Criminological Theory
Context and Consequences
- J. Robert Lilly - Northern Kentucky University, USA
- Francis T. Cullen - University of Cincinnati, USA
- Richard A. Ball - Pennsylvania State University, Fayette
—Mirlinda Ndrecka, Ph.D., University of New Haven
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Offering a rich introduction to how scholars analyze crime, Criminological Theory: Context and Consequences moves readers beyond a commonsense knowledge of crime to a deeper understanding of the importance of theory in shaping crime control policies. The Seventh Edition of the authors’ clear, accessible, and thoroughly revised text covers traditional and contemporary theory within a larger sociological and historical context. It includes new sources that assess the empirical status of the major theories, as well as updated coverage of crime control policies and their connection to criminological theory.
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“This text is a comprehensive discussion of criminological theories from the beginning of criminology to the present.”