Criminological theory : context and consequences / J. Robert Lilly, Northern Kentucky University, Francis T. Cullen, University of Cincinnati, Richard A. Ball, Pennsylvania State University, Fayette.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-517) and indexes.

Chapter one The Context and Consequences of Theory -- Chapter two The Search for the “Criminal Man” -- Chapter three Rejecting Individualism: The Chicago School -- Chapter four Crime in American Society: Anomie and Strain Theories -- Chapter five Society as Insulation: The Origins of Control Theory -- Chapter six The Complexity of Control: Hirschi’s Two Theories and Beyond -- Chapter seven The Irony of State Intervention: Labeling Theory -- Chapter eight Social Power and the Construction of Crime: Conflict Theory -- Chapter nine The Variety of Critical Theory -- Chapter ten The Gendering of Criminology: Feminist Theory -- Chapter eleven Crimes of the Powerful: Theories of White-Collar Crime -- Chapter twelve Bringing Punishment Back In: Conservative Criminology -- Chapter thirteen Choosing Crime in Everyday Life: Routine Activity and Rational Choice Theories -- Chapter fourteen The Search for the “Criminal Man” Revisited: Biosocial Theories -- Chapter fifteen New Directions in Biosocial Theory: Perspectives and Policies -- Chapter sixteen The Development of Criminals: Life-Course Theories

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