The Development of Criminological Thought: Context, Theory and Policy

ISBN-13: 9781138190504 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 234 str.

Chad Posick

Opis

This book focuses on the development of criminological thought from the pre-enlightenment period to the present and offers a chronological overview of competing theoretical perspectives in criminology in their social and political context.

Spis treści

1. Science, Theory, and Empirical Investigation, 2. Crime and Victimization, 3. Pre-Enlightenment Theories, 4. Early Biological Theories, 5. Social Disorganization Theories, 6. Anomie and Strain Theories, 7. Differential Association and Social Learning Theories, 8. Labeling and Critical Criminology, 9. Social and Self-Control Theories, 10. Deterrence and Rational Choice Theories, 11. Developmental Criminology, 12. Biosocial Criminology, 13. Criminology in International Perspective, 14. Theory and Various Crime Types, 15. The Future of Criminological Theory

O autorze

Chad Posick is Assistant Professor at the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia Southern University, USA.