Criminological Theory ; Context and Consequences,9780761920779

Criminological Theory ; Context and Consequences

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ISBN13: 9780761920779
ISBN10: 0761920773
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-10-01
Publisher(s): Sage Publications, Inc
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Summary

This book presents a comprehensive discussion of major theoretical perspectives in criminology that have developed from both traditional schools and recent critical work. Unique to this text is its strong emphasis on social policy concerning crime and criminals.While the emphasis is still focused on the classic theories, the Third Edition includes coverage of newly emerged theories, empirical updates and over 200 new references.

Author Biography

J. Robert Lilly is Regents Professor of Sociology/Criminology and Adjunct Professor of Law at Northern Kentucky University. He is also visiting Professor, University of Durham, in Durham, England Francis T. Cullen is Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati, where he also holds a joint appointment in sociology Richard A. Ball is Professor of Administration of Justice at Pennsylvania State University-Fayette and Program Head for Administration of Justice for the 12-campus Commonwealth College of Penn State

Table of Contents

Preface xi
The Context and Consequences of Theory
1(8)
Theory in Social Context
3(2)
Theory and Policy: Ideas Have Consequences
5(2)
Context, Theory, and Policy: Plan of the Book
7(2)
The Search for the ``Criminal Man''
9(22)
Spiritualism
11(2)
The Classical School: Criminal as Calculator
13(3)
The Positivist School: Criminal as Determined
16(10)
The Birth of the Positivist School: Lombroso's Theory of the Criminal Man
16(2)
Lombroso's Legacy: The Italian Criminological Tradition
18(4)
The Continuing Search for the Individual Roots of Crime
22(4)
The Consequence of Theory: Policy Implications
26(4)
The Positivist School and the Control of the Biological Criminal
26(3)
The Positivist School and Criminal Justice Reform
29(1)
Conclusion
30(1)
Rejecting Individualism: The Social Roots of Crime
31(39)
The Chicago School of Criminology
32(6)
Theory in Context
32(2)
Shaw and McKay's Theory of Juvenile Delinquency
34(4)
Sutherland's Theory of Differential Association
38(3)
Differential Social Organization
39(1)
Differential Association
39(1)
Theoretical Applications
40(1)
The Chicago School's Criminological Legacy
41(6)
Collective Efficacy
42(1)
Cultural Deviance Theory
43(3)
Akers's Social Learning Theory
46(1)
The Consequences of Theory: Policy Implications
47(1)
Merton's Strain Theory
48(6)
America as a Criminogenic Society
49(4)
Strain Theory in Context
53(1)
Status Discontent and Delinquency
54(3)
Delinquent Boys
54(1)
Delinquency and Opportunity
55(2)
The Criminological Legacy of Strain Theory
57(10)
Assessing Strain Theory
57(2)
Agnew's General Strain Theory
59(3)
Crime and the American Dream: Institutional-Anomie Theory
62(3)
The Future of Strain Theory
65(2)
The Consequences of Theory: Policy Implications
67(2)
Conclusion
69(1)
Society as Insulation: Control Theory
70(35)
Forerunners of Control Theory
71(4)
Durkheim's Anomie Theory
71(2)
The Influence of the Chicago School
73(2)
Early Control Theories
75(9)
Reiss's Theory of Personal and Social Controls
76(1)
Nye's Family-Focused Theory of Social Controls
77(1)
Reckless's Containment Theory
78(4)
Sykes and Matza: Neutralization and Drift Theory
82(2)
Control Theory in Context
84(3)
The Context of the 1950s
84(2)
The Context of the 1960s
86(1)
Hirschi's Social Bond Theory
87(6)
Hirschi's Forerunners
87(2)
Hirschi's Sociological Perspective
89(1)
Social Control by Social Bonds
90(1)
Importance of the Family and School
91(2)
Contemporary Control Theories
93(9)
Gottfredson and Hirschi's Self-Control Theory
93(3)
Hagan's Power-Control Theory
96(2)
Title's Control-Balance Theory
98(2)
Colvin's Differential Coercion Theory
100(2)
The Consequences of Theory: Policy Implications
102(2)
Conclusion
104(1)
The Irony of State Intervention: Labeling Theory
105(21)
The Social Construction of Crime
106(3)
Labeling as Criminogenic: Creating Career Criminals
109(8)
Early Statements of Labeling Theory
109(2)
Labeling as a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
111(2)
Assessing Labeling Theory
113(3)
Labeling Theory in Context
116(1)
The Consequences of Theory: Policy Implications
117(3)
Decriminalization
117(1)
Diversion
118(1)
Due Process
119(1)
Deinstitutionalization
120(1)
Extending Labeling Theory
120(5)
Braithwaite's Theory of Shaming and Crime
121(1)
Sherman's Defiance Theory
122(1)
Policy Implications: Restorative Justice
123(2)
Conclusion
125(1)
Social Power and the Construction of Crime: Conflict Theory
126(35)
Forerunners of Conflict Theory
127(5)
Marx and Engels: Capitalism and Crime
127(1)
Simmel: Forms of Conflict
128(1)
Bonger: Capitalism and Crime
129(1)
Sutherland and Sellin: Culture Conflict and Crime
130(1)
Vold: Conflict and Crime
131(1)
Theory in Context: The Turmoil of the 1960s
132(1)
Varieties of Conflict Theory
133(21)
Turk: The Criminalization Process
134(6)
Chambliss: Crime, Power, and Legal Process
140(6)
Quinney: Social Reality, Capitalism, and Crime
146(7)
Conflict Theory and the Causes of Crime
153(1)
Consequences of Conflict Theory
154(6)
Marxist Approach
156(2)
Peacemaking Criminology
158(2)
Conclusion
160(1)
New Directions in Critical Theory
161(30)
Feminist Perspectives
163(17)
Background
163(1)
Early Pioneers and Themes
164(4)
Recent Theorists
168(2)
Women's Emancipation and Crime
170(1)
Patriarchy and Crime
171(1)
Messerschmidt's Masculinities and Crime
172(2)
Simpson on Gender, Race, and Class
174(2)
Diversity of Feminist Perspectives
176(1)
Consequences of the Diversity of Feminist Perspectives
177(3)
The British and European Influences
180(4)
Background: The New Criminology
180(1)
Theoretical Arguments
181(2)
Critique of the New Criminology
183(1)
Left Realism
184(6)
Consequences of New Criminology/Left Realism
185(1)
The New Criminology Revisited, 1998: New Labor, Old Policies
186(2)
The New European Criminology
188(2)
Consequences of Abolitionism
190(1)
Conclusions
190(1)
Conservative Criminology: Revitalizing Individualistic Theory
191(41)
Context: The United States of the 1980s and Early 1990s
192(9)
The Economic Decline of the United States
192(2)
The Persistence of Inequality in the United States
194(1)
The Rhetoric of Stability
195(5)
The Legacy of the Conservative Political Agenda
200(1)
Content: Individualistic Theories Revitalized
201(1)
The Resurgence of Biological Theorizing
201(9)
Evolutionary Theories: Darwin Revisited
203(1)
Biosocial Theories
204(2)
Biochemical Theories
206(1)
Assessing Biological Theories: Policy Implications
207(3)
Crime and Human Nature: Wilson and Herrnstein
210(5)
The Theory
210(2)
Assessing Crime and Human Nature
212(3)
Varieties of Conservative Theory
215(11)
Crime and The Bell Curve: Herrnstein and Murray
215(2)
The Criminal Mind
217(2)
Choosing to Be Criminal: Rational Choice Theory
219(5)
Crime and Moral Poverty
224(2)
Consequences of Conservative Theory: Policy Implications
226(4)
Conclusion
230(2)
Mainstream Criminology Revisited: Routine Activity, Integrated, and Life-Course Theories
232(31)
Routine Activity Theory: Opportunities and Crime
234(8)
The Chemistry for Crime: Offenders, Targets, and Guardians
236(2)
View of Offenders
238(1)
Policy Implications: Reducing Opportunities for Crime
239(3)
Integrated Theories of Crime
242(5)
Elliott and Colleagues' Integrated Strain-Control Paradigm
244(1)
Thornberry's Interactional Theory
245(2)
Policy Implications
247(1)
Life-Course Criminology: Human Development and Crime
247(15)
Criminology in Crisis: Gottfredson and Hirschi Revisited
251(1)
Patterson's Social-Interactional Developmental Model
252(1)
Moffitt's Life-Course-Persistent/Adolescence-Limited Theory
253(4)
Sampson and Laub: Social Bond Theory Revisited
257(4)
Policy Implications: Early Intervention
261(1)
Conclusion
262(1)
References 263(22)
Author Index 285(8)
Subject Index 293(14)
About the Authors 307

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