Criminological TheoryMarilyn D. McShane, Franklin P. Williams An in-depth introduction to the major sociological theories of crime, for undergraduates and graduate students. Theories covered include the classical school; differential association; anomie; subculture; social learning; and rational, general, and gender theories. This second edition features expanded discussion of current perspectives and directions, and bibliographies of major research on each theory. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
Poverty Power WhiteCollar Crime and | 66 |
Operationalization Rival Theories and Adult Criminality | 85 |
A Multilevel Analysis | 145 |
Testing the Core Empirical Implications of Gottfredson | 175 |
Subcultural Preferences Status Attainments | 201 |
The Cycle of Crime and Socialization Practices | 235 |
Modernist versus Postmodernist Thought | 279 |
Enduring Individual Differences | 305 |
A Reconceptualization of General and Specific Deterrence | 357 |
An Examination of Reciprocal | 371 |
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