Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Dedication SECTION I. Introduction and Overview of Crime and Criminology How to Read a Research Article Reading: 1. The Use and Usefulness of Criminology, 1751-2005: Enlightened Justice and Its Failures, by Lawrence W. Sherman SECTION II. Measuring Crime and Criminal Behavior Readings: 2. Gender Gap Trends for Violent Crimes, 1980 to 2003: A UCR-NCVS Comparison, by Darrell Steffensmeier, Hua Zhong, Jeff Ackerman, Jennifer Schwartz, and Suzanne Agha 3. Race and the Probability of Arrest, by Stewart J. D'Alessio and Lisa Stolzenberg 4. Methamphetamine Use, Self-Reported Violent Crime, and Recidivism Among Offenders in California Who Abuse Substances, by Jerome Cartier, David Farabee, and Michael L. Prendergast SECTION III. The Early Schools of Criminology and Modern Counterparts Readings: 5. An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, by Jeremy Bentham 6. A Crying Shame: The Over-Rationalized Conception of Man in the Rational Choice Perspective, by Willem de Haan and Jaco Vos 7. The Economics of Crime, by Gary S. Becker SECTION IV. Social Structural Theories Readings 8. Community Correlates of Rural Youth Violence, by D. Wayne Osgood and Jeff M. Chambers 9. Social Structure and Anomie, by Robert K. Merton 10. Gangs and Social Change, by Martin Sanchez-Jankowski SECTION V. Social Process Theories Readings: 11. A Social Learning Theory of Crime, by Ronald L. Akers 12. The Nature of Criminality: Low Self-Control, by Michael R. Gottfredson and Travis Hrischi 13. Social Control in China: Applications of the Labeling Theory and the Reintegrative Shaming Theory, by Xiaoming Chen 14. Gender and Crime Among Felony Offenders: Assessing the Generality of Social Control and Differential Association Theories, by Leanne Fiftal Alarid, Velmer S. Burton, Jr., and Francis T. Cullen SECTION VI. Critical Theories: Marxist, Conflict, and Feminist Readings: 15. Marx, Engels, and Bonger on Crime and Social Control, by Ian Taylor, Paul Walton, and Jock Young 16. Crime, Punishment, and the American Dream: Toward a Marxist Integration, by Barbara A. Sims 17. Patriarchy, Crime, and Justice: Feminist Criminology in an Era of Backlash, by Meda Chesney-Lind SECTION VII. Psychosocial Theories: Individual Traits and Criminal Behavior Readings: 18. Feeble-Mindedness, by H. H. Goddard 19. Temperament, Environment, and Antisocial Behavior in a Population Sample of Preadolescent Boys and Girls, by Rene Veenstra, Siegwart Lindenberg, Albertine J. Oldehinkel, Andrea F. De Winter, and Johan Ormel 20. Psychopathy: Theory, Measurement, and Treatment, by Anh Vien and Anthony R. Beech SECTION VIII. Biosocial Approaches Readings: 21. Behavior Genetics and Anomie/Strain Theory, by Anthony Walsh 22. Neuroimaging Studies of Aggessive and Violent Behavior: Current Findings and Implications for Criminology and Criminal Justice, by Jana L. Bufkin and Vickie R. Luttrell 23. A Theory Explaining Biological Correlates of Criminality, by Lee Ellis 24. A Gene-Based Evolutionary Explanation for the Association Between Criminal Involvement and Number of Sex Partners, by Kevin M. Beaver, John P. Wright, and Anthony Walsh SECTION IX. Developmental Theories: From Delinquency to Crime to Desistance Readings: 25. Reactive vs. Proactive Antisocial Behavior: Differential Correlates of Child ADHD Symptoms? by David S. Bennett, Maria Pitale, Vaishali Vora, and Alyssa A. Rheingold 26. The Adolescence-Limited/Life-Course Persistent Theory of Antisocial Behavior: What Have We Learned? by Terrie E. Moffitt and Anthony Walsh 27. Unraveling Juvenile Delinquency, by Sheldon Glueck and Eleanor Glueck 28. A Life-Course View of the Development of Crime, by Robert J. Sampson and John H. Laub SECTION X. Violent Crimes Readings: 29. Explaining Gang Homicides in Newark, New Jersey: Collective Behavior or Social Disorganization? by Jesenia M. Pizarro and Jean Marie McGloin 30. Stick-Up, Street Culture, and Offender Motivation, by Bruce A. Jacobs and Richard Wright 31. Rapists Continuing to Have Sex With Victims Following the Initial Assault: Evidence for Evolved Strategies, by Lee Ellis, Alan Widmayer, and Craig T. Palmer SECTION XI. Multiple Murder and Terrorism Readings: 32. African Americans and Serial Killing in the Media: The Myth and the Reality, by Anthony Walsh 33. Mass Murderers: Implications for Mental Health Professionals, by Lisa Aitken, Piet Oosthuizen, Robin Emsley, and Soraya Seedat 34. The Terrorist Mind I: A Psychological and Political Analysis, by Laurence Miller SECTION XII. Property Crime Readings 35. Sneaky Thrills, by Jack Katz 36. Searching a Dwelling: Deterrence and the Undeterred Residential Burglar, by Richard Wright 37. The Novelty of Cybercrime: An Assessment in Light of Routine Activity Theory, by Majid Yar SECTION XIII. Public Order Crime Readings: 38. Alcohol Problems and the Differentiation of Partner, Stranger, and General Violence, by Rosemary Cogan and Bud C. Ballinger III 39. The Association Between Multiple Drug Misuse and Crime, by Trevor Bennett and Katy Holloway 40. Prostitution as a Form of Work, by Ronald Weitzer SECTION XIV. White-Collar and Organized Crime Readings: 41. Criminal Thinking and Identity in Male White-Collar Offenders, by Glen D. Walters and Matthew D. Geyer 42. Examining the Role of Differential Association and Techniques of Neutralization in Explaining Corporate Crime, by Nicole Leeper Piquero, Stephen G. Tibbetts, and Michael B. Blankenship 43. The Causes of Organized Crime: Do Criminals Organize Around Opportunities for Crime or Do Criminal Opportunities Create New Offenders? by Jay S. Albanese 44. State Failure, Economic Failure, and Predatory Organized Crime: A Comparative Analysis, by Hung-En Sung SECTION XV. Victimology: Exploring the Experience of Victimization Readings: 45. The Criminal and His Victim, by Hans von Hentig 46. Violent Victimization as a Risk Factor for Violent Offending Among Juveniles, by Jennifer N. Shaffer and R. Barry Ruback 47. Victimological Developments in the World During the Past Three Decades (I): A Study of Comparative Victimology, by Hans Joachim Schneider 48. Victimological Developments in the World During the Past Three Decades (II): A Study of Comparative Victimology, by Hans Joachim Schneider Glossary Credits and Sources References Index About the Editors
