Table of 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