1st Edition
Control Theories of Crime and Delinquency
290 Pages
by
Routledge
290 Pages
by
Routledge
281 Pages
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Routledge
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For the past twenty to thirty years, control theories of crime have been at the center of theoretical development in criminology. Key to the control theory perspective is the notion that crime is an inherently individual act, and its explanation requires that we focus on the characteristics of individuals who commit crimes. Consequently, control theory focuses on such issues as self-control and... Read more
1: Self-Control and Opportunity; 2: Self-Control Pathology: The Elephant in the Living Room; 3: The Effect of Learning on Crime: Contrasting A General Theory of Crime and Social Learning Theory; 4: The Interactive Effects of Social Control Variables on Delinquency; 5: A Control Theory of Gender Difference in Crime and Delinquency *; 6: Genocide and General Theory; 7: Sexual Harassment and Low Self-Control: A Proposed Application of the General Theory of Crime; 8: Punishment of Children from the Perspective of Control Theory; 9: Self-Control, Group Solidarity, and Crime: An Integrated Control Theory; 10: Comparative Criminology: Content or Simply Methodology?; 11: Crime as Risk-Taking: Co-occurrence of Delinquent Behavior, Health-Endangering Behaviors, and Problem Behaviors; 12: The Versatility vs. Specialization Debate: Different Theories of Crime in the Light of a Swiss Birth Cohort 1; Contributors
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Chester L. Britt, Michael R. Gottfredson
