ISBN:
9781441902450
,
9781441902443
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XVIII, 606p, digital)
Series Statement:
Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Handbook on crime and deviance
Keywords:
Criminology
;
Sociology
;
Social Sciences, general
;
Criminology
;
Sociology
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Kriminalität
;
Abweichendes Verhalten
Abstract:
Gina Penly Hall
Abstract:
Designed to review the important developments in the sociology of crime and deviance, this title includes chapters that identify and discuss the topics and research of the field. It covers major sections, including History of the Discipline; Methodological Issues in Crime Research; Explanantions of Crime; and Theory-Based Practice
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface; Contents; Contributors; I. Methodological Issues In Crime Research; Alan J. Lizotte; Contributions of Cross-National Research to Criminologyat the Beginning of the 21st Century; Introduction; What Does Cross-National Criminology Mean?; The Value Of Cross-National Criminology; Asking Different Questions; Macro-level Explanations; Contextualizing Crime in Time and Space; Methodological Challenges And New Developments; Quantitative Approaches; Data Availability and Quality; Analytic Techniques; Qualitative Approaches; Theoretical Challenges And New Developments; Grand Theories
Description / Table of Contents:
Adapting Intra-national Theories to the Cross-National SettingNew Directions for Cross-National Crime Theories; Conclusions; References; 2 Studying the Crime Problem with NIBRS Data: Current Uses and Future Trends; Introduction; Overview Of NIBRS; Origins of NIBRS and Initial Goals for Incident-Based Crime Data; Information Collected by NIBRS; Law Enforcement Participation in NIBRS; Current Uses Of NIBRS Data To Research Crime; Early Uses of NIBRS Data; Examples of Current Uses for NIBRS Data; Challenges To Using NIBRS Data; Challenge 1: Concerns with Data Quality
Description / Table of Contents:
Item Missing Data Missing Incident DetailsUnit Missing Data Lack of 100 NIBRS Reporting in the States; Challenge 2: Limitations with Police-Generated Crime Data; Challenge 3: Analytical Complexity of NIBRS Data; Future Trends In Using NIBRS Data To Study Crime; Addressing Challenge 1: Concerns with Data Quality; Item Missing Data Missing Incident Details; Unit missing data Lack of 100 NIBRS Reporting in the States; Addressing Challenge 2: Limitations with Police-Generated Crime Data; Addressing Challenge 3: Analytical Complexity of NIBRS Data; Conclusion; References
Description / Table of Contents:
3 Longitudinal Data and Their UsesIntroduction; The Rochester Youth Development Study; Data; Measures; Cross-Sectional Versus Longitudinal Data; Examples of Differences Between Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analyses; Differences in Point Estimates; Differences in Predictors at Various Points in Time; Considering the Impact of the Past, Present, and Future; Considering the Interaction of Two Predictors on an Outcome over Time; Using Predictors over a Large Span of the Life Course; Using Cases as Their Own Controls; Truly Dynamic Longitudinal Analysis: Trajectories Of Offending; Conclusions
Description / Table of Contents:
References4 Group-Based Modeling: An Overview; Introduction; An Illustration Of Group-Based Trajectory Modeling; Likelihood Function; Group-Based Trajectory Modeling Contrasted With Standard Growth Curve Modeling; An Alternative Conception Of A Group From The Structural Equation Modeling Tradition; Concluding Remarks; References; II. Explanations of Crime; Marvin D. Krohn; 5 Biosocial Criminology; Genetics and Crime; Molecular Genetics; Epigenetics; Evolutionary Psychology; The Evolution of Traits Related to Criminal Behavior; Neuroscience
Description / Table of Contents:
Biosocial Approaches To Some Major Criminological Correlates
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4419-0245-0
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