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Informationen zum Autor Jon Heidt is an assistant professor of criminology at the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada. He received his B.A. in sociology from the University of Montana and his Ph.D. from Simon Fraser University in 2011. He has been studying theories for over 10 years and has taught theory and methods courses at several academic institutions. His work has appeared in Critical Criminology, The Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology , and The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice . Dr. Heidt was also involved with research on the supervised injection sites in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. His other interests include corrections, evidence-based policies, ethnography, and drug policy legislation. Johannes Wheeldon is an assistant professor at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. He received his B.A. in political science from Dalhousie University, his LLM from Durham University, and his Ph.D. from Simon Fraser University in 2009. He has focused on the practical application of criminological theory in policing, courts, and corrections and explored how visual maps can assist students to understand the assumptions behind methodological approaches and research traditions. Recent work has appeared in The Journal of Criminal Justice Education, Theoretical Criminology, and Canadian Political Science Review . The Open Society Foundation funds his current work on debate, juvenile justice, and international human rights. Other scholarly interests include philosophy of justice, mixed methods, and visual criminology. Klappentext Zusammenfassung As well as using concept maps, mind maps and other visual techniques used to consider theory-based inquiry, this text combines an exploration of the core elements of ‘theory’ with relevant theoretical examples drawn from biology, psychology, sociology, critical traditions, and integrative efforts. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I: Introduction to Criminological Thinking CHAPTER 1: Basic Principles of Theorizing and Mapping What is Criminological Thinking? What is Criminological Theory? Visual Techniques and Criminological Theory Seven Steps to Understanding Criminological Thinking Major Orientations and Organization of the Book CHAPTER 2: The Seven-Step Model and Early Explanations of Criminality The Seven Steps to Understanding Criminological Thinking A Research Example: Classical Criminology and Deterrence Theory PART II: Individual Difference Theories CHAPTER 3: Biological Positivist Theories The Biological Positivist Tradition Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Practical Ramifications of Biological Positivism: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly? Criticisms of Biological Positivist Theories Research Example: Rethinking Biology and the Brain CHAPTER 4: Psychological Positivist Theories The Psychological Positivist Tradition Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Criticisms of Psychological Positivism Research Example: Mental Illness and Crime PART III: Process Theories CHAPTER 5: Psychological Process Theories The Psychological Process Tradition Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Criticisms of Psychological Process Theories Research Examples: The Stanford Prison Experiment, Milgram in Liberia, and Police Legitimacy CHAPTER 6: Differential Association and Social Learning Theories The Differential Association and Social Learning Tradition Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Criticisms of Social Learning Theory Research Example: Meta-Analysis and Social Learning Theory CHAPTER 7: Control Theories The Control Tradition Seven Steps of Criminological Thinking Criticis...
