For the past twenty to thirty years, control theories of crime have
been at the center of theoretical development in criminology. Key
to the control theory perspective is the notion that crime is an
inherently individual act, and its explanation requires that we
focus on the characteristics of individuals who commit crimes.
Consequently, control theory focuses on such issues as self-control
and social control. The contributions to this volume explicate and
extend the application of control theory. It is divided into three
general areas. Part 1 focuses on key assumptions and components of
control theories. Contributors discuss the notion of learning, or
socialization, in the context of control theory and the effects
that families, peers, and the criminal justice system have on
self-control, social ties, and criminal behavior. Part 2 applies
control theory to areas typically assumed to be out of the domain
of self-control theory and social control theory, such as gender
differences in crime, domestic violence, and group crime.
Considering control theory's emphasis on explaining individual
criminal acts, these chapters suggest an interesting area of
development by highlighting the possibility that differences in
crime across or within groups may begin with individual
characteristics and then making inferences about groups and group
processes. Part 3 approaches the explanation of crime
cross-nationally and at the macro-level. Although the authors take
different approaches, they all illustrate that a theory of crime
does not require culture-specific elements in order to be a valid
cross-cultural explanation. Contributors to this volume include:
Robert Agnew, Todd Armstrong, Leana Allen Bouffard, Augustine
Brannigan, Chester Britt, Barbara Costello, Maja Dekovic, Matt
DeLisi, Michael Gottfredson, Henriette Haas, Kelly H. Hardwick,
Travis Hirschi, Marianne Junger, Martin Killias, Helen Mederer,
Kevin Thompson, and Alexander Vazsonyi.
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