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The criminology theory reader

by Stuart Henry, Werner J. Einstadter

CriminologyCrime

1. Inventing criminology: The "science of man" in Cesare Beccaria's Dei delitti e delle pene (1764 -- 2. Understanding crime displacement: an application of rational choice theory -- 3. Causes of white-collar crime -- 4. Criminal anthropology in the United States -- 5. Biological perspectives in criminology -- 6. Are some people crime-prone? Replications of the personality-crime relationship across countries, genders, races, and methods. -- 7. Routine activities and crime prevention in the developing metropolis -- 8. Deviant places: a theory of the ecology of crime -- 9. Social disorganizations and theories of crime and delinquency: problems and prospects -- 10. Foundations for a general strain theory of crime and delinquency. 11. Homeboys, dope fiends, legits, and new jacks -- 12. The stooper: a professional thief in the Sutherland manner -- 13. Is differential association/social learning cultural deviance theory? --^ 14. Denying the guilty mind: accounting for involvement in a white-collar crime -- 15. The misplaced role of rational choice in neutralization theory -- 16. Social control theories of delinquency: direct parental controls -- 17. Organizational offending and neoclassi

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