What impels human beings to harm others--family members or strangers? And how can
these impulses and actions be prevented or controlled? Heightened public awareness of …

An important body of work documents how race matters for the patterning of crime and
criminal legal system involvement largely by focusing on comparisons between Blacks and …

The social learning theory of crime integrates Edwin H. Sutherland's diff erential association
theory with behavioral learning theory. It is a widely accepted and applied approaches to …

In Criminological Theories, the noted criminologist Ronald Akers provides thorough
description, discussion, and appraisal of the leading theories of crime/delinquent behavior …

We advance here a neighborhood-level perspective on racial differences in legal cynicism,
dissatisfaction with police, and the tolerance of various forms of deviance. Our basic premise …

Social learning theory has remained one of the core criminological paradigms over the last
four decades. Although a large body of scholarship has emerged testing various …

Chapters in the text are organized according to three parts:(1) concepts of crime, law, and
criminology;(2) theories of crime causation; and (3) crime typologies. The first part presents a …

Dominant theoretical explanations of racial disparities in criminal offending overlook a key
risk factor associated with race: interpersonal racial discrimination. Building on recent …

Historically, military service and military-style training have been viewed as an effective
correctional tool. The military has traditionally been viewed as a maturing experience–an …

This article examines the short-term impact of formal criminal labeling on involvement in
deviant social networks and increased likelihood of subsequent delinquency. According to …