Description: PART ONE: INTRODUCTIONAn Introduction to Theoretical Models in Criminology - Robert F MeierPART TWO: GENERAL ISSUES IN CONSTRUCTING CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORIESThe Methodology of Theory Construction in Criminology - Jack P GibbsThe Level of Explanation Problem in Criminology - James F Short JrPART Three: Assumptions about Theoretical MethodsThe Assumption of Natural Science Methods - John Hagan Criminological PositivismThe Assumption that General Theories Are Not Possible - Charles R TittleThe Assumption that Theories Can Be Combined with Increased Explanatory Power - Delbert S Elliott Theoretical IntegrationsThe Assumption of the Efficacy of Middle-Range Explanation - Don C Gibbons TypologiesPART FOUR: ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF EXPLANATIONSThe Neoclassical Theory of Crime Control - Ernest van den HaagThe Assumption that Crime Is a Product of Individual Characteristics - Michael Hakeem A Prime Example from PsychiatryThe Assumption that Crime Is a Product of Environments - Albert K Cohen Sociological Approaches

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