Criminology and Public Policy : Putting Theory to Work
ISBN: 9781439900062 | 143990006X
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Temple Univ Pr
Pub. Date: 1/28/2010
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Crime policy ought to be guided by science rather than ideology, argue Hugh Barlow and Scott Decker in this incisive and original collection of essays. Establishing the value and importance of linking theory and practice, the contributors to Criminology and Public Policy provide a comprehensive treatment of the major theories in criminology and their implications for criminal justice, crime control, and the larger realm of justice. In applying theories to real world issues-such as reducing crime and violence, prisoner reentry policies, gang beh... MORE
| Foreword | p. vii |
| Preface | p. xi |
| The Policy Implications of General Theories of Crime | |
| Introduction to Part I: Putting Criminological Theory into Practice | p. 3 |
| Control Balance Theory and Social Policy | p. 6 |
| Controlling Crime: Recommendations from General Strain Theory | p. 25 |
| The Normal Crime Rate, the Economy, and Mass Incarceration: An Institutional Anomie Perspective on Crime Control P... MORE | p. 45 |
| A General Theory of Crime and Public Policy | p. 66 |
| Nothing Is as Practical as a Good Theory: Social Learning Theory and the Treatment and Prevention of Delinquency | p. 84 |
| Routine Precautions, Criminology, and Crime Prevention | p. 106 |
| The Policy Implications of Theory Applied to Specific Crime Types | |
| Introduction to Part II: Impact of Theory and Policy on Key Criminological Issues | p. 123 |
| Decision Making by Persistent Thieves and Crime Control Policy | p. 128 |
| Theories of Gang Behavior and Public Policy | p. 150 |
| State Crime Theory and Control | p. 166 |
| Theories of White-Collar Crime and Public Policy | p. 188 |
| Drug Law and Violent Retaliation | p. 201 |
| Feminist Criminology: Beyond the Slaying of Demons | p. 215 |
| Critical Race Perspectives: Explaining the Differential Treatment of Racial Minorities by the Criminal Justice System | p. 233 |
| Problem-Solving Restorative Justice: From Incidents and Cases to Community Building and Collective Outcomes in a New Response to Youth Crime | p. 254 |
| Contributors | p. 277 |
| Index | p. 283 |
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Hugh D. Barlow is Professor Emeritus, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He is the author of Dead for Good: Martyrdom and the Rise of the Suicide Bomber and Introduction to Criminology (with David Kauzlarich).
Scott H. Decker is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. He is the author of Life in the Gang: Family, Friends and Violence and co-author (with Margaret Townsend Chapman) of Drug Smugglers on Drug Smuggling: Lessons from the Inside (Temple).
Scott H. Decker is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. He is the author of Life in the Gang: Family, Friends and Violence and co-author (with Margaret Townsend Chapman) of Drug Smugglers on Drug Smuggling: Lessons from the Inside (Temple).
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