The explanation of crime : context, mechanisms, and development / edited by Per-Olaf H. Wikström and Robert J. Sampson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wikström, Per-Olof H., editor.

Sampson, Robert J., editor.

Series:

Pathways in crime.

Pathways in crime

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology.

Criminal behavior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 305 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Integration of disciplines, theories and research orientations has assumed a central role in criminological discourse yet it remains difficult to identify any concrete discoveries or significant breakthroughs for which integration has been responsible. Concentrating on three key concepts: context, mechanisms, and development, this volume aims to advance integrated scientific knowledge on crime causation by bringing together different scholarly approaches. Through an analysis of the roles of behavioural contexts and individual differences in crime causation, The Explanation of Crime seeks to provide a unified and focused approach to the integration of knowledge. Chapter topics range from individual genetics to family environments and from ecological behaviour settings to the macro-level context of communities and social systems. This is a comprehensive treatment of the problem of crime causation that will appeal to graduate students and researchers in criminology and be of great interest to policy-makers and practitioners in crime policy and prevention.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Toward a unified approach to crime and its explanation; 1 A systemic perspective on crime; 2 How does community context matter? Social mechanisms and the explanation of crime rates; 3 Individuals, settings, and acts of crime: situational mechanisms and the explanation of crime; 4 Evidence from behavioral genetics for environmental contributions to antisocial conduct; 5 A three-dimensional, cumulative developmental model of serious delinquency

6 Self-control and social control of deviant behavior in context: development and interactions along the life course7 Desistance, social bonds, and human agency: a theoretical exploration; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-16651-9

1-280-95923-1

9786610959235

0-511-29605-3

1-139-13159-1

0-511-29528-6

0-511-29368-2

0-511-48934-X

0-511-29448-4

OCLC:

437186676