Analytical criminology : integrating explanations of crime and deviant behavior /: integrating explanations of crime and deviant behavior. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Karl-Dieter Opp.
• Authors: Opp, Karl-Dieter
• Contents: 1 Introduction 2 The concept of crime, the definition of "theory, " and the characteristics of a good theory 3 The theory chaos in criminology 4 The explanation of individual behavior in the social context: the wide version of rational choice theory as the theoretical foundation of Analytical Criminology 5 How criminological theories can and should be integrated. The program of comparative theory integration and theory testing 6 Linking individual and society: structural individualism and micro-macro modeling 7 Integrating rational choice theory and criminological theories: some examples 1. Introduction 2. Anomie theory 3. General strain theory 4. Edwin H. Sutherland‛s differential association theory 5. The social structure social learning theory by Ronald Akers 6. Self-control theory 7. Some propositions of the labeling approach 8. Social disorganization, collective efficacy and crime 9. Situational action theory 10. The origin and working of the Sicilian Mafia: a comparison of a rational choice explanation with criminological theories 8 Analytical Criminology: core elements of a research program 9 General conclusions, omissions and further research
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 364.301; Criminology -- Philosophy; Deviant behavior
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429648823; 9780429651465; 9780429646188; 9780429026980
• Related ISBNs: 9780367086664
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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