ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book considers a group of theories, known more generally as "integrative criminologies", that brings together mainstream and critical theories in various combinations in an attempt to provide greater explanatory power than any single theoretical approach. It includes life-course theory, developmental or pathways theory, and reciprocal-interactive theory. The book provides a review of Robert Agnew's theory integrating mainstream and critical criminology around the core assumptions. It reviews how the world has undergone major changes—indeed, a great transformation—during the past twenty years, which has involved a globalization of economics, health, politics, and social and cultural life. The book shows how this change has impacted production, consumption and distribution, communications, technology, transportation, and privatization. It also shows how the world's societies now face changing kinds of threats from disease, security, and terrorism that are changing our physical and emotional landscapes.