Criminological theory : context and consequences
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Thousand Oaks, California :
SAGE ,
c2011
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| Edition: | 5th ed |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The context and consequences of theory
- 2. The search for the "criminal man"
- 3. Rejecting individualism : the Chicago school
- 4. Crime in American society : anomie and strain theories
- 5. Society as insulation : the origins of control theory
- 6. The complexity of control : Hirschi's two theories and beyond
- 7. The irony of state intervention : labeling theory
- 8. Social power and the construction of crime : conflict theory
- 9. New directions in critical theory
- 10. The gendering of criminology : feminist theory
- 11. Crimes of the powerful : theories of white-collar crime
- 12. Bringing punishment back in : conservative criminology
- 13. Choosing crime in everyday life : routine activity and rational choice theories
- 14. The search for the "criminal man" revisited : biosocial theories
- 15. The development of criminals : life-course theories