Readings in Contemporary Criminological TheoryPeter Cordella, Larry J. Siegel Divided into five sections, each with a contextualizing introduction by the volume editors, the collection covers in turn rational choice theories, including routine activities and situational crime prevention; biosocial and psychological theories, including criminal anthropology and arousal theory; sociological theories, including ecological and anomie theories; integrated theories; and conflict theories, including left realism, feminist criminology, and restorative justice. Taken together, these readings make a significant contribution to both the classical and contemporary debates about criminological theory. |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Introduction | 17 |
Situational Crime Prevention | 23 |
Crime Shame and Reintegration | 33 |
Introduction | 45 |
Criminal Anthropology in the United States | 51 |
Arousal Theory and the ReligiosityCriminality Relationship | 65 |
The Neuropsychology of Conduct Disorder | 85 |
Crime as Choice | 209 |
Toward an Interactional Theory of Delinquency | 223 |
Pathways and Turning Points Through Life | 240 |
The Explanation and Prevention of Youthful Offending | 257 |
A General Paradigm of Criminality | 273 |
Introduction | 289 |
A Critical Comparison | 305 |
Feminist Theory Crime and Justice | 319 |
The Development of Offending and Antisocial Behavior from | 107 |
Introduction | 123 |
An InstitutionalAnomie Theory of the Social Distribution | 143 |
Foundation for a General Strain Theory of Crime | 149 |
An Elaboration of | 171 |
Introduction | 191 |
Feminism and Criminology | 340 |
An Assensus Model of Justice | 365 |
A Communitarian Theory of Social Order | 379 |
Contributors | 393 |
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