Mechanistic Criminology

List of contents

Part I: Scientific Criminology. Chapter 1: What is Science? Chapter 2: Assessing the Properties of Scientific Criminology. Chapter 3: Progress within Scientific Fields. Chapter 4: Scientific Progress In Criminology. Part II: Mechanistic Science. Chapter 5: Mechanistic Explanations. Chapter 6: Mechanism Schemas. Chapter 7: Biosocial Criminology. Chapter 8: Analytical Criminology. Part III: Mechanistic Translations of Criminological Theories. Chapter 9: Social Learning Theory. Chapter 10: Social Control Theory. Chapter 11: General Strain Theory. Part IV: Mechanistic Criminology. Chapter 12: Nondeclarative Memory. Chapter 13: Declarative Memory. Chapter 14: Theory of Mind. Chapter 15: Conclusion.

About the author

K. Ryan Proctor is Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Avila University. His current research focuses on the development and application of theoretical methods to promote scientific progress within the social sciences, as well as understanding how technological advances alter social structures in ways that facilitate or inhibit crime.
Richard E. Niemeyer is a co-founder and former Deputy Director of the Institute for the Applications of Mathematics and Integrated Science at the University of California, Riverside. His research broadly focuses on increasing systemicity between mathematics, the life sciences, and the social sciences. He currently lives in Denver, Colorado.

Summary

Mechanistic Criminology advocates for the adoption of a mechanistic mode of theorizing to allow criminologists to engage in theory falsification and competition and ignite rapid scientific discovery in the field.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Niemeyer, Richard E. Niemeyer, K. Ryan Proctor, K. Ryan (Avila University Proctor
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781138342552
• ISBN: 978-1-138-34255-2
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Evolutionary Analysis in the Social Sciences; Evolutionary Analysis in the Social Sciences
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology