Toward a Theoretical Integration of Crime and Delinquency

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ID2168360
AuthorsMary M Cavanaugh
Year2011
Volume21
Issue3
Pages312-322
Publication date2011-04-29
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10911359.2011.564956
OpenAlexW1996976357
LanguageEN
References cited11

The articles in this Special Issue provide an overview of the major social science theoretical perspectives regarding crime and delinquency in sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, economics, and political science. An analysis of these academic and scholarly paradigms reveals common themes. It may prove helpful to probe these shared conceptual commonalities and distinctions across disciplines in an attempt to weave an integrated framework that may elucidate our understanding of crime and delinquency. Recognizing that there are key shared factors across theoretical social science explanations is a first step toward conceptualizing an integrative framework that may better explain the root causes of crime and delinquency and thus assist instructors, practitioners, and researchers in identifying key explanatory variables related to human behavior and the social environment. KEYWORDS: Crimedelinquencycriminalitytheoretical integration

Criminology · Juvenile delinquency · Social science · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence · Social Psychology

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