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"Title Page"; "Copyright Page"; "Contents"; "Notes on Contributors"; "Chapter 1 Introduction: Theory and Contemporary Criminology"; "Theoretical Science"; "Theory Within Other Philosophies of the Enterprise"; "Problem-solving criminology"; "Verstehen analysis"; "Descriptive criminology"; "Critical work"; "Nihilistic thinking"; "Amelioration"; "Summary"; "References"; "Chapter 2 Correlates of Crime"; "Introduction"; "Sex"; "Age"; "Race"; "Temperament"; "Personality"; "Self-Control/Self-Regulation"; "Family/Parenting Factors"; "References."

"Further Readings" "Chapter 3 Theory Testing In Criminology"; "Guidelines for Testing Criminological Theories"; "1. Learn some skills"; "2. Become familiar with the datasets used in the field"; "3. Know the literature"; "4. Ask a good question"; "5. Get the right data"; "6. Answer empirically the question you asked"; "7. Rule out methodological artifacts"; "8. Understand the implications of your work"; "9. Seek advice and listen to it"; "10. Select the right journal"; "11. Expect to make revisions"; "Conclusion"; "References"; "Chapter 4 Deterrence."

"Introduction" "Effect of Sanction Threat Perceptions on Crime"; "Deterrence and the Police"; "Size of police force and resources"; "Policing strategies"; "Deterrence and Imprisonment"; "Imprisonment and reoffending"; "Adult waiver"; "Conclusions"; "Notes"; "References"; "Chapter 5 Contemporary Biosocial Criminology: A Systematic Review of the Literature, 2000-2012"; "What is Biosocial Criminology?"; "Evolutionary criminology"; "Biological criminology"; "Behavior genetics"; "Molecular genetics"; "Neurocriminology"; "The current focus."

"Literature Search Process and Inclusion Criteria""Findings"; "Evolutionary criminology findings"; "Biological criminology findings"; "Behavior genetic findings"; "Molecular genetic findings"; "Discussion"; "Notes"; "References"; "Chapter 6 A Developmental Perspective on Adolescent Risk-Taking and Criminal Behavior"; "Introduction"; "Is Adolescent Crime Normal?"; "The age�a�?crime curve"; "Why do adolescents engage in crime?"; "Activation of the socio-emotional system"; "Activation of the cognitive control system"; "Adolescent desistance from crime."

"Should Adolescents be Treated Differently for Their Crimes?" "Are juvenile offenders as culpable as adult offenders?"; "How does the system treat juvenile offenders?"; "Conclusion"; "References"; "Chapter 7 Social Disorganization Theory�a�?s Greatest Challenge: Linking Structural Characteristics to Crime in Socially Disorganized Communities"; "Social Disorganization Theory"; "Social Disorganization Theory's Greatest Challenge"; "Promising Theoretical Developments"; "Collective efficacy"; "Social capital"; "Social ties and neighborhood networks"; "Conclusion."

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