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Preface | ix | |
Chapter 1 | The Problem of Crime | 1 |
Crime as Phenomenon | 2 | |
The nature of crime | 3 | |
Defining crime | 4 | |
The nature of criminal law | 5 | |
Characteristics of criminal law | 5 | |
Sources of crime statistics | 6 | |
The extent of crime | 9 | |
The cost of crime | 10 | |
Crime Typologies | 11 | |
Violent crimes | 11 | |
Property crimes | 12 | |
Public order crimes | 13 | |
Political crimes | 13 | |
Occupational crimes | 13 | |
Corporate crime | 14 | |
Organized crime | 14 | |
Professional crimes | 15 | |
Criminal Typologies | 15 | |
Violent personal criminals | 15 | |
Occasional property criminals | 16 | |
Public order criminals | 16 | |
Political criminals | 16 | |
Occupational criminals | 17 | |
Corporate criminals | 17 | |
Organized criminals | 17 | |
Professional criminals | 18 | |
Summary | ||
Discussion Questions | ||
References | ||
Chapter 2 | The Study of Crime | 22 |
Introduction to Criminology | 23 | |
Defining criminology | 23 | |
The study of criminology | 24 | |
The five models of criminology | 25 | |
The Classical School of Criminology | 26 | |
The contributions of Cesare Beccaria | 28 | |
The contributions of Jeremy Bentham | 28 | |
Tenets of the classical school | 29 | |
The Neoclassical School of Criminology | 31 | |
Rationales for leniency | 31 | |
Just deserts | 33 | |
The current status of the classical school | 33 | |
The Positive School of Criminology | 34 | |
Determinism | 34 | |
Darwin's theory of evolution | 34 | |
Lombroso's theory of atavism | 35 | |
Tenets of the positive school | 36 | |
Current status of the positive school | 37 | |
Criminology Today | 37 | |
Influences on crime | 38 | |
Summary | ||
Discussion Questions | ||
References | ||
Chapter 3 | Biological and Biosocial Theories of Crime Causation | 44 |
Biological Explanations | 45 | |
Early biological explanations | 46 | |
Transitional biological explanations | 49 | |
Contemporary biological explanations | 55 | |
Summary | ||
Discussion Questions | ||
References | ||
Chapter 4 | Psychological and Psychosocial Theories of Crime Causation | 65 |
Psychological Explanations | 66 | |
Psychology and determinism | 66 | |
Summary | ||
Discussion Questions | ||
References | ||
Chapter 5 | Social Structure Theories of Crime Causation | 86 |
Sociological Theories | 87 | |
Structural functionalism | 87 | |
Social structure theories | 88 | |
Summary | ||
Discussion Questions | ||
References | ||
Chapter 6 | Social Interaction Theories of Crime Causation | 102 |
Social Interactions Theories | 103 | |
Social process theories | 103 | |
Social reaction theories | 109 | |
Summary | ||
Discussion Questions | ||
References | ||
Chapter 7 | Social Conflict Theories of Crime Causation | 117 |
Social Conflict and Structural Functionalism | 118 | |
The social conflict perspective | 119 | |
Summary | ||
Discussion Questions | ||
References | ||
Chapter 8 | Integrated Theories of Crime Causation | 133 |
Criminology as an Interdisciplinary Science | 134 | |
Integrated Theories | 134 | |
Integrated classical theories | 135 | |
Integrated biological theories | 137 | |
Integrated psychological theories | 139 | |
Integrated sociological theories | 141 | |
Summary | ||
Discussion Questions | ||
References | ||
Chapter 9 | Holistic Theories of Crime Causation | 149 |
The Holistic Approach to Crime | 150 | |
Jeffrey's bioenvironmental theory | 151 | |
Akers's conceptual absorption theory | 151 | |
Pearson and Weiner's conceptual integration | 151 | |
Vila's general paradigm | 152 | |
The Need for General Theories | 153 | |
General Theories of Crime and Criminality | 153 | |
Self-control theory | 153 | |
Integrative delinquency theory | 154 | |
A Synopsis of Integrated and Holistic Theories | 154 | |
Identity Theory | 155 | |
Assessment of Holistic Theories | 157 | |
Summary | ||
Discussion Questions | ||
References | ||
Chapter 10 | Victimization Theories | 161 |
Victimology | 162 | |
Early victimization theories | 163 | |
Contemporary victimization theories | 168 | |
Summary | ||
Discussion Questions | ||
References | ||
Chapter 11 | Dealing with Lawbreakers | 173 |
Dealing with Lawbreakers | 174 | |
The rationales for imposing sanctions | 175 | |
The classical response to crime | 176 | |
The positive response to crime | 178 | |
Applying criminal sanctions | 180 | |
Alternative sanctions | 186 | |
Summary | ||
Discussion Questions | ||
References | ||
Chapter 12 | Dealing with Victims | 190 |
The Extent of Crime Victimization | 191 | |
The Consequences of Victimization | 192 | |
Individual costs of victimization | 192 | |
Societal costs of victimization | 193 | |
Types of Victimization | 193 | |
Victimization by strangers | 194 | |
Victimization in the workplace | 194 | |
Victimization by family | 195 | |
Victimization of special populations | 197 | |
Hate crimes | 199 | |
Responding to Victimization | 200 | |
Crime prevention | 200 | |
Victim assistance programs | 200 | |
Victim compensation | 200 | |
Offender restitution | 201 | |
Victim's rights | 201 | |
Summary | ||
Discussion Questions | ||
References | ||
Chapter 13 | Dealing with the Law-abiding | 204 |
Justice in the Eyes of the Law-abiding | 205 | |
The Politics of Justice | 205 | |
The social responsibility perspective | 206 | |
The social problems perspective | 208 | |
The social engineering perspective | 209 | |
Administering Justice on Behalf of the Law-abiding | 211 | |
Condemning and punishing crime | 211 | |
Wooing constituents | 211 | |
Promoting social change | 212 | |
Rewarding compliance | 213 | |
Symbolic Reassurance | 213 | |
Summary | ||
Discussion Questions | ||
References | ||
Index | 217 |
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