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Taking Stock - The Status of Criminological Theory (Hardcover)
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Taking Stock - The Status of Criminological Theory (Hardcover)
Series: Advances in Criminological Theory
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Criminology is in a period of much theoretical ferment. Older
theories have been revitalized, and newer theories have been set
forth. The very richness of our thinking about crime, however,
leads to questions about the relative merits of these competing
paradigms. Accordingly, in this volume advocates of prominent
theories are asked to "take stock" of their perspectives. Their
challenge is to assess the empirical status of their theory and to
map out future directions for theoretical development.The volume
begins with an assessment of three perspectives that have long been
at the core of criminology: social learning theory, control theory,
and strain theory. Drawing on these traditions, two major
contemporary macro-level theories of crime have emerged and are
here reviewed: institutional-anomie theory and collective efficacy
theory. Critical criminology has yielded diverse contributions
discussed in essays on feminist theories, radical criminology,
peacemaking criminology, and the effects of racial segregation. The
volume includes chapters examining Moffitt's insights on
life-course persistent/adolescent-limited anti-social behavior and
Sampson and Laub's life-course theory of crime. In addition, David
Farrington provides a comprehensive assessment of the adequacy of
the leading developmental and life-course theories of
crime.Finally, Taking Stock presents essays that review the status
of perspectives that have direct implications for the use of
criminological knowledge to control crime. Taken together, these
chapters provide a comprehensive update of the field's leading
theories of crime. The volume will be of interest to criminological
scholars and will be ideal for classroom use in courses reviewing
contemporary theories of criminal behavior.
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