TY - BOOK AU - Lilly,J.Robert AU - Cullen,Francis T. AU - Ball,Richard A. TI - Criminological theory: context and consequences SN - 9781452258164 [paperback] PY - 2015/// CY - California PB - SAGE Publications, Inc. KW - Criminology KW - Crime KW - United States KW - Criminal behavior N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Contents: 1. The context and consequences of theory -- 2. The search for the "criminal man" -- 3. Rejecting individualism: the Chicago school -- 4. Crime in American society: anomie and strain theories -- 5. Society as insulation: the origins of control theory -- 6. The complexity of control: hirschi's two theories and beyond -- 7. The irony of state intervention: labeling theory -- 8. Social power and the construction of crime: conflict theory -- 9. The variety of critical theory -- 10. The gendering of criminology: feminist theory -- 11. Crimes of the powerful: theories of white-collar crime -- 12. Bringing punishment back-in: conservative criminology -- 13. Choosing crime in everyday life: routine activity and rational choice theories -- 14. The search for the "criminal man" revisited: biosocial theories -- 15. New directions in biosocial theory: perspective and policies -- 16. The development of criminals: life-course theories ER -