Out of Control: Assessing the General Theory of Crime

by Erich Goode

Book Overview

Out of Control promises to be a key supplemental textbook in criminology and sociology courses, both at the undergraduate and graduate level. Providing an indispensable overview of Gottfredson and Hirschi's influential self-control theory, this fundamental text evaluates whether the theory truly helps us to understand the facts of crime.

A range of prominent criminologists offers diverse views in fifteen original essays, providing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804758204
• ISBN13: 9780804758208
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Stanford Social Sciences
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.8"