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The Handbook of Criminological Theory


The Handbook of Criminological Theory


Wiley Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice 1. Aufl.

von: Alex R. Piquero

177,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 25.08.2015
ISBN/EAN: 9781118512326
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 560

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An indispensable resource for all levels, this handbook provides up-to-date, in-depth summaries of the most important theories in criminology.<br /><br /> <ul> <li>Provides original, cutting-edge, and in-depth summaries of the most important theories in criminology</li> <li>Covers the origins and assumptions behind each theory, explores current debates and research, points out knowledge gaps, and offers directions for future research</li> <li>Encompasses theory, research, policy, and practice, with recommendations for further reading at the end of each essay</li> <li>Features discussions of broad issues and topics related to the field, such as the correlates of crime, testing theory, policy, and prediction</li> <li>Clearly and accessibly written by leading scholars in the field as well as up-and-coming scholars</li> </ul>
<p>Notes on Contributors vii</p> <p>1 Introduction: Theory and Contemporary Criminology 1<br /><i>Charles R. Tittle</i></p> <p>2 Correlates of Crime 18<br /><i>Matt DeLisi and Michael G. Vaughn</i></p> <p>3 Theory Testing In Criminology 37<br /><i>Travis C. Pratt</i></p> <p>4 Deterrence 50<br /><i>Thomas A. Loughran, Ray Paternoster, and Douglas B. Weiss</i></p> <p>5 Contemporary Biosocial Criminology: A Systematic Review of the Literature, 2000-2012 75<br /><i>J.C. Barnes, Brian B. Boutwell, and Kevin M. Beaver</i></p> <p>6 A Developmental Perspective on Adolescent Risk?]Taking and Criminal Behavior 100<br /><i>Elizabeth Cauffman, Caitlin Cavanagh, Sachiko Donley, and April Gile Thomas</i></p> <p>7 Social Disorganization Theory's Greatest Challenge: Linking Structural Characteristics to Crime in Socially Disorganized Communities 121<br /><i>Charis E. Kubrin and James C. Wo</i></p> <p>8 Routine Activities, Delinquency, and Youth Convergences 137<br /><i>Jose R. Agustina and Marcus Felson</i></p> <p>9 Environmental Criminology 156<br /><i>Aiden Sidebottom and Richard Wortley</i></p> <p>10 Control as an Explanation of Crime and Delinquency 182<br /><i>Chester L. Britt and Michael Rocque</i></p> <p>11 Strain, Economic Status, and Crime 209<br /><i>Robert Agnew</i></p> <p>12 Social Learning Theory 230<br /><i>Ronald L. Akers and Wesley G. Jennings</i></p> <p>13 Cultural Processes, Social Order, and Criminology 241<br /><i>Mark T. Berg, Eric A. Sevell, and Eric A. Stewart</i></p> <p>14 Labeling Theory: Past, Present, and Future 271<br /><i>Ruth Triplett and Lindsey Upton</i></p> <p>15 Feminist Theory 290<br /><i>Joanne Belknap</i></p> <p>16 Critical Criminology 301<br /><i>Martin D. Schwartz and Henry H. Brownstein</i></p> <p>17 Integrating Criminological Theories 318<br /><i>Marv Krohn and Jeffrey T. Ward</i></p> <p>18 Developmental and Life?]Course Theories of Crime 336<br /><i>Tara Renae McGee and David P. Farrington</i></p> <p>19 Biosocial Bases of Antisocial and Criminal Behavior 355<br /><i>Frances R. Chen, Yu Gao, Andrea L. Glenn, Sharon Niv, Jill Portnoy, Robert Schug, Yaling Yang, and Adrian Raine</i></p> <p>20 From Theory to Policy and Back Again 380<br /><i>Scott H. Decker</i></p> <p>21 How Do Criminologists Interpret Statistical Explanation of Crime? A Review of Quantitative Modeling in Published Studies 395<br /><i>David Weisburd, Breanne Cave, and Alex R. Piquero</i></p> <p>22 Situational Theory: The Importance of Interactions and Action Mechanisms in the Explanation of Crime 415<br /><i>Per?]Olof H. Wikstrom and Kyle Treiber</i></p> <p>23 Macro?]Level Theory: A Critical Component of Criminological Exploration 445<br /><i>Eric P. Baumer and Ashley N. Arnio</i></p> <p>24 What International Research Has Told Us About Criminological Theory 475<br /><i>Olena Antonaccio and Ekaterina V. Botchkovar</i></p> <p>25 Qualitative Criminology's Contributions to Theory 497<br /><i>Andy Hochstetler and Heith Copes</i></p> <p>Index 521</p>
<b>Alex R. Piquero</b> is Ashbel Smith Professor in the Program in Criminology in the School of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. He is also Adjunct Professor at the Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice, and Governance at Griffith University, Australia, and Faculty Affiliate at the Center for Violence and Injury Prevention in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. He is co-editor of the <i>Journal of Quantitative Criminology</i> and has published over 240 peer-reviewed articles in the areas of criminal careers, crime prevention, criminological theory, and quantitative research methods. He has collaborated on several books, including <i>Offending from Childhood to Late Middle Age: Recent Results from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development</i> (2013), <i>Handbook of Quantitative Criminology</i> (2011), and <i>Key Issues in Criminal Careers Research: New Analyses of the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development </i>(2007).
Bringing order and insight to a vast field that is constantly evolving, this handbook provides up-to-date, in-depth summaries of the most important theories in criminology, from classic deterrence theory and social disorganization to modern labeling theory and integrated theory. These original essays are clearly and accessibly written by top scholars in the field as well as up-and-coming scholars. For each theory, the handbook describes origins and assumptions, assesses current debates and research, points out knowledge gaps, offers directions for future research, and includes recommendations for further reading. In addition to discussion of specific theories, the essays address a host of broader issues and topics related to the field, such as the correlates of crime, testing theory, policy implications, and prediction. Encompassing theory, research, policy, and practice, this is an indispensable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners at all levels.

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