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Author:   Roger Hopkins Burke
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Willan Publishing
Edition:   2nd New edition
ISBN:  

9781843921653

ISBN 10:   1843921650
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   01 May 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781843925699
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Preface to the second edition; 1 Introduction: crime and modernity; Part One: The rational actor model of crime and criminal behaviour; 2 Classical criminology; 3 Populist conservative criminology; 4 Contemporary rational actor theories; Part Two: The predestined actor model of crime and criminal behaviour; 5 Biological positivism; 6 Psychological positivism; 7 Sociological positivism; 8 Positivism and women; Part Three: The victimised actor model of crime and criminal behaviour; 9 Labelling theories; 10 Conflict and radical theories; 11 The gendered criminal; 12 Critical criminology; Part Four: Integrated theories of crime and criminal behaviour; 13 Socio-biological theories; 14 Environmental criminology; 15 Social control theories; 16 Left realism; 17 Conclusion: crime and the postmodern condition; References Glossary; Author index; Subject index.

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