Criminological Theory: Past to Present: Essential Readings - Softcover

Cullen, Francis T.; Agnew, Robert; Wilcox, Pamela

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199301115 ISBN 13: 9780199301119

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Criminological Theory: Past to Present--Essential Readings is a comprehensive reader that exposes students to both classic and contemporary theories of crime. Editors Francis T. Cullen, Robert Agnew, and Pamela Wilcox provide accessible yet detailed introductions, preparing students for what they are about to read and placing each selection in context. The fifth edition includes a new Part XIV, entitled "Paying Attention to Race: Theoretical Developments," and new readings covering biology and crime, defensible space, decision-making by criminals, environmental corrections, and the relationship between race, racism, and crime.

About this title

About the Author:

About the Editors

Francis T. Cullen is Distinguished Research Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. He is a Past President of both the American Society of Criminology and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. In 2010, he received ASC's Edwin H. Sutherland Award.

Robert Agnew is Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology at Emory University. He is the inventor of the influential "general strain theory." He is a Past President of the American Society of Criminology.

Pamela Wilcox is Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. She is noted for developing "multicontextual opportunity theory." Her recent publications include The Oxford Handbook of Criminological Theory.

Review:

"The approach of the book is cross-disciplinary, comprehensive, and historically based. It is the best out there."--Sharon C. Ostrow, Temple University

"If you want to enrich [this course] for your criminological theory students, adopt this book."--Judith Kirwan Kelley, Curry College

"Criminological Theory is an excellent compendium of selections by many of the major theorists in the discipline. It covers a wide range of theories both historically and conceptually."--Marvin D. Krohn, University of Florida

"Long a classic, Criminological Theory gets better with each new edition, none better than this one. The book is a must read for those concerned with the nature and effects of crime and social deviance. But I think it is just as important for all--whether students, scholars, or policy makers--who are rightly puzzled by the necessary troubles of life in complex societies."--Charles Lemert, Senior Fellow, Center for Comparative Research, Yale University; author and editor of Social Theory: the Multicultural, Global, and Classical Readings

"The approach of the book is cross-disciplinary, comprehensive, and historically based. It is the best out there."--Sharon C. Ostrow, Temple University

"If you want to enrich [this course] for your criminological theory students, adopt this book."--Judith Kirwan Kelley, Curry College

"Criminological Theory is an excellent compendium of selections by many of the major theorists in the discipline. It covers a wide range of theories both historically and conceptually."--Marvin D. Krohn, University of Florida

"Long a classic, Criminological Theory gets better with each new edition, none better than this one. The book is a must read for those concerned with the nature and effects of crime and social deviance. But I think it is just as important for all--whether students, scholars, or policy makers--who are rightly puzzled by the necessary troubles of life in complex societies."--Charles Lemert, Senior Fellow, Center for Comparative Research, Yale University; author and editor of Social Theory: the Multicultural, Global, and Classical Readings

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0199301115
• ISBN 13: 9780199301119
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 688