Contents

Chapters in this book

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