{"product_id":"criminological-theory-in-context-9781446269879","title":"Criminological Theory in Context","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a lively, concise and definitive introduction to the study of the causes of crime. Authoritative yet accessible, it offers a guide to the historical development of criminology as an academic discipline and in doing so:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e     \u003cli\u003epresents an overview of a range of different theories of crime, including classical, biological, psychological and sociological approaches \u003c\/li\u003e     \u003cli\u003eanalyses the strengths and weaknesses of each theory discussed \u003c\/li\u003e     \u003cli\u003eprovides chapter overview boxes and key summary points \u003c\/li\u003e     \u003cli\u003ehelps you to take your studies further with self-study tasks and suggestions for further reading. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn covering key theoretical positions and placing them in their historical context,\u003cem\u003eCriminological Theory in Context\u003c\/em\u003eis perfect for students taking introductory courses in criminological theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book makes the task of studying criminological theory a little less daunting…it would be a great companion for your degree\u003cbr\u003e -- Shereen Baz\u003cbr\u003eThis book would have been very useful as it is very simple to understand and breaks down the theories in an order which is straightforward to understand. A number of criminological theory books are difficult to understand, however this book is simple and reads well…I would really recommend this to current students -- Davina Patel\u003cbr\u003eA clear and thought provoking read. The author has summarised detailed historical and burgeoning literature into a book that is well structured and written, allowing criminology students to become excited over theory and to question taken for granted assumptions in the field.\u003cbr\u003e -- Dr Ruth McAlister\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Studying Criminal Life    Crime and society: an introduction    Researching criminal life: the place of theories of crime Chapter 2: Classical Criminology and Contemporary Rational Choice Theory    Introduction: the reasoning criminal and the social contract    Society, crime and punishment    Classical criminology and crime deterrence    Neoclassical criminology    Critiquing Classical\/Neoclassical criminology: does deterrence work?    Contemporary rational choice theory    Situational crime prevention, opportunity theory and routine activity Chapter 3: Biological Criminology    Introduction: Classicism, positivism and the development of Biological forms of criminology    Physiognomy and phrenology    Lombroso and atavism    Lombroso’s heritage: in search of the criminal type    Genes and crime    Brain development, injuries and mapping    Biochemistry, hormones, diet and crime Chapter 4: Psychological Criminology    Introduction: the Classical school and Psychological and Biological theories of crime    Freud and personality development    Eysenck, dimensions of personality and criminal behaviour    Sutherland, differential association theory and social learning    Psychological criminology and mentally disordered offenders Chapter 5: Strain Theory, Social Disorganisation Theory and Labelling Theory    Introducing the sociological study of criminal life    Durkheim: social facts, social solidarity and anomie    Merton and Agnew: anomie and Strain Theory    Park and Burgess: Social Disorganisation Theory and the Broken Windows hypothesis    Mead and Blumer: symbolic interactionism and Labelling Theory    Lemert, Becker and Erikson: towards the sociology of deviance    Restorative justice and Braithwaite’s Reintegrative Shaming Theory Chapter 6: Critical Criminology, Part 1: Marxist, Peacemaking and Realist Theories of Crime    Determinism and free will in sociological forms of criminology    Critical criminology: a conflict theory of society    Critical criminology and the duality of structure    Karl Marx and Willem Bonger: towards a Marxist theory of crime    Marxist criminology: crime as a rational response to the conditions of capitalism    Peacemaking criminology    Left and Right Realist criminology Chapter 7: Critical Criminology, Part 2: Feminist and Cultural Criminology    Critical criminology and Feminist and Cultural theories of crime    The feminist critique of ‘malestream’ criminology    Marxism and Feminist criminology    The growth of female offending: power\/control theory, the liberation opportunity thesis and the economic marginalisation thesis    Feminism, masculinity studies and contemporary Critical criminology: highlighting the importance of gender, race and class    Cultural criminology Chapter 8: Postmodern Critical Standpoints and the Criminal Life Course    Introduction: Critical criminology revisited    Positivism and realism, postmodernism and anti-realism    Life Course criminology Chapter 9: Reflecting on Theories of Crime, Theories of Human Nature: Crime in the Age of the Enterprising Risky Citizen-subject    From modernity to high modernity    The neoliberal enterprise form and the criminal justice system    Conclusion: reflecting on theories of crime and theories of human nature","brand":"Sage Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51585827209559,"sku":"9781446269879","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781446269879.jpg?v=1756489392","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/criminological-theory-in-context-9781446269879","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}