For courses in Criminological Theory, Criminology, Deviance, and multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary classes in Perspectives on Crime. Meaningfully combining and integrating various theories of crime, this text identifies known risk factors related to antisocial behavior that have been discovered within numerous academic disciplines. Organized around an integrated systems perspective, the book examines six levels of analysis, from cell to society. Relationships between factors at each of these levels of analysis and antisocial behavior are stated in a testable format, and a new theory of antisocial behavior and criminality is presented.
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"Why Crime? illustrates both the psychological imagination and the gap where some classic criminology has failed." — Art Jipson, University of Dayton
"The organization of topics is logical and well explained—moving from cell up to society levels makes sense... This [book] is interesting to read and think about... The attempt to bring the different disciplines together gives one (including students) something to think about." — Kim Davies, Augusta State University
"It is a book that needs to be written and published." — Stephen Brodt, Ball State University
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Why Crime? An Integrated Systems Theory of Antisocial Behavior explains why some people are more prone to antisocial behavior than others. In the book, risk factors from various academic disciplines and levels of analysis that increase the probability of antisocial behavior are identified and critically evaluated. Then, a new theory of antisocial behavior is offered, organized around the "integrated systems perspective" of science, which combines biological, sociological, psychological, anthropological, economic, and other factors into one theoretical model. The book is intended for courses in criminological theory and for in-depth understanding of factors that produce criminality, delinquency, and deviance.
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Why Crime? is the most outstanding criminal theory book available. The author reviews findings from many (but not all) academic disciplines and provides an exhaustive review of the literature about why crime happens. The most important aspect of the book is the integration of findings from different fields of study, which he does from chapter to chapter. Chapters 4 and 5 are too biased on biology but later chapters are fair. Chapter 10 presents a new theory and summarizes the whole book. Try not to look at the figures in this chapter because they make no sense. Overall the book is wonderful.
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The book came in great shape,brand new. The truthful reason I got this book was for a class and we are not reading the whole thing nor have I yet. What I have read so far in the book is decent information.
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