Crime and the Life Course: An Introduction (The Roxbury Series in Crime, Justice, and Law) - Softcover

Benson, Michael L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1891487787 ISBN 13: 9781891487781

Publisher: Roxbury Pub Co, 2001

Synopsis

In recent years the life-course perspective has become a popular theoretical orientation toward crime. Yet despite its growing importance in the field of criminology, most textbooks give it only cursory treatment. Crime and the Life Course: An Introduction by Michael L. Benson provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary research and theory on the life-course approach to crime. The book emphasizes a conceptual understanding of this approach. A special feature is the integration of qualitative and quantitative research on criminal life histories.

The book:

Provides an overview of the life course approach and describes the major concepts and issues in life-course theory as it applies to criminology. Reviews evidence on biological and genetic influences on crime. Reviews research on the role of the family in crime and juvenile delinquency. Provides a detailed discussion of the criminological life-course theories of Moffitt, Hagan, Sampson and Laub, and others. Discusses the connections between youthful crime and adult outcomes in education, occupation, and marriage. Presents an application of the life-course approach to white-collar crime. Discusses how macro sociological and historical developments have influenced the shape of the life course in American society as it relates to patterns in crime.

About this title

About the Author

Michael L. Benson is at University of Cincinnati.

Edition details

• Publisher: Roxbury Pub Co
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1891487787
• ISBN 13: 9781891487781
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220