Criminological Thought: Pioneers Past and Present
Criminological Thought: Pioneers Past and Present explores criminological theory by introducing readers to fifteen leading historical and contemporary crime theorists. Each chapter of the text highlights one thinker, and features a biographical sketch, an overview of his basic assumptions, and an explanation of his key ideas. Critiques of each theory and a bibliography of primary and other sources are also included in each chapter.\ Featured criminological pioneers include:\ Cesare Beccaria\...
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Offering an extensive look into the lives and times of fifteen notable crime theorists, Criminological Thought: Pioneers Past and Present examines the people who have helped shape the discipline.Features fifteen criminological pioneers. Includes a systematic approach that focuses on one thinker per chapter. Offers an innovative work that places the theoretical perspective within a historical context.
Preface xiPre-Twentieth CenturyCesare Beccaria: 1738-1794 1Biographical Sketch 1Basic Assumptions 3Key Ideas 5Critique 11References 13Supplemental Readings 13Cesare Lombroso: 1835-1909 14Introduction 14Biographical Sketch 14Basic Assumptions 15Key Ideas 18Critique 28References 29Supplemental Readings 30David Emile Durkheim: 1858-1917 32Biographical Sketch 32Basic Assumptions 34Key Ideas 35Critique 42References 44Supplemental Readings 44Early Twentieth CenturySigmund Freud: 1856-1939 45Biographical Sketch 45Basic Assumptions 47Key Ideas 52Critique 56References 60Supplemental Readings 62Robert Ezra Park: 1864-1944 63Biographical Sketch 63BasicAssumptions 66Key Ideas 67Critique 76References 78Supplemental Readings 79Mid-Twentieth CenturyWilliam Herbert Sheldon: 1898-1977 80Biographical Sketch 80Basic Assumptions 82Key Ideas 84Critique 91References 92Suggested Readings 93Edwin Hardin Sutherland: 1883-1950 94Biographical Sketch 94Basic Assumptions 97Key Ideas 105Critique 112References 117The Complete Works of Edwin Hardin Sutherland 119Walter Cade Reckless: 1899-1988 121Biographical Sketch 121Basic Assumptions 123Key Ideas 126Critique 132Containment Theory Assumptions 132References 138Supplemental Readings 139Robert King Merton: 1910-2003 141Biographical Sketch 141Basic Assumptions 144Key Ideas 146Critique 153References 158Supplemental Readings 160Late Twentieth CenturyAlbert Kircidel Cohen: B. 1918 162Biographical Sketch 162Basic Assumptions 163Key Ideas 165Critique 175References 176Lloyd E. Ohlin: B. 1918 With Comments on Richard Cloward (1927-2001) 178Biographical Sketch 178Basic Assumptions 180Key Ideas 186Critique 195References 202Complete Bibliography 204Selected Bibliography 206Gresham M'Cready Sykes: B. 1922 207Biographical Sketch 207Basic Assumptions 209Key Ideas 210Critique 219References 220Erving Goffman: 1922-1982 222Introduction 222Biographical Sketch 222Basic Assumptions 224Key Ideas 226Critique 236References 238Bibliography 239Complete Bibliography 240Howard Saul Becker: B. 1928 241Biographical Sketch 241Basic Assumptions 243Key Ideas 248Critique 255References 259Selected Bibliography 261About Howard Becker 261Earl Richard Quinney: B. 1934 262Biographical Sketch 262Basic Assumptions 266Key Ideas 268Critique 277References 279Supplemental Readings 280Richard Quinney: Bibliography 280Travis Hirschi: B. 1935 283Biographical Sketch 283Introduction 286Hirschi-Part I: Social Control Theory 286Hirschi, Part II: A General Theory of Crime 303References 323Marcus Kruke Felson: B. 1947 327Biographical Sketch 327Basic Assumptions 329Key Ideas 333Critique 343References 346Thinking Further 349Having Thought Further 352Index 355
