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A General Theory of Crime (Hardcover)
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A General Theory of Crime (Hardcover)
Series: The Macat Library
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Michael R. Gottfredson and Travish Hirschi's 1990 A General Theory
of Crime is a classic text that helped reshape the discipline of
criminology. It is also a testament to the powers of clear
reasoning and interpretation. In critical thinking terms, reasoning
is all about presenting a solid and persuasive case - and as many
people instinctively understand, the most persuasive reasoning is
that which bases itself on a single, simple hook. In Gottfredson
and Hirschi's case, this hook was what has come to be known as the
"self-control theory of crime" - the idea that the tendency to
commit crime is directly related to an individual's level of
self-control. While the dominant schools of thought of the time
tended to focus on crime as the product of complex environmental
factors, with little attempt to unify different theories,
Gottfredson and Hirschi sought to interpret things so as to provide
a single overarching concept that explained why crimes of all sorts
were committed. Moreover, while other theories of crime
concentrated on understanding and explaining specific types of
law-breaking, the self-control model could, in Gottfredson and
Hirschi's view, be seen as the basis for understanding the root
cause for all crime in all contexts. While such simplicity
inevitably attracted as much criticism as agreement, subsequent
studies have provided real-world corroboration for the General
Theory's persuasive reasoning.
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