Understanding Crime: Current Theory and Research (SAGE Research Progress Series in Criminology) - Softcover

Gottfredson, Michael; Hirschi, Travis

 
9780803915183: Understanding Crime: Current Theory and Research (SAGE Research Progress Series in Criminology)

Synopsis

Eight articles represent a variety of viewpoints on the causes of crime -- from the social learning tradition to the multiple factor approach to sociobiology and the bahaviourist approaches. The editors′ introduction puts the research reported here into the context of the long-standing debate.

′SAGE Publications are to be congratulated on their excellent series of books called "Research Progress Series in Criminology"...one of the volumes Understanding Crime deals with current theory and research in criminology. It comes at the right time for there are two tendencies in the world today which are causing serious concern, the growth in crime and the spreading throughout the world of a devilish terrorism.′ -- The Alliance News, May/June 1982

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This title features eight articles that represent a variety of viewpoints on the causes of crime - from the social learning tradition to the multiple factor approach to sociobiology and the behaviourist approaches. The editors' introduction puts the research reported here into the context of the long-standing debate. 'SAGE Publications are to be congratulated on their excellent series of books called "Research Progress Series in Criminology"...one of the volumes "Understanding Crime" deals with current theory and research in criminology. It comes at the right time for there are two tendencies in the world today which are causing serious concern, the growth in crime and the spreading throughout the world of a devilish terrorism' - "The Alliance News", May/June 1982.

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ISBN 10:  0803915179 ISBN 13:  9780803915176
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1981
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