ABSTRACT
This volume contains recent and cutting-edge articles from leading criminological theorists. The book is organized into ten sections, each representing the latest in the multi-disciplinary orientations representing a cross-section of contemporary criminological theory. These sections include: 1: Classical and Rational Choice; 2: Biological and Biosocial; 3: Psychological; 4: Social Learning and Neutralization; 5: Social Control; 6: Social Ecology, Sub-cultural and Cultural; 7: Anomie and Strain; 8: Conflict and Radical; 9: Feminist and Gender; 10: Critical Criminologies: Anarchist, Postmodernist, Peacemaking. The articles were selected based on their contributions to advancing the field, including ways in which the authors of each chapter understand the current theoretical tendencies of their respective approaches and how they envision the future of their theories. Because of this, the articles focus on theory rather than empirical research. Of particular note is the tendency toward integration of different perspectives, as described by editors, Henry and Lukas, in their original introduction to this volume.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|2 pages
Classical and Rational Chioce Theories
chapter 2|26 pages
A crying shame
part II|2 pages
Biological and Biosocial Theories
part III|2 pages
Psychological Theories
chapter 5|18 pages
An Alternative Psychology of Criminal Behavior
part IV|2 pages
Social Learning and Neutralization Theories
part V|2 pages
Social Control Theories
part VI|2 pages
Social Ecology, Subcultural and Cultural Theories
part VII|2 pages
Anomie and Strain Theories
chapter 14|44 pages
Building on the Foundation of General Strain Theory
part VIII|2 pages
Conflict and Radical Theories
part IX|2 pages
Feminist and Gender Theories
chapter 18|26 pages
Feminist State Theory
part X|2 pages
Critical Criminologies
part XI|2 pages
Conclusion