Understanding Crime: Theory and PracticeThis thought-provoking examination of crime and criminological theory takes a direct approach to a question that often confuses and frustrates students--why do people commit crimes? Understanding Crime begins with an overview of the key elements of the study of crime and criminology including law, public policy, research literature, and the philosophical origins of crime theories. These theories, based in biology, psychology, and sociology, are then broken down to their basic elements and causal processes in order to be explored. The authors examine the practical implications and applications each theory has on the administration of justice. In conclusion, the text looks at the future of crime theory by speculating whether or not new research designs, theories, and paradigms are needed. |
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Page 253
... empirical support . They , like subcultural theories , make sense but fail to provide more than a modicum of insight into criminal behavior . Agnew's ( 1985 , 1992 ) general strain theory , which added ele- ments of psychology to ...
... empirical support . They , like subcultural theories , make sense but fail to provide more than a modicum of insight into criminal behavior . Agnew's ( 1985 , 1992 ) general strain theory , which added ele- ments of psychology to ...
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... empirical support for conflict criminology . Most conflict theorists resort to employing historical and event analyses . For example , Isaac Balbus ( 1973 ) , in his analysis of the riots in Watts ( 1965 ) , Detroit ( 1967 ) , and ...
... empirical support for conflict criminology . Most conflict theorists resort to employing historical and event analyses . For example , Isaac Balbus ( 1973 ) , in his analysis of the riots in Watts ( 1965 ) , Detroit ( 1967 ) , and ...
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... empirical support for central tenets of the violent subculture thesis remains weak at best , perhaps better understood in terms of inequality and economic exploitation than cultural variability . Anomie theory provided the second major ...
... empirical support for central tenets of the violent subculture thesis remains weak at best , perhaps better understood in terms of inequality and economic exploitation than cultural variability . Anomie theory provided the second major ...
Contents
The Biology of Crime | 37 |
The Psychology of Crime | 85 |
Crime and Society | 137 |
Copyright | |
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Understanding Crime: Theory and Practice Latham Thomas Winfree,Howard Abadinsky No preview available - 2003 |
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