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 : Sage Publications, [2002], ©2002.
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Criminology.
Crime > United States.
Criminal behavior > United States.
Physical Description:xii, 308 pages ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The context and consequences of theory
  • The search for the criminal man
  • Rejecting individualism: the social roots of crime
  • Society as insulation: control theory
  • The irony of state intervention: labeling theory
  • Social power and the construction of crime: conflict theory
  • New directions in critical theory
  • Conservative criminology: revitalizing individualistic theory
  • Mainstream criminology revisited: routine activity, integrated, and life-course theories.