Roger Hopkins Burke

An Introduction to Criminological Theory (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to criminological theory for students taking courses in criminology, presenting all major theoretical perspectives as well as the latest research and theoretical developments.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 684
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351792332
• Artikelnr.: 54672536

Autorenporträt

Roger Hopkins Burke is the author of numerous books and articles in the areas of criminology, criminal justice and social philosophy. He was formerly Principal Lecturer and Criminology Subject Leader at Nottingham Trent University, UK, and is currently an independent consultant.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: crime and modernity
Part One: The rational actor model of crime and criminal behaviour. 2. Classical criminology
3. Populist conservative criminology
4. Contemporary rational actor theories
Part Two: The predestined actor model of crime and criminal behaviour. 5. Biological positivism
6. Psychological positivism
7. Sociological positivism
8. Women and positivism
Part Three: The victimized actor model of crime and criminal behaviour. 9. Labelling theories
10. Conflict and radical theories
11. The gendered criminal
12. Critical criminology
Part Four: Integrated theories of crime and criminal behaviour. 13. Sociobiological theories
14. Environmental theories
15. Social control theories
16. Situational action theories
17. Desistance theories
18. Left realism
Part Five: Crime and criminal behaviour in the age of moral uncertainty. 19. Crime and the postmodern condition
20. Cultural criminology and the schizophrenia of crime
21. Crime
globalization and the risk society
22. Rediscovering critical criminology
23. Living in penal society
24. Radical moral communitarian criminology
25. Conclusions: criminology in an age of austerity
Criminological theory timeline
Glossary
Bibliography