Theories of Delinquency

Donald J. Shoemaker is Professor of Sociology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

I really enjoy this book, it matches my class objectives perfectly. Once students have a good understanding of the theory, I can help them make the applications. Thanks for this valuable book.

• PREFACE; THE PROBLEM OF DELINQUENCY; THE ISSUE OF CAUSALITY; WHAT IS A THEORY?; VERIFICATION OF THEORIES; THE PLAN OF THIS BOOK; HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; RATIONAL CHOICE THEORY; SUMMARY; HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; GENERIC ASSUMPTIONS; SOMATOTYPES AND DELINQUENCY; INHERITANCE AND DELINQUENCY; EMERGING TRENDS IN BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS OF DELINQUENCY; SUMMARY; HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; GENERIC ASSUMPTIONS; INTELLIGENCE AND DELINQUENCY; THE PSYCHIATRIC-PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH; GENERAL PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS; SUMMARY; HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; GENERIC ASSUMPTIONS; SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION; ANOMIE AND DELINQUENCY: DISCONTINUITIES IN SOCIETY; SUMMARY; HISTORICAL OVERVIEW AND GENERIC ASSUMPTIONS; COHEN AND THE MIDDLE-CLASS MEASURING ROD; CLOWARD AND OHLIN'S THEORY OF DIFFERENTIAL OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURE; MILLER'S THEORY OF LOWER-CLASS CULTURE AND DELINQUENCY; SUMMARY; HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; GENERIC ASSUMPTIONS; DIFFERENTIAL ASSOCIATION; DRIFT AND DELINQUENCY; SUMMARY; HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; GENERIC ASSUMPTIONS; PERSONAL CONTROLS; SOCIAL CONTROLS-THE SOCIAL BOND; A GENERAL THEORY OF CRIME; SUMMARY; HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; GENERIC ASSUMPTIONS; SUMMARY; HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; BEYOND "RADICAL" THEORY; SUMMARY; HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; BASIC BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES; GENDER ROLES AND DELINQUENCY; WOMEN'S EMANCIPATION; EVALUATION; POWER-CONTROL THEORY; FEMINIST EXPLANATIONS OF FEMALE DELINQUENCY; SUMMARY; INTEGRATED THEORIES: SOME CONSIDERATIONS AND A PROPOSED MODEL; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX