Out of control assessing the general theory of crime / edited by Erich Goode.

Other author Goode, Erich.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford Social Sciences,
Descriptionxiii, 270 p. ; 28 cm.
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Contents Out of control? : an introduction to the general theory of crime / Erich Goode -- Measuring self-control / Alex Piquero -- Age, sex, and racial distributions of crime / David F. Greenberg -- The undeveloped concept of opportunity / Sally S. Simpson and Gilbert Geis -- Parenting and self-control / Francis T. Cullen, James D. Unnever, John Paul Wright, and Kevin M. Beaver II -- Self-control and social learning theory / Ronald L. Akers -- Self-control, anomie, and social institutions / Richard Rosenfeld and Steven F. Messner -- On the compatibility of social disorganization and self-control / Ross L. Matsueda -- A feminist consideration of gender and crime / LeeAnn Iovanni and Susan L. Miller -- Low self-control and high organizational control : the paradoxes of white-collar crime / David O. Friedrichs and Martin D. Schwartz -- Violent crime / Richard B. Felson and D. Wayne Osgood -- Property crimes / Marc L. Swatt and Robert F. Meier -- Drug use and criminal behavior / Erich Goode -- Self-control : a hypercritical assessment / Gilbert Geis -- Critiquing the critics : the authors respond / Travis Hirschi and Michael R. Gottfredson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [233]-261) and index.
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LCCN 2008005789
ISBN9780804758192 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780804758208 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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