In Causes of Delinquency, Hirschi attempts to state and test a
theory of delinquency, seeing in the delinquent a person relatively
free of the intimate attachments, the aspirations, and the moral
beliefs that bind most people to a life within the law. In
prominent alternative theories, the delinquent appears either as a
frustrated striver forced into delinquency by his acceptance of the
goals common to us all, or as an innocent foreigner attempting to
obey the rules of a society that is not in position to make the law
or define conduct as good or evil. Hirschi analyzes a large body of
data on delinquency collected in Western Contra Costa County,
California, contrasting throughout the assumptions of the strain,
control, and cultural deviance theories. He outlines the
assumptions of these theories and discusses the logical and
empirical difficulties attributed to each of them. Then draws from
sources an outline of social control theory, the theory that
informs the subsequent analysis and which is advocated here.
Often listed as a "Citation Classic," Causes of Delinquency
retains its force and cogency with age. It is an important volume
and a necessary addition to the libraries of sociologists,
criminologists, scholars and students in the area of
delinquency.
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