The Handbook of Criminological Theory by Piquero, Alex R.

The Handbook of Criminological Theory (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781118512388)

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The Handbook of Criminological Theory by Piquero, Alex R.

The Handbook of Criminological Theory

$212.95
The Handbook of Criminological Theory by Piquero, Alex R.

The Handbook of Criminological Theory

$212.95
Format: Hardcover
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An indispensable resource for all levels, this handbook provides up-to-date, in-depth summaries of the most important theories in criminology.

  • Provides original, cutting-edge, and in-depth summaries of the most important theories in criminology
  • Covers the origins and assumptions behind each theory, explores current debates and research, points out knowledge gaps, and offers directions for future research
  • Encompasses theory, research, policy, and practice, with recommendations for further reading at the end of each essay
  • Features discussions of broad issues and topics related to the field, such as the correlates of crime, testing theory, policy, and prediction
  • Clearly and accessibly written by leading scholars in the field as well as up-and-coming scholars


Author: Alex R. Piquero
ISBN-10: 1118512383
ISBN-13: 9781118512388
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 11/02/2015
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.21lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.80w x 1.20d
By Alex R. Piquero
By Alex R. Piquero
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Alex R. Piquero is Ashbel Smith Professor in the Program in Criminology in the School of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. He is also Adjunct Professor at the Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice, and Governance at Griffith University, Australia, and Faculty Affiliate at the Center for Violence and Injury Prevention in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. From 2008 to 2013 he was co-editor of the Journal of Quantitative Criminology and has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles in the areas of criminal careers, crime prevention, criminological theory, and quantitative research methods. He has collaborated on several books, including Offending from Childhood to Late Middle Age: Recent Results from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (2013), Handbook of Quantitative Criminology (2011), and Key Issues in Criminal Careers Research: New Analyses of the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (2007).

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