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  • A General Theory of Crime

    by Michael R. Gottfredson, Travis Hirschi ...
    By articulating a general theory of crime and related behavior, the authors present a new and comprehensive statement of what the criminological enterprise should be about. They argue that prevalent academic criminology—whether sociological, psychological, biological, or economic—has been unable to provide believable explanations of criminal behavior.The long-discarded classical tradition in ... Read more

    $26.29 USD

  • Modern Control Theory and the Limits of Criminal Justice

    by Michael Gottfredson, Travis Hirschi ...
    In 1990 when Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi published A General Theory of Crime, now often referred to as self control theory, it quickly became among the most discussed and researched perspectives in criminology. In Modern Control Theory and the Limits of Criminal Justice, Gottfredson and Hirschi develop and extend the theory of self control advanced in their classic work. Focusing on the ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • The Craft of Criminology

    Selected Papers

    by Travis Hirschi ...
    Travis Hirschi is one of the most cited criminologists of the twentieth century. His work has provoked controversy and heated debates about the causes of crime, proper research methods, and the most effective policies to prevent and control crime. Known as a spokesperson for social control theory, Hirschi always ties his ideas to the mode of investigation and the mode of investigation to ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Delinquency Research

    An Appraisal of Analytic Methods

    by Travis Hirschi, Hanan C. Selvin ...
    This remarkable guide to delinquency studies was co-winner of the 1968 C. Wright Mills Award for the best book in the field of social problems. The work is in effect three books in one: a forthright account of how to analyze survey data, a penetrating critique of delinquency research, and a set of original essays on methodology. It is a landmark work that continues to serve as an essential tool ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • The Generality of Deviance

    Edited by Travis Hirschi ...
    First Published in 2018. The Generality of Deviance advances the idea that all forms of deviant, criminal, reckless, and sinful behavior have one thing in common: the tendency to pursue immediate benefits without concern for long-term costs. The editors argue, and the contributors confirm, that such disparate behaviors as smoking, auto accidents, burglary, and rape are similar in that they all ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Causes of Delinquency

    by Travis Hirschi ...
    In Causes of Delinquency, Hirschi attempts to state and test a theory of delinquency, seeing in the delinquent a person relatively free of the intimate attachments, the aspirations, and the moral beliefs that bind most people to a life within the law. In prominent alternative theories, the delinquent appears either as a frustrated striver forced into delinquency by his acceptance of the goals ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

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  • Great Debates in Criminology

    by Chad Posick, Michael Rocque ...
    This book explores the role of theory and research in criminology. Adopting a unique and refreshing approach to criminological theory, it focuses on the great debates in criminology from its inception as a field to the present day. It explores the debates that have motivated criminological thought, that have represented turning points in theoretical and empirical trajectories, that have offered ... Read more

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    Its Social Psychology

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  • Social and Moral Values

    Individual and Societal Perspectives

    Edited by Nancy Eisenberg, Janusz Reykowski, Ervin Staub ...
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