Criminological Theory: Context and Consequences Seventh Edition

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1506387306
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1506387307
• Author: J. Robert Lilly, Francis T. Cullen, Richard A. Ball

Offering a rich introduction to how scholars analyze crime, Criminological Theory: Context and Consequences moves readers beyond a commonsense knowledge of crime to a deeper understanding of the importance of theory in shaping crime control policies. The Seventh Edition of the authors’ clear, accessible, and thoroughly revised text covers traditional and contemporary theory within a larger sociological and historical context. It includes new sources that assess the empirical status of the major theories, as well as updated coverage of crime control policies and their connection to criminological theory.

Table contents:

CHAPTER 1. The Context and Consequences of Theory

CHAPTER 2. The Search for the “Criminal Man”

CHAPTER 3. Rejecting Individualism: The Chicago School

CHAPTER 4. Crime in American Society: Anomie and Strain Theories

CHAPTER 5. Society as Insulation: The Origins of Control Theory

CHAPTER 6. The Complexity of Control: Hirschi’s Two Theories and Beyond

CHAPTER 7. The Irony of State Intervention: Labeling Theory

CHAPTER 8. Social Power and the Construction of Crime: Conflict Theory

CHAPTER 9. The Variety of Critical Theory

CHAPTER 10. The Gendering of Criminology: Feminist Theory

CHAPTER 11. Crimes of the Powerful: Theories of White-Collar Crime

CHAPTER 12. Bringing Punishment Back In: Conservative Criminology

CHAPTER 13. Choosing Crime in Everyday Life: Routine Activity and Rational Choice Theories

CHAPTER 14. The Search for the “Criminal Man” Revisited: Biosocial Theories

CHAPTER 15. New Directions in Biosocial Theory: Perspectives and Policies

CHAPTER 16. The Development of Criminals: Life-Course Theories