Criminological Theory: Context and Consequences

Criminological Theory: Context and Consequences

By: J Robert Lilly   Francis Cullen   Richard A. Ball  

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Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5

The Fourth Edition of this highly successful text moves readers beyond often-mistaken common-sense understandings of crime by providing a rich introduction to how major scholars analyze crime. Criminological Theory: Context and Consequences, Fourth Edition shows the real-world relevance of theory byilluminating how ideas about crime play a prominent role in shaping crime-control policies and compelling students to apply theories to the contemporary milieu.

New to the Fourth Edition:

• Freshens and revitalizes criminological theory: Expanding on the ideas presented in previous editions, every chapter has been updated with the most recent developments. Without diminishing the presentation of classical analysis, this edition revisits the context of society in the development of criminology and how the nature of the times affects which theories arise and become popular.
• Updates current policy and theorizes on possible policy implications for the future: With five new chapters, this edition provides the most comprehensive coverage of diverse criminological theories published to date. The range of theoretical and empirical updates covers mainstream criminology; critical criminology, including a separate chapter on feminist perspectives; and conservative criminology. The book also examines future policy implications brought about by recent theory.
• Allows students to be up-to-date on emerging paradigms: The book covers newer theories that explore human development and crime, including biosocial and life-course theories. This edition includes new chapter opening photosto enhance student understanding at the beginning of chapters and judiciously uses tables and grids to help students compare theory.

Ancillaries:

• IRCD: Instructor's Resource CD-ROM with test bank and Powerpoint slides are available to qualified instructors.

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Intended Audience:

This is an excellent core textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying Criminological Theory in sociology, criminology, criminal justice, and law enforcement.

Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Customer Review: 3 out of 5
WOULD BUY AGAIN - Item arrived in 4 days from order date, as described, new book, quick, thank you!

Customer Review: 4 out of 5
social context - The previous reviewer missed the point. Criminological theory should be studied with an appreciation of the social context (i.e., history) in which the theories were developed and extended.

Customer Review: 3 out of 5
THIS BOOK IS A HARD READ, BUT HAS SOME GOOD INFO - This book is a hard read. It is chockfull of historical research into the contexts of how different theorists came up with criminological theories. It covers control, conflict, and other theories, with an interesting section on feminine crime... This book is very convolluted and hard to follow at times, jumping back and forth between history and theorists...it needs to be made more clear and concise, and to make up whether it wants to be a book of theory or history. Also, the slanted views of the writers in favor of conflict theories is too obvious. Also, it should be used more for graduate study than undergraduate. If you have the time to decipher it, it has some interesting information in it. It is a small book, and perhaps this is why some of the theories were glazed over with little explanation or practical reviews. It is a decent book, but it should be made more accessible to the non-expert mind.

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