This anthology is a superb collection of 36 articles covering the major theories, past and present, that inform criminology today. What truly sets this volume apart is the inclusion of many articles discussing novel and often overlooked perspectives in criminological theory. In fact, many of these articles have never before been included in a reader. Such articles include an examination of topics such as white-collar crime and developmental criminology, as well as discussions of integrated theories that consider genetics, psychology, and environmental approaches. As most journal articles are typically written for a professional audience, the original articles have been substantially edited and abridged to make them more accessible to students. Each article is framed by an introductory overview (discussing the articlea??s importance and the context for its development) and concludes with discussion questions. The resulting reader will prove to be an invaluable resource for any undergraduate or graduate course where criminological theory plays a central role.

Preface

ix

Introduction

xiii

Part I: Crime, Criminology, and Criminal Justice

1

(34)

Twenty Years of Testing Theories: What Have We Learned and Why?

5

(9)

Thomas J. Bernard

The Criminological Enterprise in Europe and the United States: A Contextual Exploration

14

(9)

Ineke Haen Marshall

Conceptualizing Criminal Justice Theory

23

(12)

Thomas J. Bernard

Robin Shepard Engel

Part II: Biological and Psychological Theories of Crime

35

(28)

Biological Perspectives in Criminology

41

(12)

Diana H. Fishbein

Criminology and the Holocaust: Xenophobia, Evolution, and Genocide

53

(10)

Augustine Brannigan

Part III: Social Structural Theories of Crime

63

(62)

Social Disorganization and Crime

Delinquency Rates and Community Characteristics

69

(5)

Clifford R. Shaw

Henry D. McKay

Incarceration, Social Capital, and Crime: Implications for Social Disorganization Theory

74

(14)

Dina R. Rose

Todd R. Clear

Subcultural and Anomie/Strain Theories of Crime

The Subculture of Violence

88

(8)

Marvin E. Wolfgang

Franco Ferracuti

Social Structure and Anomie

96

(8)

Robert K. Merton

Crime and the American Dream

104

(9)

Steven F. Messner

Richard Rosenfeld

Foundation for a General Strain Theory of Crime and Delinquency

113

(12)

Robert Agnew

Part IV: Social Process Theories of Crime

125

(102)

Differential Association and Social Learning Theories

A Sociological Theory of Criminal Behavior

131

(4)

Edwin H. Sutherland

A Social Learning Theory of Crime

135

(9)

Ronald L. Akers

Neutralization and Control Theories

Techniques of Neutralization: A Theory of Delinquency

144

(7)

Gresham M. Sykes

David Matza

Class in the Household: A Power-Control Theory of Gender and Delinquency

151

(8)

John Hagan

John Simpson

A. R. Gillis

Charles Tittle's Control Balance and Criminological Theory

159

(10)

John Braithwaite

Thoughts Stimulated by Braithwaite's Analysis of Control Balance Theory

169

(6)

Charles R. Tittle

Labeling Theories

The Dynamic Nature of Deviance

175

(7)

John Curra

Deviance on the Record: Techniques for Labeling Child Abusers in Official Documents

182

(9)

Leslie Margolin

Parental Sanctions and Delinquent Behavior: Toward Clarification of Braithwaite's Theory of Reintegrative Shaming

191

(11)

Carter Hay

The Social Construction of Crime

Is ''White Collar Crime`` Crime?

202

(7)

Edwin H. Sutherland

The Nature of Criminality: Low Self-Control

209

(8)

Michael R. Gottfredson

Travis Hirschi

Organizational Offending and Neoclassical Criminology: Challenging the Reach of a General Theory of Crime

217

(10)

Gary E. Reed

Peter Cleary Yeager

Part V: Critical Perspectives in Crime and Criminotogy

227

(58)

Marxist Criminology

Marx, Engels, and Bonger on Crime and Social Control

235

(7)

Ian Taylor

Paul Walton

Jock Young

Constitutive and Postmodern Approaches

Constitutive Criminology: The Maturation of Critical Theory

242

(8)

Stuart Henry

Dragan Milovanovic

Postmodern Criminology in Relation to Radical and Conflict Criminology

250

(8)

Bruce A. Arrigo

Thomas J. Bernard

``Three Strikes'' as Public Policy: The Convergence of the New Penology and the McDonaldization of Punishment

258

(9)

David Shichor

Feminist Criminology

Feminism and Criminology

267

(10)

Kathleen Daly

Meda Chesney-Lind

Different Ways of Conceptualizing Sex/Gender in Feminist Theory and Their Implications for Criminology

277

(8)

Kathleen Daly

Part VI: Integrated Theories and Unique Approaches

285

(71)

Rational Choice and Ecology of Crime/Routine Activities Approaches

Crime as a Rational Choice

291

(6)

Derek B. Cornish

Ronald V. Clarke

Routine Activities and Crime Prevention in the Developing Metropolis

297

(8)

Marcus Felson

Developmental Criminology

Adolescent-Limited and Life-Course-Persistent Antisocial Behavior: A Developmental Taxonomy

305

(13)

Terrie E. Moffitt

The Development of Offending

318

(6)

Rolf Loeber

Magda Stouthamer-Loeber

Integrated Approaches: Social and Behavioral Considerations

An Integrated Theoretical Perspective on Delinquent Behavior

324

(11)

Delbert S. Elliott

Suzanne S. Ageton

Rachelle J. Canter

Toward an Interactional Theory of Delinquency

335

(11)

Terence P. Thornberry

Behavior Genetics and Anomie/Strain Theory

346

(10)

Anthony Walsh

Selected References

356

(37)

Index

393

(18)

About the Editor

411

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