This text uses numerous visual maps in each chapter that provide the historical context, theoretical influence and development, and the applicability of criminological theories to a variety of relevant criminological areas. Core content areas include biology, psychology, sociology, critical, and previous and emergent integrative models. This text offers both a student friendly theoretical discussion and accessible visual examples to explain criminological theory and its applicability to social science research. INDICE: PART I: Introduction to Criminological ThinkingCHAPTER 1: Basic Principles of Theorizing and Mapping What is Criminological Thinking? What is Criminological Theory? Visual Techniques and Criminological Theory Seven Steps to Understanding Criminological Thinking Major Orientations and Organization of the BookCHAPTER 2: The Seven-Step Model and Early Explanations of Criminality The Seven Steps to Understanding Criminological Thinking A Research Example: Classical Criminology and Deterrence TheoryPART II: Individual Difference TheoriesCHAPTER 3: Biological Positivist Theories The Biological Positivist Tradition Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Practical Ramifications of Biological Positivism: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly? Criticisms of Biological Positivist Theories Research Example: Rethinking Biology and the BrainCHAPTER 4: Psychological Positivist Theories The Psychological Positivist Tradition Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Criticisms of Psychological Positivism Research Example: Mental Illness and CrimePART III: Process TheoriesCHAPTER 5: Psychological Process Theories The Psychological Process Tradition Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Criticisms of Psychological Process Theories Research Examples: The Stanford Prison Experiment, Milgram in Liberia, and Police LegitimacyCHAPTER 6: Differential Association and Social Learning Theories The Differential Association and Social Learning Tradition Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Criticisms of Social Learning Theory Research Example: Meta-Analysis and Social Learning TheoryCHAPTER 7: Control Theories The Control Tradition Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Criticisms of Control Theories: The Complexity of Causation Research Example: Social Bonding Theory through Life HistoriesCHAPTER 8: Labeling Theories The Labeling Tradition Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Criticisms of Labeling Theories Research Example: Saints, Roughnecks, Labels, and ArrestsPART IV: Structural TheoriesCHAPTER 9: Social Disorganization Theories The Social Disorganization Tradition Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Criticisms of Social Disorganization Theories Research Example: Disorganization, Community, and Mixed MethodsCHAPTER 10: Social Strain and Anomie Theories The Social Strain and Anomie Tradition Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Criticisms of Social Strain and Anomie Theories Research Example: Measuring Social StrainPART V: Theories of Crime and Criminal JusticeCHAPTER 11: Conflict Theories The Conflict Tradition Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Criticisms of Conflict Theories Research Example: Restorative Justice as a Practical Critique of the Criminal Justice SystemCHAPTER 12: Rational Choice Theories The Rational Choice Tradition Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Criticisms of Rational Choice Theories Research Example: Hot Spots, Displacement, and CrimePART VI: Integration in CriminologyCHAPTER 13: Integrated and General Theories The Integrative Impulse in Criminology Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Criticisms of Integrated and General Theories Research Example: General Strain and Social SupportCHAPTER 14: Biosocial Theories The Biosocial Tradition Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Criticisms of Biosocial Theories Research Example: The Lead-Crime ConnectionCHAPTER 15: Developmental and Life Course Theories The Developmental and Life Course Tradition Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Criticisms of Developmental and Life Course Theories Research Example: Crime and the Life CourseCHAPTER 16: Conclusion New Directions in Criminological Theory Toward an Analysis of Criminological Theories
- ISBN: 978-1-4833-3389-2
- Editorial: SAGE Publications, Inc
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- Fecha Publicación: 28/02/2015
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