Criminal Justice: Anomie & Strain Theory
Key Theorists and Researchers
Durkheim felt that societies could become susceptible to crime and other social problems due to rapid population growth and urbanization. Societies would not have time to enact appropriate laws and regulations to govern social interactions. This condition of inadequate social control was what Durkehiem called anomie.
Merton stated that anomie produces strain in people. He developed a typology of individual responses to the strain. These responses are: conformity, innovation, ritualism, reatreatism, and rebellion.
Other individuals associated with this theory:
Emile Durkheim
Robert K. Merton
Robert Agnew
Steven Messner
Richard Rosenfeld
Albert H. Cohen
Richard Cloward
Derek Ohlin
Books
- Delinquency and Opportunity: A Theory of Delinquent Gangs byCall Number: HV9069 .C52
- Pressured into Crime : An Overview of General Strain Theory byNot available at DSC. Request through GIL Express.
- Social Theory and Social Structure: Toward the Codification of Theory and Research byCall Number: HM66 .M4 1957
Delinquency in Society by ISBN: 9780073401546Publication Date: 2007-09-26Delinquency in Society provides a critical look at a very serious problem through a clear and thorough presentation of the theories of delinquency. In accessible, student-friendly language the authors prepare their readers to understand all facets of delinquency, including the history, institutional context, and societal reactions to delinquent behavior, the major biological, psychological, and sociological theories of behavior, and the variety of policy implications derived from those theories.
eBooks
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Criminology and Public Policy by ISBN: 9781439900086Establishing the value and importance of linking theory and practice, the contributors to Criminology and Public Policy provide a comprehensive treatment of the major theories in criminology and their implications for criminal justice, crime control, and the larger realm of justice.In applying theories to real world issues;such as reducing crime and violence, prisoner reentry policies, gang behavior, and treatment courts-the contributors take both a macro and micro level approach.- Suicide: A Study in Sociology byCall Number: HV6545 .D812
The Cambridge Handbook of Violent Behavior and Aggression by Call Number: HM1116 .C36 2007ISBN: 9780521845670Publication Date: 2007-06-01- Understanding Latino Delinquency: The Applicability of Strain Theory by Ethnicity byISBN: 1931202850Publication Date: 2002-01-01
