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Criminological Theory: A Text/Reader

Second Edition
October 2014 | 576 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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The most accessible and comprehensive book for criminological theory courses available today, Criminological Theory: A Text/Reader, Second Edition provides the best of both worlds—substantial but brief authored sections on all of the major course topics, followed by carefully edited, policy-oriented, original research articles covering criminological theory from past to present and beyond. The Second Edition’s dozens of articles reflect both classic studies and state-of-the-art research. Designed throughout to enhance understanding, the book includes a helpful "How to Read a Research Article" before the first reading, as well as article introductions, photographs, and discussion questions that capture student interest and help them develop their critical thinking skills. The new 2nd edition has added 8 new readings that are more recent and applicable to theoretical models discussed in text.
 
SECTION I: Introduction to the Book: An Overview of Issues in Criminological Theory
Reading 1. The Use and Usefulness of Criminology, 1751–2005: Enlightened Justice and Its Failures by Lawrence W. Sherman

 
 
SECTION II: Pre-Classical and Classical Theories of Crime
Reading 2. On Crimes and Punishments by Cesare Beccaria

 
Reading 3. Capital Punishment and Deterrence: Examining the Effect of Executions on Murder in Texas by Jon Sorensen, Robert Wrinkle, Victoria Brewer, and James Marquart

 
 
SECTION III: Modern Applications of the Classical Perspective: Deterrence, Rational Choice, and Routine Activities or Lifestyle Theories of Crime
Reading 4. The Effects of Focused Deterrence Strategies on Crime: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Empirical Evidence by Anthony A. Braga and David L. Weisburd

 
Reading 5. Specifying the Direct and Indirect Effects of Low Self-Control and Situational Factors in Offenders’ Decision Making: Toward a More Complete Model of Rational Offending by Alex R. Piquero and Stephen G. Tibbetts

 
Reading 6. Hot Spots of Predatory Crime: Routine Activities and the Criminology of Place by Lawrence W. Sherman, Patrick R. Gartin, and Michael E. Buerger

 
Reading 7. The Impact of Neighborhoods, Schools, and Malls on the Spatial Distribution of Property Damage by Teresa C. LaGrange

 
 
SECTION IV: Early Positive School Perspectives of Criminality
Reading 8. The Criminal Man (L’uomo delinquente) by Cesare Lombroso (as translated by Mary Gibson and Nicole H. Rafter)

 
Reading 9. The Contribution of Family Adversity and Verbal IQ to Criminal Behavior by Chris L. Gibson, Alex R. Piquero, and Stephen G. Tibbetts

 
 
Section V: Modern Biosocial Perspectives of Criminal Behavior
Reading 10. A Theory Explaining Biological Correlates of Criminality by Lee Ellis

 
Reading 11. Neuroimaging Studies of Aggressive and Violent Behavior: Current Findings and Implications for Criminology and Criminal Justice by Jana L. Bufkin and Vickie R. Luttrell

 
Reading 12. A Life-Course Analysis of the Criminogenic Effects of Maternal Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy: A Research Note on the Mediating Impact of Neuropsychological Deficit by Jean Marie McGloin, Travis C. Pratt, and Alex R. Piquero

 
 
SECTION VI: Early Social Structure and Strain Theories of Crime
Reading 13. Social Structure and Anomie by Robert K. Merton

 
Reading 14. There’s a Darkness on the Edge of Town: Merton’s Five Modes of Adaptation in the Lyrics of Bruce Springsteen by Craig Hemmens

 
Reading 15. Building on the Foundation of General Strain Theory: Specifying the Types of Strain Most Likely to Lead to Crime and Delinquency by Robert Agnew

 
 
SECTION VII: The Chicago School and Cultural and Subcultural Theories of Crime
Reading 16. Delinquency Rates and Community Characteristics by Clifford R. Shaw and Henry D. McKay

 
Reading 17. Replicating Sampson and Groves’s Test of Social Disorganization Theory: Revisiting a Criminological Classic by Christopher T. Lowenkamp, Francis T. Cullen, and Travis C. Pratt

 
Reading 18. Peaceful Warriors: Codes for Violence among Adult Male Bar Fighters by Heith Copes, Andy Hochstetler and Craig Forsyth

 
 
SECTION VIII: Social Process and Learning Theories of Crime
Reading 19. A Sociological Theory of Criminal Behavior by Edwin H. Sutherland

 
Reading 20. A Social Learning Theory of Crime by Ronald L. Akers

 
Reading 21. Do Women and Men Differ in Their Neutralizations of Corporate Crime? by Lynne M. Vieraitis, Nicole Leeper Piquero, Alex R. Piquero, Stephen G. Tibbetts, and Michael Blankenship

 
Reading 22. Scared Kids, Unattached Kids, or Peer Pressure: Why Do Students Carry Firearms to School by David C. May

 
 
SECTION IX: Social Reaction, Critical, and Feminist Models of Crime
Reading 23. Informal Reactions and Delinquency by Lening Zhang

 
Reading 24. Conflict Theory and Deviance in Sport by D. Stanley Eitzen

 
Reading 25. Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, and Crime: Future Directions for Feminist Criminology by Amanda Burgess-Proctor

 
 
SECTION X: Life-Course Perspectives of Criminality
Reading 26. Criminal Career Paradigm: Background, Recent Developments, and the Way Forward by Alex R. Piquero, David P. Farrington, and Alfred Blumstein

 
Reading 27. The Effects of Prenatal Problems, Family Functioning, and Neighborhood Disadvantage in Predicting Life-Course Persistent Offending by Michael G. Turner, Jennifer L. Hartman, and Donna M. Bishop

 
Reading 28. Highlights From Pathways to Desistance: A Longitudinal Study of Serious Adolescent Offenders by Edward P. Mulvey

 
 
SECTION XI: Integrated Theoretical Models and New Perspectives of Crime
Reading 29. An Integrated Theoretical Perspective on Delinquent Behavior by Delbert S. Elliott, Suzanne S. Ageton, and Rachelle J. Canter

 
Reading 30. An Exploratory Test of Braithwaite’s Reintegrative Shaming Theory by Carter Hay

 
Reading 31. Toward an Interactional Theory of Delinquency by Terence P. Thornberry

 
 
SECTION XII: Applying Criminological Theory to Policy
Reading 32. Crime and Public Policy by James Q. Wilson

 
Reading 33. Toward an Integrated Theory of Probation by Craig S. Schwalbe

 

Supplements

Instructor Teaching Site

The password-protected Instructor Resource Site includes the following:

·  A Microsoft® Word® test bank is available containing multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay questions for each chapter. The test bank provides you with a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity for editing any question and/or inserting your own personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding.

·  A Respondus electronic test bank is available and can be used on PCs. The test bank contains multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay questions for each chapter and provides you with a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity for editing any question and/or inserting your own personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding. Respondus is also compatible with many popular learning management systems so you can easily get your test questions into your online course.

·  Editable, chapter-specific Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides offer you complete flexibility in easily creating a multimedia presentation for your course. Highlight essential content, features, and artwork from the book.

·   Lecture notes summarize key concepts on a chapter-by-chapter basis to help with preparation for lectures and class discussions.

·  Sample course syllabi for semester and quarter courses provide suggested models for use when creating the syllabi for your courses.

·  EXCLUSIVE! Access to certain full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected for each chapter. Each article supports and expands on the concepts presented in the chapter. This feature also provides questions to focus and guide student interpretation. Combine cutting-edge academic journal scholarship with the topics in your course for a robust classroom experience.

·  Web resources are included for further research and insights.

Student Study Site

The open-access Student Study Site includes the following:

  • Mobile-friendly eFlashcards reinforce understanding of key terms and concepts that have been outlined in the chapters.
  • Mobile-friendly web quizzes allow for independent assessment of progress made in learning course material.
  • EXCLUSIVE! Access to certain full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected for each chapter. Each article supports and expands on the concepts presented in the chapter. This feature also provides questions to focus and guide student interpretation. Combine cutting-edge academic journal scholarship with the topics in your course for a robust classroom experience.
  • Web resources are included for further research and insights.

It is the only textbook that match a particualr theory with an academic article that empirical examined that theory.

Dr Byung Jun Cho
Criminal Justice Dept, Westfield State University
March 8, 2017
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This is arguably one of the best books in print for undergraduate criminology. It combines an easy to read text format with a seminal/peer-reviewed article component. The former informs students in various theories while the later helps prepare the the student read critically...a skill necessary for graduate school.

Dr Mark Rubin
Criminal Justice Dept, Sul Ross State University
January 15, 2016
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I like the combination of traditional text and edited research articles.

Dr Wendy Wright
Sociology Criminal Just Dept, Bridgewater State Univ
April 26, 2015
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This book was deemed to complex for level 3 students. i have adopted particular chapters, those concerning social theories, for level 5 students.

Miss Amy Capper
access, Warrington Collegiate
January 26, 2015
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Sample Materials & Chapters

Section III

Section VIII

Stephen George Tibbetts

Stephen G. Tibbetts, currently a Professor at California State University, San Bernardino, has been pursuing an understanding of criminal offending for over the past two decades. He has attempted to discover the extent to which individuals’ inherent dispositions and attitudinal traits contribute to their offending decisions, especially in relation to other factors, such as demographic, developmental, and situational factors. Dr. Tibbetts’ research has included work on the differences between men and women in their decisions to commit deviant behavior, as well as their perceptions of risk and consequences of getting caught. His... More About Author

Craig T. Hemmens

Craig Hemmens is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University. He holds a JD from North Carolina Central University School of Law and a PhD in criminal justice from Sam Houston State University. Professor Hemmens has published 20 books and more than 200 articles, many dealing with legal issues in criminal justice. He currently serves as editor of the Criminal Law Bulletin and previously served as the editor of the Journal of Criminal Justice Education and as president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. His current research interests include criminal law and procedure. More About Author

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