Full Description
Criminological Theorycomprehensive reader that exposes students to both classic and contemporary theories of crime. Editors Francis T. Cullen, Robert Agnew, and Pamela Wilcox provide accessible yet detailed introductions, preparing students for what they are about to read and placing each selection in context. The fifth edition includes a new Part XIV, entitled "Paying Attention to Race: TheoreticalDevelopments," and new readings covering biology and crime, defensible space, decision-making by criminals, environmental corrections, and the relationship between race, racism, and crime.
Contents
INTRODUCTIONIII. THE CHICAGO SCHOOL: THE CITY, SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION, AND CRIME; IV. CONTROL THEORY; SECTION 3. RETHINKING CRIMINOLOGY; VII. LABELING, VIII. CRITICAL CRIMINOLOGY: POWER, PEACE, AND CRIME; IX. FEMINIST THEORIES: CHOICE, OPPORT UNITY, AND CRIME; XI. REVIVING CLASSICAL THEORY: DETERRENCE AND RATIONAL; CHOICE; MARK WARR; CLARKE; XII. ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMINOLOGY;
