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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