Description
For courses in Criminological Theory.
Offering an extensive look into the lives and times of fifteen notable crime theorists, Criminological Thought: Pioneers Past and Present examines the people who have helped shape the discipline. Using a dual table of contents, theorists are organized chronologically and by schools of thought. Each chapter highlights one thinker and includes a biographical sketch, basic assumptions, and key ideas from that individual. Critiques of each theory and a bibliography of sources is also included.
Table of Contents
I. Classicalism
Cesare Beccaria...............................
Biographical Sketch..........................
Basic Assumptions............................
Key Ideas....................................
Critique.....................................
References...................................
Bibliography.................................
II. Positivism
A. Biological
Cesare Lombroso...............................
Biographical Sketch..........................
Basic Assumptions............................
Key Ideas....................................
Critique.....................................
References...................................
Bibliography.................................
William Herbert Sheldon.......................
Biographical Sketch..........................
Basic Assumptions............................
Key Ideas....................................
Critique.....................................
References and Bibliography..................
B. Psychological
Sigmund Freud.................................
Biographical Sketch..........................
Basic Assumtions.............................
Key Ideas....................................
Critique.....................................
References and Bibliography..................
C. Ecology
Robert Ezra Park..............................
Biographical Sketch..........................
Basic Assumptions............................
Key Ideas....................................
Critique.....................................
References...................................
Bibliography.................................
D. Social Learning
Edwin Hardin Sutherland.......................
Biographical Sketch..........................
Basic Assumptions............................
Key Ideas....................................
Critique.....................................
References...................................
Bibliography.................................
E. Strain/Sub-Cultural
David Emile Durkheim..........................
Biographical Sketch..........................
Basic Assumptions............................
Key Ideas....................................
Critique.....................................
References and Bibliography..................
Robert K. Merton..............................
Biographical Sketch..........................
Basic Assumtpions............................
Key Ideas....................................
Critique.....................................
References...................................
Bibliography.................................
Albert Kircidel Cohen.........................
Biographical Sketch..........................
Basic Assumptions............................
Key Ideas....................................
Critique.....................................
References and Bibliography..................
Lloyd Ohlin...................................
Biographical Sketch..........................
Basic Assumptions............................
Key Ideas....................................
Critique.....................................
References...................................
Bibliography.................................
F. Control
Walter Cade Reckless..........................
Biographical Sketch..........................
Basic Assumptions............................
Key Ideas....................................
Critique.....................................
References...................................
Bibliography.................................
Gresham M'Cready Sykes........................
Biographical Sketch..........................
Basic Assumptions............................
Key Ideas....................................
Critique.....................................
References...................................
Bibliography.................................
III. Social Interaction/Conflict
A. Erving Goffman................................
Biographical Sketch...........................
Basic Assumptions.............................
Key Ideas.....................................
Critique......................................
References....................................
Bibliography..................................
B. Howard Saul Becker............................
Biographical Sketch...........................
Basic Assumptions.............................
Key Ideas.....................................
Critique......................................
References....................................
Bibliography..................................
C. Earl Richard Quinney...........................
Biographical Sketch...........................
Basic Assumptions.............................
Key Ideas.....................................
Critique......................................
References....................................
Bibliography..................................
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