Understanding Crime: Current Theory and Research

by Travis Hirschi and Michael R. Gottfredson

Eight articles represent a variety of viewpoints on the causes of crime -- from the social learning tradition to the multiple factor approach to sociobiology and the bahaviourist approaches. The editors introduction puts the research reported here into the context of the long-standing debate. SAGE Publications are to be congratulated on their excellent series of books called "Research Progress Series in Criminology"...one of the volumes Understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803915187
• ISBN13: 9780803915183
• Release Date: October 1980
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.