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Delinquency, Crime and Differential Association

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  • © 1964

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  1. Donald R. Cressey

    1. University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. An Introduction to the Theory of Differential Association

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. A Statement of the Theory

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      Pages 3-29

    3. Some Obstacles to Generalizing in Criminology

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      Pages 30-49

    4. Some Facts a Theory Must Fit

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      Pages 50-66

    5. Differential Association, Differential Social Organization, and the Epidemiology of Crime

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      Pages 67-78

  3. Some Criticisms of the Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
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    2. Some Popular Criticisms of Differential Association

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      Pages 81-89

    3. Differential Associations and Compulsive Crimes

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      Pages 90-107

    4. Differential Association and Trust Violation

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      Pages 108-119

  4. Use of the Theory in Corrections

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121
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    2. Differential Association and Correctional Group Therapy

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      Pages 123-138

    3. Differential Association and Rehabilitation

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      Pages 139-164

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 165-172
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About this book

This is a book about Edwin H. Sutherland's theory of differ­ ential association. I received my Ph. D. from Indiana University, where I worked with Sutherland, and the volume is made up principally of my writings on differential association during the years 1952-1963. However, the volume is neither a festschrift nor a book of reprints. The original materials have in most cases been quite severely edited in order to give the volume coherence and in order to minimize repetition and redundancy. For example, portions of one journal article appear in Chapters I, IV and V; parts of a chapter published in a recent book appear in Chapters I, II and III; and Chapter IX is composed of two inter-related articles, published eight years apart. Chapter I has not appeared elsewhere in its present form, but most of it consists of snippets culled from several of my articles and books and woven together in new form. The book is intended primarily for non-American readers, who on the whole are not as familiar with Sutherland's theory (or with other sociological and social psychological theories about delinquency, crime and corrections) as are Americans. Yet at least a nodding acquaintance with Sutherland's work is becoming increasingly necessary to an intelligent reading of the American literature in criminology.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

    Donald R. Cressey

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Delinquency, Crime and Differential Association

  • Authors: Donald R. Cressey

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-9015-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1964

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-011-8336-9Published: 01 January 1964

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-9015-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 172

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Forensic Science, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law

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