact, many of these articles have never before been included in a reader. Such articles include an examination of topics such as white-collar crime and developmental criminology, as well as discussions of integrated theories that consider genetics, psychology, and environmental approaches. As most journal articles are typically written for a professional audience, the original articles have been substantially edited and abridged to make them more accessible to students. Each article is framed by an introductory overview (discussing the article's importance and the context for its development) and concludes with discussion questions. The resulting reader will prove to be an invaluable resource for any undergraduate or graduate course where criminological theory plays a central role.
Contents
PART I: CRIME, CRIMINOLOGY, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
1. Twenty Years of Testing Theories: What Have We Learned and Why? - Thomas J. Bernard
2. The Criminological Enterprise in Europe and the United States - Ineke Haen Marshall
3. Conceptualizing Criminal Justice Theory - Thomas J. Bernard & Robin Shepard Engel
PART II: BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES OF CRIME
4. Biological Perspectives in Criminology - Diana H. Fishbein
5. Criminology and The Holocaust: Xenophobia, Evolution, and Genocide - Augustine Brannigan
PART III: SOCIAL STRUCTURAL THEORIES OF CRIME
6. Delinquency Rates and Community Characteristics - Clifford R. Shaw & Henry D. McKay
7. Incarceration, Social Capital, and Crime: Implications for Social Disorganization Theory - Dina R. Rose & Todd R. Clear
8. The Subculture of Violence - Marvin E. Wolfgang & Franco Ferracuti
9. Social Structure and Anomie - Robert K. Merton
10. Crime and the American Dream - Steven F. Messner & Richard Rosenfeld
11. Foundation for a General Strain Theory of Crime and Delinquency - Robert Agnew
PART IV: SOCIAL PROCESS THEORIES OF CRIME
12. A Sociological Theory of Criminal Behavior - Edwin H. Sutherland
13. A Social Learning Theory of Crime - Ronald L. Akers
14. Techniques of Neutralization: A Theory of Delinquency - Gresham M. Sykes and David Matza
15. Class in the Household: A Power-Control Theory of Gender and Delinquency - John Hagan, John Simpson, & A. R. Gillis
16. Charles Tittle's Control Balance and Criminological Theory - John Braithwaite
17.Thoughts Stimulated by Braithwaite's Analysis of Control Balance Theory - Charles R. Tittle
18. The Dynamic Nature of Deviance - John Curra
19. Deviance on the Record: Techniques for Labeling Child Abusers in Official Documents - Leslie Margolin
20. Parental Sanctions and Delinquent Behavior: Toward Clarification of Braithwaite's Theory of Reintegration - Carter Hay
21. Is "White Collar Crime" Crime? - Edwin H. Sutherland
22. The Nature of Criminality: Low-Self Control - Michael R. Gottfredson & Travis Hirschi
23. Organizational Offending and Neoclassical Criminology: Challenging the Reach of a General Theory of Crime - Gary E. Reed & Peter Cleary Yeager
PART V. CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES IN CRIME AND CRIMINOLOGY
24. Marx, Engels, and Bonger on Crime and Social Control - Ian Taylor, Paul Walton, & Jock Young
25. Constitutive Criminology: The Maturation of Critical Theory - Stuart Henry & Dragan Milovanovic
26. Postmodern Criminology in Relation to Radical and Conflict Criminology - Bruce A. Arrigo and Thomas J. Bernard
27. "Three Strikes" as Public Policy: The Convergence of the New Penology and the McDonaldization of Punishment - David Shichor
28. Feminism and Criminology - Kathleen Daly and Meda Chesney-Lind
29. Different Ways of Conceptualizing Sex/Gender in Feminist Theory and Their Implications for Criminology - Kathleen Daly
PART VI: INTEGRATED THEORIES AND UNIQUE APPROACHES
30. Crime as a Rational Choice - Derek B. Cornish and Ronald V. Clarke
31. Routine Activities and Crime Prevention in the Developing Metropolis - Marcus Felson
32. Adolescent-Limited and Life Course Persistent Anti-Social Behavior - Terrie E. Moffitt
33. The Development of Offending - Rolf Loeber and Magda Stouthamer-Loeber
34. Integrated Theoretical Perspective on Delinquent Behavior - Delbert S. Elliott, Suzanne S. Ageton, & Rachelle J. Canter
35. Toward an Interactional Theory of Delinquency - Terence P. Thornberry
36. Behavior Genetics and Anomie/Strain Theory - Anthony Walsh
Selected References
Index
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