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.
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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.
