Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I “This Bridge Called My Back”
6. What are criminological theories? 7
7. 1 Research Methods 13
8. 2 Classical and Neo-classical Theories 31
9. 3 Biological and Positivist Theories 44
10. 4 Psychological Theories 56
11. 5 Social Process and Social Development Theories 66
12. 6 Social Structure Theories 83
13. 7 Theories of Victimology 100
14. 8 Critical Criminology 116
15. Part II “Our Bodies, Ourselves”
16. 9 Crimes against People 131
17. 10 Crimes against Property 145
18. 11 White-Collar and Environmental Crimes 155
19. 12 Public Order Crimes 170
20. Part III “The Master’s Tools”
21. 13 Reforming Police, Courts, and Corrections 193
22. 14 Abolition 212
23. Notes 227
24. Bibliography 245
25. Index 291