"Crime and Behavior" combines theories of crime causation with
their implications for key policy questions relevant to today's
world. The anthology integrates theory and contemporary issues, and
provides encyclopedic readings by leading theorists of crime.
The introductory chapter provides an overview of theories that
link criminal acts and crime events to individual, social, cultural
and structural causes. Each section of "Crime and Behavior"
includes an introduction to the ideas that are presented in the
readings that follow.
The first section of the text examines micro-level theories of
crime and behavior, specifically individual and social process
theories including classical and rational choice theory, and social
learning. In the second part of the text, students consider
macro-level theories such as social ecology, anomie and strain, and
a variety of critical criminological theory from Marxist to
anarchist and from feminist to postmodernist explanations.
The interesting, student-friendly articles lay the foundation for
a systematic and more profound understanding of the roots of crime
in the 21st century.
"Crime and Behavior" can be used in courses on criminology,
sociology of crime and deviance, public affairs, and criminal
justice.
Sylvia Valenzuela holds a Ph.D. in criminology, law and society
from the University of California, Irvine, and is a lecturer in the
Department of Criminal Justice at San Diego State University.
Paul Kaplan has a Ph.D. in criminology, law and society from the
University of California, Irvine, and is an associate professor of
criminal justice in the School of Public Affairs at San Diego State
University.
Stuart Henry earned his Ph.D. at the University of Kent, United
Kingdom. Dr. Henry is a professor of criminal justice and Director
of the School of Public Affairs at San Diego State University. He
is the author or editor of 28 books, and over 100 professional
journal articles on topics ranging from criminological theory and
deviant behavior, to law and society, and occupational crime. His
books include "The Hidden Economy," "Criminological Theory,"
"Constitutive Criminology," "What is Crime?," " Essential
Criminology," "The Politics of Interdisciplinary Studies," and
"Social Deviance." Dr. Henry is the current co-editor of "Western
Criminology Review."
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