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Jenkins William - An Analysis Of Michael R. Gottfredson And Travish Hirschi's A General Theory Of Crime - Paperback
Jenkins William - An Analysis Of Michael R. Gottfredson And Travish Hirschi's A General Theory Of Crime - Paperback
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Description: Michael R. Gottfredson and Travish Hirschi's 1990 A General Theory of Crime is a classic text that helped reshape the discipline of criminology. It is also a testament to the powers of clear reasoning and interpretation. In critical thinking terms reasoning is all about presenting a solid and persuasive case and as many people instinctively understand the most persuasive reasoning is that which bases itself on a single simple hook. In Gottfredson and Hirschi's case this hook was what has come to be known as the self - control theory of crime the idea that the tendency to commit crime is directly related to an individual's level of self - control. While the dominant schools of thought of the time tended to focus on crime as the product of complex environmental factors with little attempt to unify different theories Gottfredson and Hirschi sought to interpret things so as to provide a single overarching concept that explained why crimes of all sorts were committed. Moreover while other theories of crime concentrated on understanding and explaining specific types of law - breaking the self - control model could in Gottfredson and Hirschi's view be seen as the basis for understanding the root cause for all crime in all contexts. While such simplicity inevitably attracted as much criticism as agreement subsequent studies have provided real - world corroboration for the General Theory's persuasive reasoning.
Title: An Analysis Of Michael R. Gottfredson And Travish Hirschi's A General Theory Of Crime
Author(s): Jenkins William
Publisher: Macat International Limited
Barcode: 9781912128716
Pages: 96 Pages
Publication Date: 7/4/2017
Series: The Macat Library
Category: Political Science & Theory
Description: Michael R. Gottfredson and Travish Hirschi's 1990 A General Theory of Crime is a classic text that helped reshape the discipline of criminology. It is also a testament to the powers of clear reasoning and interpretation. In critical thinking terms reasoning is all about presenting a solid and persuasive case and as many people instinctively understand the most persuasive reasoning is that which bases itself on a single simple hook. In Gottfredson and Hirschi's case this hook was what has come to be known as the self - control theory of crime the idea that the tendency to commit crime is directly related to an individual's level of self - control. While the dominant schools of thought of the time tended to focus on crime as the product of complex environmental factors with little attempt to unify different theories Gottfredson and Hirschi sought to interpret things so as to provide a single overarching concept that explained why crimes of all sorts were committed. Moreover while other theories of crime concentrated on understanding and explaining specific types of law - breaking the self - control model could in Gottfredson and Hirschi's view be seen as the basis for understanding the root cause for all crime in all contexts. While such simplicity inevitably attracted as much criticism as agreement subsequent studies have provided real - world corroboration for the General Theory's persuasive reasoning.
Title: An Analysis Of Michael R. Gottfredson And Travish Hirschi's A General Theory Of Crime
Author(s): Jenkins William
Publisher: Macat International Limited
Barcode: 9781912128716
Pages: 96 Pages
Publication Date: 7/4/2017
Series: The Macat Library
Category: Political Science & Theory
