Criminological Theory

  • Criminological Theory: A Brief Introduction
    By J. Mitchell Miller, Christopher J. Schreck, Richard A. Tewksbury

    Criminological Theory: A Brief Introduction, Third Edition, offers an accessible discussion of the major theories of crime, delinquency, social deviance, and social control with an objective and neutral approach. The...

  • Criminological Theory: The Essentials
    By Stephen G. Tibbetts

    Criminological Theory: The Essentials, Third Edition offers you a brief yet comprehensive overview of classic and contemporary criminologists and their theories.

  • Criminological Theory: Past to Present - Essential Readings
    By Francis T. Cullen, Pamela Wilcox, Robert Agnew

    Editors Francis T. Cullen, Robert Agnew, and Pamela Wilcox provide brief yet detailed introductions, preparing students for what they are about to read and placing each reading in context.

  • Criminological Theory: Assessing Philosophical Assumptions
    By Anthony Walsh

    Criminological Theory: Assessing Philosophical Assumptions examines philosophical concepts such as these in the context of important criminological theories or issues that are foundational but not generally considered in the literature on ...

  • Criminological Theory: A Genetic-Social Approach
    By T. Owen

    In an age of rapid advances in behavioural genetics, this book applies a unique genetic-social framework to the study of crime and criminal behaviour.

  • Criminological Theory
    By Marilyn D. McShane, Franklin P. Williams

    This second edition features expanded discussion of current perspectives and directions, and bibliographies of major research on each theory. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

  • Criminological Theory: Context and Consequences
    By Francis T. Cullen, J. Robert Lilly, Richard A. Ball

    The Seventh Edition of the authors’ clear, accessible, and thoroughly revised text covers traditional and contemporary theory within a larger sociological and historical context.

  • Criminological Theory: The Essentials
    By Stephen G. Tibbetts

    Criminological Theory: The Essentials, Third Edition offers you a brief yet comprehensive overview of classic and contemporary criminologists and their theories.

  • Criminological Theory: Assessing Philosophical Assumptions
    By Anthony Walsh

    Criminological Theory: Assessing Philosophical Assumptions examines philosophical concepts such as these in the context of important criminological theories or issues that are foundational but not generally considered in the literature on ...

  • Criminological Theory
    By Catherine D. Marcum, George E. Higgins

    The text can be used as a main text or supplement, and has a flexible approach useful for a wide range of courses. An understandable and accessible structure, and helpful charts and figures, enhance the text.

  • Criminological Theory
    By Marilyn D. McShane, III, Frank P. Williams

    This book provides all of the key principles of the most researched theories in the field of criminology in a concise, clearly written, and economical format.

  • Criminological Theory: The Essentials
    By Stephen G Tibbetts

    "Criminological Theory: The Essentials, Fourth Edition offers students a brief yet comprehensive overview of classic and contemporary criminologists and their theories.

  • Criminological Theory: A Life-Course Approach
    By Matt DeLisi, Kevin M. Beaver

    The unique collection of contributors comes from the fields of psychology, social work, epidemiology, criminology, psychiatry, and sociology.

  • Criminological Theory: Pearson New International Edition
    By Marilyn D. McShane, Frank P. Williams

    The text puts theories into socio-historical context to illustrate how and why certain theories evolved, why they were popular at particular points in time, and how they are still active and influential today.

  • Criminological Theory: An Introduction To
    By Roger Hopkins Burke

    This book provides a comprehensive and up to date introduction to criminological theory for students taking courses in criminology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.The text is divided into four parts, the first three of which ...

  • Criminological Theory: Context and Consequences
    By Francis T. Cullen, J. Robert Lilly, Richard A. Ball

    Following the acclaimed success of the First Edition, this new edition of Criminological Theory continues to be the only text of its kind to stress the "context and consequences" of...

  • Criminological Theory: The Essentials
    By Stephen G. Tibbetts, Alex R. Piquero

    not atypical for serial killers. They often lead separate lives, and both lives can seem fairly routine despite extreme contradictions. ... How is the Green River Killer's case a good example of routine activities theory?

  • Criminological Theory: The Essentials
    By Stephen G. Tibbetts, Alex R. Piquero

    Criminological Theory: The Essentials, Fourth Edition is a brief yet comprehensive overview of the major concepts and perspectives of the key theories in the evolution of criminology.

  • Criminological Theory: Past to Present - Essential Readings
    By Francis T. Cullen, Pamela Wilcox, Robert Agnew

    Criminological Theory: Past to Present--Essential Readings is a comprehensive reader that exposes students to both classic and contemporary theories of crime.

  • Criminological Theory: Readings and Retrospectives
    By Heith Copes, Volkan Topalli

    The Contemporary Retrospective essays were written exclusively for this book by some of the best established and up-and-coming criminologists today.