A Primer on Crime and Delinquency Theory

A Primer on Crime and Delinquency Theory

Author: Robert M. Bohm

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13:

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This slim volume offers a comprehensive survey of the major criminological and delinquency theories including their philosophical foundations and policy implications. The text can be used as either a primary text or as a supplement for other texts, anthologies, or collections of journal articles.


Explaining Crime

Explaining Crime

Author: Hugh D. Barlow

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9780742565104

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This book provides a concise but comprehensive review of the full range of classic and contemporary theories of crime. With separate chapters on the nature and use of criminological theory as well as theoretical application, the authors render the difficult task of explaining crime more understandable to the introductory student. All of the main theories in criminology are reviewed including classical and rational choice, biological, psychological, and evolutionary, social structural, social process, critical, general, and integrated approaches. Copious examples of the spirit of the theories are supplied, many with a popular culture (e.g., film and music) connection.


A Primer in the Sociology of Crime

A Primer in the Sociology of Crime

Author: S. Giora Shoham

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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An English language adaptation of a Hebrew textbook introduces theories of crime and delinquency drawn from sociology.Chapter topics include: criminology and social deviance; theoretical and methodological issues in criminology; ecological theories; strain theories; differential association and learning theories; control theories; social reactions to crime; conflict and radical perspectives on crime; and recent developments.


Juvenile Delinquency

Juvenile Delinquency

Author: Cliff Roberson

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2020-07-08

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9781538131893

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Juvenile Delinquency focuses on why juveniles commit crime. It includes discussions on what constitutes criminal behavior by juveniles, the general theories on delinquency, and discussions tie the theories with real life situations. The text opens the students' eyes to the fascinating concepts involving juvenile delinquency. The book is designed to provide a complete study of the behavior, beliefs, conditions, and reactions to deviance by young offenders, and to give the students a detailed discussion of and what constitutes juvenile delinquency to allow for better understanding of this phenomenon.


Leading Theories of Delinquent Behavior and Criminology

Leading Theories of Delinquent Behavior and Criminology

Author: Rajub Bhowmik

Publisher: Austin Macauley

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781788236256

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Leading Theories of Delinquent Behavior and Criminology covers major theories of crime, delinquent behavior, and criminology. This introductory primer criminology book demonstrates the contemporary uses of each criminological theory and summarizes the major points of each. The text primarily focuses on providing students with uncomplicated elucidation of each theory's fundamental concepts and perspectives. This book offers a fruitful approach to understanding major theories of crime, delinquent behavior, and criminology.


Crime and Criminality

Crime and Criminality

Author: Ronald D. Hunter

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781588267733

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Intended to bridge the gap between theory and the real world of crime and criminal justice, discussing what crime is, why criminologists think people commit crime, and how society feels it should handle these digressions.


Criminological Theory

Criminological Theory

Author: J. Mitchell Miller

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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Criminological Theory: A Brief Introduction, Third Edition, offers an accessible discussion of the major theories of crime, delinquency, social deviance, and social control with an objective and neutral approach. The text provides students with an understanding of not only what the central tenets are of criminological theories but also focuses on providing real-life examples and implications for criminal justice policy and practice.


The Development of Criminological Thought

The Development of Criminological Thought

Author: Chad Posick

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-05-08

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 1317278615

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This book focuses on the history and development of criminological thought from the pre-Enlightenment period to the present and offers a detailed and chronological overview of competing theoretical perspectives in criminology in their social and political context. This book covers: A discussion of how major theorists came to espouse their ideas and how the social context of the time influenced the development criminological thought; An exploration of the scientific method and the way in which theories are tested; Details of the origins of each theory as well as their recent developments in scholarship and research; Comparative and international research in theory; The empirical support for theory and the relationship between research and policy; Biosocial and developmental criminology, including the biosocial underpinnings of criminal behavior and the influence of neuroscience and brain psychology; Theoretical applications for explaining different crime types, such as genocide, white-collar crime, and environmental crime; A summary of the current state of criminological knowledge and a vision for the future of criminology. The book includes lists of further reading and chapter summaries, and is supported by timelines of key works and events. This book is essential reading for courses on criminological theory, criminal behaviour, criminal psychology and biosocial criminology.


Introduction to Criminal Justice

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Author: Robert Bohm

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Published: 2011-09-19

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780078111532

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Introduction to Criminal Justice is the perfect text for students who are interested in pursuing a career in criminal justice and for those who simply want to learn more about the criminal justice system. The authors' combined experience of more than 50 years in teaching introduction to criminal justice as well as working in the field -- Bohm as a correctional officer and Haley as a police officer -- come through in their accessible yet comprehensive presentation. They make it easy for readers to understand that much of what the public "knows" about criminal justice in the United States is myth, and help students learn the truth about the U.S. criminal justice system.


Visions of Social Control

Visions of Social Control

Author: Stanley Cohen

Publisher: Polity

Published: 1991-01-08

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780745600215

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Visions of Social Control is a wide ranging analysis of recent shifts in ideas and practices for dealing with crime and delinquency. In Great Britain, North America and Western Europe, the 1960's saw new theories and styles of social control which seemed to undermine the whole basis of the established system. Such slogans as 'decarceration' and 'division' radically changed the dominance of the prison, the power of professionals and the crime-control system itself. Stanley Cohen traces the historical roots of these apparent changes and reforms, demonstrates in detail their often paradoxical results and speculates on the whole future of social control in Western societies. He has produced an entirely original synthesis of the original literature as well as an introductory guide to the major theoreticians of social control, such as David Rothman and Michael Foucault. This is not just a book for the specialist in criminology, social problems and the sociology of deviance but raises a whole range of issues of much wider interest to the social sciences. A concluding chapter on the practical and policy implications of the analysis is of special relevance to social workers and other practitioners. This is an indispensable book for anyone who wants to make sense of the bewildering recent shifts in ideology and policy towards crime - and to understand the broader sociological implications of the study of social control.