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A General Theory of Crime

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Acknowledgments vii
Contents ix
Tables and Figures x
Preface xiii
I. CRIME
1. Classical Theory and the Idea of Crime 3
2. The Nature of Crime 15
II. CRIMINALITY
3. Biological Positivism 47
4. Psychological, Economic, and Sociological Positivism 64
5. The Nature of Criminality: Low Self-Control 85
III. APPLICATIONS OF THE THEORY
6. Criminal Events and Individual Propensities: Age, Gender, and Race 123
7. The Social Consequences of Low Self-Control 154
8. Culture and Crime 169
9. White-Collar Crime 180
10. Organization and Crime 202
IV. RESEARCH AND POLICY
11. Research Design and Measurement 217
12. Implications for Public Policy 255
References Cited 277
Index 293

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781503621794-fm

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Acknowledgments vii
Contents ix
Tables and Figures x
Preface xiii
I. CRIME
1. Classical Theory and the Idea of Crime 3
2. The Nature of Crime 15
II. CRIMINALITY
3. Biological Positivism 47
4. Psychological, Economic, and Sociological Positivism 64
5. The Nature of Criminality: Low Self-Control 85
III. APPLICATIONS OF THE THEORY
6. Criminal Events and Individual Propensities: Age, Gender, and Race 123
7. The Social Consequences of Low Self-Control 154
8. Culture and Crime 169
9. White-Collar Crime 180
10. Organization and Crime 202
IV. RESEARCH AND POLICY
11. Research Design and Measurement 217
12. Implications for Public Policy 255
References Cited 277
Index 293

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