Criminology and Public Policy Putting Theory to Work

Name: Criminology and Public Policy Putting Theory to Work
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ISBN: 9781439900079

ISBN-10: 1439900078

ISBN-13: 9781439900079

Edition: 2009

Authors: Hugh Barlow, Scott H. Decker

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Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 1/8/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 306
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Foreword



Preface



The Policy Implications of General Theories of Crime


Introduction to Part I: Putting Criminological Theory into Practice




Control Balance Theory and Social Policy




Controlling Crime: Recommendations from General Strain Theory




The Normal Crime Rate, the Economy, and Mass Incarceration: An Institutional Anomie Perspective on Crime Control Policy




A General Theory of Crime and Public Policy




Nothing Is as Practical as a Good Theory: Social Learning Theory and the Treatment and Prevention of Delinquency




Routine Precautions, Criminology, and Crime Prevention




The Policy implications of Theory Applied to Specific Crime Types


Introduction to Part II: Impact of Theory and Policy on Key Criminological issues




Decision Making by Persistent Thieves and Crime Control Policy




Theories of Gang Behavior and Public Policy




State Crime Theory and Control




Theories of White-Collar Crime and Public Policy




Drug Law and Violent Retaliation




Feminist Criminology: Beyond the Slaying of Demons




Critical Race Perspectives: Explaining the Differential Treatment of Racial Minorities by the Criminal Justice System




Problem-Solving Restorative Justice: From Incidents and Cases to Community Building and Collective Outcomes in a New Response to Youth Crime



Contributors


Index