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The Development of Criminological Thought

This book focuses on the history and development of criminological thought from the pre-Enlightenment period to the present and offers a detailed and chronological overview of competing theoretical perspectives in criminology in their social and political context. This book covers:

• A discussion of how major theorists came to espouse their ideas and how the social context of the time influenced the development of criminological thought;
• An exploration of the scientific method and the way in which theories are tested;
• Details of the origins of each theory as well as their recent developments in scholarship and research;
• Comparative and international research in theory;
• The empirical support for theory and the relationship between research and policy;
• Biosocial and developmental criminology, including the biosocial underpinnings of criminal behavior and the influence of neuroscience and brain psychology;
• Theoretical applications for explaining different crime types, such as genocide, white-collar crime, and environmental crime;
• A summary of the current state of criminological knowledge and a vision for the future of criminology.

The book includes lists of further reading and chapter summaries, and is supported by timelines of key works and events. This book is essential reading for courses on criminological theory, criminal behavior, criminal psychology, and biosocial criminology.

Chad Posick is Assistant Professor at the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia Southern University, USA.

Professor Chad Posicks The Development of Criminological Thought is a thoughtful, interesting, and ebullient examination of theories of crime from antiquity to the present. With careful attention to the social and historical events that contextualize and frame criminological ideas and keen insights into the disciplinary and ideological skirmishes within academic criminology, Posicks book is valuable not only as a primer on theory but also on the craft of criminology. After reading the book, it is clear why Posick is one of the leading young criminologists in the United States.

Matt DeLisi,
Professor in the Department of Sociology, Iowa State University, USA, and Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Criminal Justice

Situating the subject matter historically, culturally, and academically, Chad Posick offers a comprehensive and up-to-date view of criminological theorizing, skillfully showing how various theoretical explanations of crime would hold across time and space. The author has an easiness to synthesize and clearly present the main theories of delinquency, crime, and criminal victimization, as well as the most recent theoretical developments, including those that focus on contemporary transnational and international crime issues. Carefully written, interesting, accessible, and highly informative, this remarkable book is a pleasure to read.

Viviana Andreescu,
Associate Professor of Justice Administration, University of Louisville, USA

The Development of Criminological Thought

Context, Theory, and Policy

Chad Posick

First published 2018
by Routledge
2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN

and by Routledge
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Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business

2018 Chad Posick

The right of Chad Posick to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

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British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Names: Posick, Chad, author.
Title: The development of criminological thought: context, theory and
policy / Chad Posick.
Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2018. | Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017042460| ISBN 9781138190504 (hardback) | ISBN
9781138190511 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781315640976 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: CriminologyHistory.
Classification: LCC HV6021 .P67 2018 | DDC 364dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017042460

ISBN: 978-1-138-19050-4 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-138-19051-1 (pbk)

ISBN: 978-1-315-64097-6 (ebk)

Typeset in Stone Serif and Rockwell
by Apex CoVantage, LLC

To my wife, Sandra, for always supporting me, pushing me, and loving me.

Contents

1. 01 Science, theory, and empirical investigation
   1. Introduction
   2. Science and theory
   3. The scientific method
   4. Elements of a theory
   5. Micro and macro theory
   6. Theory and underlying assumptions of human behavior
   7. Theory science, and paradigms
   8. Summary
2. 02 Pre-Enlightenment theories
   1. Introduction
   2. Theory
   3. Classical Greek and philosophical perspectives
   4. Pagan perspectives
   5. Christian and monotheistic perspectives
   6. Naturalistic perspectives
   7. The Enlightenment and the emergence of contemporary criminology
   8. The case of Abigail Williams: the 11-year-old witch
   9. Empirical support
   10. Remaining questions
   11. Policy
   12. Summary
3. 03 Lombroso and early biological theories
   1. Introduction
   2. Theory
   3. Origins
   4. Recent developments
   5. The cases of Carrie Buck and Abdelmalek Bayout: the genetic basis of crime
   6. Empirical support
   7. Remaining questions
   8. Policy
   9. Summary
4. 04 The city and social disorganization theories
   1. Introduction
   2. Theory
   3. Origins
   4. Recent developments
   5. The case of Rochester, New York: a great city with great problems
   6. Empirical support
   7. Remaining questions
   8. Policy
   9. Summary
5. 05 Anomie and strain theories
   1. Introduction
   2. Theory
   3. Origins
   4. Recent developments
   5. The case of Tanya Mitchell: the stressed killer
   6. Empirical support
   7. Remaining questions
   8. Policy
   9. Summary
6. 06 Differential association and social learning theories
   1. Introduction
   2. Theory
   3. Origins
   4. Recent developments
   5. The case of the Boston Marathon bombing: learning crime and terrorism
   6. Empirical support
   7. Remaining questions
   8. Policy
   9. Summary
7. 07 Labeling and critical criminology
   1. Introduction
   2. Theory
   3. Origins
   4. Marxism
   5. Labeling
   6. Recent developments
   7. Peacemaking
   8. Left realism
   9. Feminist criminology
   10. Green criminology
   11. Queer criminology
   12. The case of Brock Allen Turner: sexual assault and violence against women at Stanford
   13. Empirical support
   14. Remaining questions
   15. Policy
   16. Summary
8. 08 Social and self-control theories

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