02805cam a2200277 4500 7058 20181127182823.0 090430s2009 ne a b 001 0 eng 2009927773 9781441902443 (hbk. : alk. paper) 364 23 Krohn, Marvin D. editor Handbook of crime and deviance / edited by Marvin D. Krohn and Alan J. Lizotte and Gina Penly Hall. Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2009. xviii, 602 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. Handbooks of sociology and social research Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Methodological Issues in Crime Research Introduction.- Contributions of Cross-National Research to Criminology at the Beginning of the 21st Century.- Studying the Crime Problem with NIBRS Data: Current Uses and Future Trends.- Longitudinal Data and Their Uses.- Group-Based Modeling: An Overview.- Explanations of Crime Introduction.- Biosocial Criminology.- The Social Learning Theory of Crime and Deviance.- Self-Referent Processes and the Explanation of Deviant Behavior.- Self-Control Theory: Research Issues.- General Strain Theory.- Labeling Theory.- Institutional Anomie Theory: A Macro- sociological Explanation of Crime.- Social Disorganization Theory: Then, Now, and in the Future.- Criminal Justice - Related Issues Introduction.- Deterrence and Decision Making: Research Questions and Theoretical Refinements.- Situational Crime Prevention: Theoretical Background and Current Practice.- Desistance from Crime.- The Flow and Ebb of American Capital Punishment.- The Joint Effects of Offender Race/Ethnicity and Sexon Sentencing Outcomes.- Knowledge to Practice or Knowledge of Practice? A Comparison of Two Approaches to Bringing Science to Service.- Special Topics in Crime and Deviance Introduction.- Peers and Delinquency.- The Many Ways of Knowing: Multi-Method, Comparative Research to Enhance Our Understanding of and Responses to Youth Street Gangs.- Developmental Sequences and Comorbidity of Substance Use and Violence.- Caught in a Crossfire: Legal and Illegal Gun Ownership in America.- Family Violence and Delinquency.- Hate Crimes: Perspectives on Offending and the Law.- Cybercrime. This handbook on important recent developments in the sociology of crime and deviance is divided into five major sections: History of the Discipline; Methodological Issues in Crime Research; Explanations of Crime; Theory-Based Practice; Special Topics. Crime. Criminology. Hall, Gina Penly. Krohn, Marvin D. Lizotte, Alan J. (Alan Jeffrey), 1948- 5990 5990 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN RTCLIB RTCLIB MAIN 2022-03-21 10896 5 364 KRO 30010699 2025-09-08 00:00:00 2025-08-20 2018-11-27 MAIN