A General Theory of Crime

Preface xiii PART I. CRIME Classical Theory and the Idea of Crime 3(12) The Nature of Crime 15(32) PART II. CRIMINALITY Biological Positivism 47(17) Psychological, Economic, and Sociological Positivism 64(21) The Nature of Criminality: Low Self-Control 85(38) PART III. APPLICATIONS OF THE THEORY Criminal Events and Individual Propensities: Age, Gender, and Race 123(31) The Social Consequences of Low Self-Control 154(15) Culture and Crime 169(11) White-Collar Crime 180(22) Organization and Crime 202(15) PART IV. RESEARCH AND POLICY Research Design and Measurement 217(38) Implications for Public Policy 255(22) References Cited 277(16) Index 293