Books written by Ronald L. Akers

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  Criminological Theories: Introduction and Evaluation

  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prenctice-Hall, 1954. Rowe, David C. “Sibling Interaction and Self-reported Delinquent Behavior: A Study of 265 Twin Pairs." Criminology 23, 1985. —. "Genetic and Environmental Components of Antisocial Behavior: A ...

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  Criminological Theories: Introduction and Evaluation

  Introduction and Evaluation Ronald L. Akers. Link, Burce, G., Francis T. Cullen, Elmer Struening, ... Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1981; London: Heinemann, 1983. Liska, Allen E. "Uses and Misuses of Tautologies in Social ...

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  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 ...

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  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.

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  Drugs, Alcohol, and Society: Social Structure, Process, and Policy

  Drugs, Alcohol, and Society: Social Structure, Process, and Policy

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  Criminological Theories: Introduction, Evaluation, and Application

  Based on the widespread success of the first seven editions, this landmark book keeps current with changes in the development, testing, integration, and application of important criminological theories.

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  Criminological Theories: Introduction, Evaluation, and Application

  "In the Seventh Edition of Criminological Theories: Introduction, Evaluation, and Application , Ronald L. Akers, Christine S. Sellers and Wesley G. Jennings provide a concise but thorough review and appraisal of the leading theories of ...

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  Criminological Theories

  Researchers and librarians, as well as general readers, will find this book a very useful tool and will applaud its clear and understandable exposition of abstract concepts.

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  Deviant Behavior: A Social Learning Approach

  Deviant Behavior: A Social Learning Approach

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  Deviant Behavior: A Social Learning Approach

  Deviant Behavior: A Social Learning Approach