Books written by Gary F. Jensen

  • The Path of the Devil: Early Modern Witch Hunts

    Cornell University Press . 1980. A History of Witchcraft : Sorcerers , Heretics , and Pagans . London : Thames & Hudson . 1981. Satan : The Early Christian Tradition . Ithaca , N.Y .: Cornell University Press . 1984- Lucifer : The Devil ...

  • Social Learning Theory and the Explanation of Crime

    This chapter responds to Cullen's (1983) call for theoretical explanations that seek to understand the shared causes ... I further have proposed that the content of social learning and role-taking is central for understanding why it is ...

  • Social Learning Theory and the Explanation of Crime

    When Hirschi's work was published, a nascent “social learning theory” was under construction by Ronald Akers, elaborating on Burgess and Akers' (1966) operant reformulation of Sutherland's “differential association” theory.

  • Delinquency and Youth Crime

    This newly revised edition captures the current public & political climate surrounding delinquency & youth crime, paying more attention to gangs & the debate on the media's role in generating juvenile violence.

  • Delinquency and Youth Crime

    Delinquency and Youth Crime