Crime and the Life Course (Paperback, 2nd edition)

In recent years, the lifecourse perspective has become a popular theoretical orientation toward crime. Yet despite its growing importance in the field of criminology, most textbooks give it only cursory treatment. Crime and the Lifecourse: An Introduction by Michael L. Benson provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary research and theory on the life-course approach to crime. The book emphasizes a conceptual understanding of this approach. A special feature is the integration of qualitative and quantitative research on criminal life histories. This book: provides an overview of the life course approach and describes the major concepts and issues in lifecourse theory as it applies to criminology reviews evidence on biological and genetic influences on crime reviews research on the role of the family in crime and juvenile delinquency provides a detailed discussion of the criminological lifecourse theories of Moffitt, Hagan, Sampson and Laub, and others discusses the connections between youthful crime and adult outcomes in education, occupation, and marriage presents an application of the lifecourse approach to white-collar crime discusses how macro sociological and historical developments have influenced the shape of the lifecourse in American society as it relates to patterns in crime.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Criminology and Justice Studies
Release date:	July 2012
First published:	2010
Authors:	Michael L Benson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-99493-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-99493-4
Barcode:	9780415994934

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!