Criminological Theories: Introduction, Evaluation, and Application

by Ronald L. Akers, Christine S. Sellers, Wesley G. Jennings

With a focus on empirical evaluation and practical application, Criminological Introduction, Evaluation, and Application, Seventh Edition, helps students draw connections between criminological theory and practical applications. In clear, engaging language, authors Ronald L. Akers,
Christine S. Sellers, and Wesley G. Jennings explore each principal criminological theory using a three-part

An Introduction presents a succinct exposition of the theory's central concepts, assertions, and hypotheses

An Evaluation provides a detailed critique of the theory, with an emphasis on empirical validity

An Application extends the evaluation to determine each theory's relevance and its potential for controlling and preventing crime and delinquency

Genres: Nonfiction, Textbooks, Crime, School

464 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

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Ronald Louis Akers was an American criminologist and professor emeritus of criminology and law at the University of Florida's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Reviews

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book does give a pretty good overview of various criminological theories. There are some great online tools to help out as well.
The biggest problem I have with it is the bias from the authors against other theories, especially Social Bonding.
Maybe that's a problem with all books, but this one is written by the ones that came up with Social Learning and they make it known that everything else is inferior to that or is really just that.

[A A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read, if you want to know why people commit crimes, theoretically of course.