| Delinquency and Crime: Current Theories Contributor(s): Hawkins, J. David (Editor), Blumstein, Alfred (Editor), Farrington, David P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521478944 ISBN-13: 9780521478946 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1996 Annotation: Research has revealed that a wide range of factors, from broad societal influences to individual characteristics, are associated with increased risk for crime. The authors' views on crime causation go beyond traditional criminological theories of strain, cultural deviance, social control, differential association, and social learning to present emerging and integrated models of the origins of crime, including antisocial peer socialization, social development, interactional theory, behavior genetics, and community determinants. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 364.36 |
| LCCN: 95006529 |
| Series: Cambridge Criminology |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.01" W x 8.96" (1.04 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Why do youths commit crimes? Delinquency and Crime contains essays by nine leading criminologists that seek to answer this question by describing current theories of crime and the research evidence that supports them. The contributors offer perspectives on antisocial peer socialization, social development, interactional theory, behavior genetics, and community determinants. Each essay explores the practical implication of the authors' theoretical work for crime prevention and control. |