Ronald Akers: 2 books
Social Learning and Social Structure
A General Theory of Crime and Deviance
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
The social learning theory of crime integrates Edwin H. Sutherland's diff erential association theory with behavioral learning theory. It is a widely accepted and applied approaches to criminal and deviant behavior. However, it is also widely misinterpreted, misstated, and misapplied.This is the fi...
Criminological Theories
Introduction and Evaluation
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
In Criminological Theories, the noted criminologist Ronald Akers provides thorough description, discussion, and appraisal of the leading theories of crime/delinquent behavior and law/criminal justice - the origin and history of each theory and its contemporary developments and adherents.
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