1st Edition

Facts, Frameworks, and Forecasts

Edited By Joan McCord Copyright 1992
349 Pages
by Routledge

350 Pages
by Routledge

346 Pages
by Routledge

Facts, Frameworks, and Forecasts calls for rethinking the development of criminological theory. In her introduction, Joan McCord argues that the field is ready for new approaches and that its progress depends on a sound factual base. Examining the discipline's research design, methodology, and quantitative analysis efforts, the contributors identify significant advances in criminological theory.... Read more
Introduction; 1: Biological Correlates of Criminal Behavior; 2: Reconceiving Some Confounding Domains of Criminology; 3: Opponent-Process Theory; 4: Family Management and Child Development; 5: Taking Reasoning Seriously; 6: Understanding Motivations; 7: Childhood Aggression and Adult Criminality; 8: The Sociogenesis of Aggressive and Antisocial Behaviors; 9: The Prediction of Delinquent Behavior from Childhood Behavior; 10: A Developmental Perspective on Drug Use and Delinquency; 11: Explaining the Beginning, Progress, and Ending of Antisocial Behavior from Birth to Adulthood; 12: Autonomic Activity/Reactivity, Behavior, and Crime in a Longitudinal Perspective

Biography

Joan McCord