Handbook on Crime and Deviance

Front Matter ....Pages i-xii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Place-Based Data, Methods, and Analysis: Past, Present, and Future  (Martin A. Andresen, Tarah Hodgkinson)....Pages 3-19
 NIBRS as the New Normal: What Fully Incident-Based Crime Data Mean for Researchers  (Lynn A. Addington)....Pages 21-33
 Ethical Controversies in Engaged Research  (Nicole Janich, David E. Duffee)....Pages 35-51
 Victimization at Schools and on College and University Campuses: Historical Developments and Applications of the Opportunity Framework  (Leah C. Butler, Teresa C. Kulig, Bonnie S. Fisher, Pamela Wilcox)....Pages 53-84
Front Matter ....Pages 85-87
 The Biosocial Perspective: A Brief Overview and Potential Contributions to Criminological Theory  (Joseph A. Schwartz, Anthony Walsh, Kevin M. Beaver)....Pages 89-111
 The Social Learning Theory of Crime and Deviance  (Ronald L. Akers, Wesley G. Jennings)....Pages 113-129
 Self-Control Theory: Theoretical and Research Issues  (Michael Rocque, Alex R. Piquero)....Pages 131-144
 General Strain Theory  (Robert Agnew, Timothy Brezina)....Pages 145-160
 Institutional Anomie Theory: An Evolving Research Program  (Steven F. Messner, Richard Rosenfeld, Andreas Hövermann)....Pages 161-177
 Labeling Theory  (Jón Gunnar Bernburg)....Pages 179-196
 Social Disorganization Theory: Past, Present and Future  (Charis E. Kubrin, Michelle D. Mioduszewski)....Pages 197-211
 Social Support and Crime  (Cecilia Chouhy)....Pages 213-241
 Control Balance Theory of Deviance  (Charles R. Tittle, Cindy Brooks Dollar)....Pages 243-257
 Situational Action Theory: A General, Dynamic and Mechanism-Based Theory of Crime and Its Causes  (Per-Olof H. Wikström)....Pages 259-281
 Developmental and Life-Course Theories of Crime and Deviance  (Jeffrey T. Ward)....Pages 283-308
 The “Great American Crime Decline”: Possible Explanations  (Maria Tcherni-Buzzeo)....Pages 309-335
Front Matter ....Pages 337-339
 Targeted Policing for Crime Reduction  (Anthony A. Braga, Lisa Barao)....Pages 341-354
 Situational Crime Prevention: Theory, Practice and Evidence  (John E. Eck, Ronald V. Clarke)....Pages 355-376
 Desistance from Crime: Past to Present  (Michael Rocque, Lisa Slivken)....Pages 377-394
 American Capital Punishment Over Changing Times: Policies and Practices  (James R. Acker)....Pages 395-417
 Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System: Issues and Considerations  (Erin M. Falconer)....Pages 419-436
 Hate Crimes: Perspectives on Offending and the Law  (Ryan D. King)....Pages 437-458
 Cybercrime  (Catherine D. Marcum, George E. Higgins)....Pages 459-475
Front Matter ....Pages 477-478
 The Crucial Role of Friendships and Peer Relationships in the Etiology of Crime, Deviance, and Substance Use  (John H. Boman IV)....Pages 479-496
 Youth Gang Structures and Collective Violence  (James C. Howell)....Pages 497-511
 Comorbidity of Substance Use and Violence  (Helene R. White, Fiona N. Conway, Judit H. Ward)....Pages 513-532
 Caught in a Crossfire: Legal and Illegal Gun Ownership in America  (Richard L. Legault, Nicole Hendrix, Alan J. Lizotte)....Pages 533-554
 Family Violence and Delinquency  (Timothy O. Ireland, Carolyn A. Smith, Cheyenne Loveland)....Pages 555-589
 Environmental and Green Crime  (Matt R. Nobles)....Pages 591-601
 Employment, Crime, and Deviance Across the Life-Course  (John M. Eassey)....Pages 603-623
 Terrorist Decision-Making, Ideology, and Counterterrorism  (Rose Bellandi)....Pages 625-639