Advances in Criminological Theory: Volume 1

by William S. Laufer (Editor), Freda Adler (Editor)

Overview

Criminology has developed strong methodological tools over the past decades, establishing itself as a competitive and sophisticated social science. Despite and perhaps because of its emphasis on matters of design, methodology, and quantitative analysis, criminology has had few significant advances in theory. Advances in Criminological Theory is the first publication exclusively dedicated to the dissemination of original work on criminological theory. It was created to overcome the neglect of theory construction and validation in existing criminological publications, as well as to further the free exchange of ideas, propositions, and postulates. This first volume of the series meets this challenge.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780887381829
Publisher:	Transaction Publishers
Publication date:	01/30/1987
Series:	Advances in Criminological Theory
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

William S. Laufer, Freda Adler

Table of Contents

1: Criminological Theories: The Truth as Told by Mark Twain; 2: Notes on Criminology and Terrorism; 3: The Poverty of Theory in Corporate Crime Research; 4: A Propensity-Event Theory of Crime; 5: An Interdisciplinary Theory of Criminal Behavior; 6: Personality and Criminality: A Dispositional Analysis; 7: Japan: A Country with Safe Streets; 8: Theory, Pseudotheory, and Metatheory

Editorial Reviews

"Advances in Criminological Theory is to be applauded as an attempt to revive criminological theory by providing an accessible outlet. . . . This series has been much awaited by many in the criminological community. I believe it will live up to expectations." —Michael J. Lynch, Florida State University

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