In the fourth edition of Essential Criminology, authors Mark M. Lanier, Stuart Henry, and
Desire. M. Anastasia build upon this best-selling critical review of criminology, which has�…

Two themes, coercion and social support, have emerged over the past two decades in
criminology that can be used to build a new integrated theory of crime. The authors provide�…

General strain theory predicts that several variables influence or condition the effect of
strains on crime. The research on such conditioning effects, however, has produced mixed�…

Drawing on general strain theory and the terrorism research, this chapter argues that
terrorism is more likely when individuals experience “collective strains” that are a) high in�…

There is a large body of research that provides guidance for those working with offenders on
how they should be treated once they are in the correctional system. The problem is that�…

This book provides a short, comprehensive and accessible introduction to Ultra-Realism: a
unique and radical school of criminological thought that has been developed by the authors�…

In this volume, top experts in the field of delinquency discuss the implications of the findings
of the Pittsburgh Youth Study for current conceptualizations of antisocial behavior. Violence�…

Abstract Purpose While Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have been found to predict
an increased prevalence and seriousness of offending, these findings are based on a�…

Self‐control theory has received extensive empirical attention in the past decade, but most
studies have not tested its arguments about the effects of parenting on self‐control and�…

A symbolic interactionist perspective on the emotions is presented that highlights their social
character, forges links to cognitive processes, and suggests ways in which emotions�…