Crime and Coercion: An Integrated Theory of Chronic Criminality

ISBN-13: 9781349426430 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 216 str.

M. Colvin

Opis

In a major new theory of criminal behavior, Mark Colvin argues that chronic criminals emerge from a developmental process characterized by recurring, erratic episodes of coercion.

Spis treści

Introduction Emergence of a Differential Coercion Theory of Criminality The Immediate Contexts of Coercion The Larger Contexts of Coercion: Economics and Culture Coercion in the Foreground of Crime A Theory-Driven Response to Crime: Toward A Non-Coercive Society Appendix: A Guide to Literature on Measuring Key Variables

O autorze

MARK COLVIN is Associate Professor of Sociology at George Mason University where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in criminology.