In the last 15 years, the prison population in the U.S. increased by more than 188 percent. The increase has been fueled largely by increases in the number of individuals convicted of drug-related offenses. These offenders constitute a disproportionate number of recidivists who, in turn, are responsible for a relatively large proportion of criminal activity in our society. The vast majority of these offenders were arrested for committing violent crimes, and most of the offenders are poor, unemployed, uneducated, come from dysfunctional families, and are African-American. Contrary to public...
In the last 15 years, the prison population in the U.S. increased by more than 188 percent. The increase has been fueled largely by increases in th...
Social learning theory has been called the dominant theory of crime and delinquency in the United States, yet it is often misrepresented. This latest volume in the distinguished Advances in Criminological Theory series explores the impact of this theory. Some equate it with differential association theory. Others depict it as little more than a micro-level appendage to cultural deviance theories. There have been earlier attempts to clarify the theory's unique features in comparison to other theories, and others have applied it to broader issues. These efforts are extended in this volume,...
Social learning theory has been called the dominant theory of crime and delinquency in the United States, yet it is often misrepresented. This late...
Criminologist Richard Akers provides a description, discussion, and appraisal of the leading theories of crime/delinquent behaviour and law/criminal justice - the origin and history of each theory and its contemporary developments and adherents. Akers offers an explanation of each theory, and the central concepts and hypotheses of each theory, as well as critical criteria for evaluating each theory in terms of its empirical validity.
Criminologist Richard Akers provides a description, discussion, and appraisal of the leading theories of crime/delinquent behaviour and law/criminal j...
