Full Description
This book provides the best of both worlds-substantial but brief authored sections on all of the major course topics, followed by carefully edited, policy-oriented, original research articles covering criminological theory from past to present and beyond. The Second Edition's dozens of articles reflect both classic studies and state-of-the-art research. Designed throughout to enhance understanding, the book includes a helpful "How to Read a Research Article" before the first reading, as well as article introductions, photographs, and discussion questions that capture student interest and help them develop their critical thinking skills. The new 2nd edition has added 8 new readings that are more recent and applicable to theoretical models discussed in text.
Contents
SECTION ICriminological TheoryReading 1. The Use and Usefulness of Criminology, 1751-2005: Enlightened Justice and Its Failures by Lawrence W. ShermanSECTION II: Pre-Classical and Classical Theories of CrimeReading 2. On Crimes and Punishments by Cesare BeccariaReading 3. Capital Punishment and Deterrence: Examining the Effect of Executions on Murder in Texas by Jon Sorensen, Robert Wrinkle, Victoria Brewer, and James MarquartSECTION III: Modern Applications of the Classical Perspective: Deterrence, Rational Choice, and Routine Activities or Lifestyle Theories of CrimeReading 4. The Effects of Focused Deterrence Strategies on Crime: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Empirical Evidence by Anthony A. Braga and David L. WeisburdReading 5. Specifying the Direct and Indirect Effects of Low Self-Control and Situational Factors in Offenders' Decision Making: Toward a More Complete Model of Rational Offending by Alex R. Piquero and Stephen G. TibbettsReading 6. Hot Spots of Predatory Crime: Routine Activities and the Criminology of Place by Lawrence W. Sherman, Patrick R. Gartin, and Michael E. BuergerReading 7. The Impact of Neighborhoods, Schools, and Malls on the Spatial Distribution of Property Damage by Teresa C. LaGrangeSECTION IV: Early Positive School Perspectives of CriminalityReading 8. The Criminal Man (L'uomo delinquente) by Cesare Lombroso (as translated by Mary Gibson and Nicole H. Rafter)Reading 9. The Contribution of Family Adversity and Verbal IQ to Criminal Behavior by Chris L. Gibson, Alex R. Piquero, and Stephen G. TibbettsSection V: Modern Biosocial Perspectives of Criminal BehaviorReading 10. A Theory Explaining Biological Correlates of Criminality by Lee EllisReading 11. Neuroimaging Studies of Aggressive and Violent Behavior: Current Findings and Implications for Criminology and Criminal Justice by Jana L. Bufkin and Vickie R. LuttrellReading 12. A Life-Course Analysis of the Criminogenic Effects of Maternal Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy: A Research Note on the Mediating Impact of Neuropsychological Deficit by Jean Marie McGloin, Travis C. Pratt, and Alex R. PiqueroSECTION VI: Early Social Structure and Strain Theories of CrimeReading 13. Social Structure and Anomie by Robert K. MertonReading 14. There's a Darkness on the Edge of Town: Merton's Five Modes of Adaptation in the Lyrics of Bruce Springsteen by Craig HemmensReading 15. Building on the Foundation of General Strain Theory: Specifying the Types of Strain Most Likely to Lead to Crime and Delinquency by Robert AgnewSECTION VII: The Chicago School and Cultural and Subcultural Theories of CrimeReading 16. Delinquency Rates and Community Characteristics by Clifford R. Shaw and Henry D. McKayReading 17. Replicating Sampson and Groves's Test of Social Disorganization Theory: Revisiting a Criminological Classic by Christopher T. Lowenkamp, Francis T. Cullen, and Travis C. PrattReading 18. Peaceful Warriors: Codes for Violence among Adult Male Bar Fighters by Heith Copes, Andy Hochstetler and Craig ForsythSECTION VIII: Social Process and Learning Theories of CrimeReading 19. A Sociological Theory of Criminal Behavior by Edwin H. SutherlandReading 20. A Social Learning Theory of Crime by Ronald L. AkersReading 21. Do Women and Men Differ in Their Neutralizations of Corporate Crime? by Lynne M. Vieraitis, Nicole Leeper Piquero, Alex R. Piquero, Stephen G. Tibbetts, and Michael BlankenshipReading 22. Scared Kids, Unattached Kids, or Peer Pressure: Why Do Students Carry Firearms to School by David C. MaySECTION IX: Social Reaction, Critical, and Feminist Models of CrimeReading 23. Informal Reactions and Delinquency by Lening ZhangReading 24. Conflict Theory and Deviance in Sport by D. Stanley EitzenReading 25. Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, and Crime: Future Directions for Feminist Criminology by Amanda Burgess-ProctorSECTION X: Life-Course Perspectives of CriminalityReading 26. Criminal Career Paradigm: Background, Recent Developments, and the Way Forward by Alex R. Piquero, David P. Farrington, and Alfred BlumsteinReading 27. The Effects of Prenatal Problems, Family Functioning, and Neighborhood Disadvantage in Predicting Life-Course Persistent Offending by Michael G. Turner, Jennifer L. Hartman, and Donna M. BishopReading 28. Highlights From Pathways to Desistance: A Longitudinal Study of Serious Adolescent Offenders by Edward P. MulveySECTION XI: Integrated Theoretical Models and New Perspectives of CrimeReading 29. An Integrated Theoretical Perspective on Delinquent Behavior by Delbert S. Elliott, Suzanne S. Ageton, and Rachelle J. CanterReading 30. An Exploratory Test of Braithwaite's Reintegrative Shaming Theory by Carter HayReading 31. Toward an Interactional Theory of Delinquency by Terence P. ThornberrySECTION XII: Applying Criminological Theory to PolicyReading 32. Crime and Public Policy by James Q. WilsonReading 33. Toward an Integrated Theory of Probation by Craig S. Schwalbe
