List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
Part I: Scientific Criminology
Chapter 1: What is Science
Chapter 2: Assessing the Properties of Scientific Criminology
Chapter 3: Progress within Scientific Fields
Chapter 4: Scientific Progress Within Criminology
Part II: Mechanistic Science
Chapter 5: Mechanistic Explanations
Chapter 6: Mechanism Schemas
Chapter 7: Biosocial Criminology
Chapter 8: Analytical Criminology
Part III: Mechanistic Translations of Criminological Theories
Chapter 9: Social Learning Theory
Chapter 10: Social Control Theory
Chapter 11: General Strain Theory
Part IV: Mechanistic Criminology
Chapter 12: Nondeclarative Memory
Chapter 13: Declarative Memory
Chapter 14: Theory of Mind
Chapter 15: Conclusion
References
Subject Index
Author Index
Biography
K. Ryan Proctor is Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Avila University. His current research focuses on the development and application of theoretical methods to promote scientific progress within the social sciences, as well as understanding how technological advances alter social structures in ways that facilitate or inhibit crime.
Richard E. Niemeyer is a co-founder and former Deputy Director of the Institute for the Applications of Mathematics and Integrated Science at the University of California, Riverside. His research broadly focuses on increasing systemicity between mathematics, the life sciences, and the social sciences. He currently lives in Denver, Colorado.
