Criminological theory : context and consequences / J. Robert Lilly, Francis T. Cullen, Richard A. Ball.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lilly, J. Robert
Other Authors: Cullen, Francis T.
Ball, Richard A., 1936-
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, [2011], ©2011.
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Criminology.
Crime > United States.
Criminal behavior > United States.
Physical Description:xiv, 489 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The context and consequences of theory
  • The search for the "criminal man"
  • Rejecting individualism: the Chicago School
  • Crime in American society: Anomie and Strain theories
  • Society as insulation: the origins of control theory
  • The complexity of control: Hirschi's two theories and beyond
  • Irony of state intervention: labeling theory
  • Social power and the construction of crime: conflict theory
  • New directions in critical theory
  • The gendering of criminology: Feminist theory
  • Crimes of the powerful: theories of white-collar crime
  • Bring punishment back in: conservative criminology
  • Choosing crime in everyday life: routine activity and rational choice theories
  • The search for the "criminal man" revisited: biosocial theories
  • The development of criminals: life-course theories.