Advances in Criminological Theory
About the Book Series
The Advances in Criminological Theory Series is the first series exclusively dedicated to the dissemination of original work on criminological theory. It was created to overcome the neglect of theory construction and validation in existing publications, as well as to further the free exchange of ideas, to broaden the discourse on traditional theories, and to explore new insights that challenge old ways of explaining crime. The series ranges widely, covering theoretical growth from postulates to logically derived hypotheses to testing and analysis with particular emphasis on reformations and new applications of existing paradigms. It is a rich collection that delves into the history of the discipline, organizes past and emerging knowledge, explores the current status of theoretical development, and opens pathways for future exploration.
Gender and Crime: Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives
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By Sandra L. Browning, Leah C. Butler, Cheryl Lero Jonson
August 29, 2025
This volume takes stock of contemporary perspectives on gender and crime. In 1975, Freda Adler published her pathbreaking book, Sisters in Crime: The Rise of the New Female Criminal. She made the bold claim that changes in American society—including changing attitudes and opportunities—would allow ...
Corporate Crime: The Firm as Victim and Offender
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By Miranda A. Galvin, William S. Laufer
August 22, 2025
This volume speaks to the fundamental issues inherent in trying to understand the who-what-where-and-whys of corporate crime. Only in addressing these larger issues does it become possible to begin to integrate the study of corporate crime into the larger criminological theory literature. A ...
A Criminologist’s Life: Essays in Honor of the Criminological Legacy of Francis T. Cullen
1st Edition
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By Cheryl Lero Jonson, Travis C. Pratt
May 27, 2024
A Criminologist’s Life: Essays in Honor of the Criminological Legacy of Francis T. Cullen honors the vast scholarly contributions of Francis T. "Frank" Cullen as well as the immeasurable influence that he has had on the field for over 40 years.With over 500 publications to his name and more than ...
Theories of Terrorism: Contemporary Perspectives
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By Murat Haner, Melissa M. Sloan
May 31, 2023
Theories of Terrorism explains and advances the major theories of terrorism that address issues of becoming a terrorist, being a terrorist, and leaving terrorism, in a clear and accessible format. Readers will gain an understanding of the most promising explanations of terrorism that have been ...
Revitalizing Victimization Theory: Revisions, Applications, and New Directions
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By Travis C. Pratt, Jillian J. Turanovic
September 26, 2022
Revitalizing Victimization Theory: Revisions, Applications, and New Directions revises some of the major perspectives in victimization theory, applies theoretical perspectives to the victimization of vulnerable populations, and carves out new theoretical territory that is clearly needed but has yet...
Fifty Years of Causes of Delinquency, Volume 25: The Criminology of Travis Hirschi
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By James C. Oleson, Barbara J. Costello
July 02, 2021
This volume marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Travis Hirschi’s seminal work Causes of Delinquency. The influence of Hirschi’s book, and the theory of social control it described, can scarcely be overstated. Social control theory has been empirically tested or commented on by hundreds...
Criminal Justice Theory, Volume 26: Explanations and Effects
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By Cecilia Chouhy, Joshua C. Cochran, Cheryl Lero Jonson
June 30, 2021
Criminal Justice Theory: Explanations and Effects undertakes a systematic study of theories of the criminal justice system, which historically have received very little attention from scholars. This is a glaring omission given the risk of mass imprisonment, the increasing presence of police in ...
Challenging Criminological Theory: The Legacy of Ruth Rosner Kornhauser
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By Francis T. Cullen, Pamela Wilcox, Robert J. Samspon, Brendan D. Dooley
March 31, 2021
This volume is divided into five sections that, when taken together, offer an informative account of the impact of Ruth Rosner Kornhauser's Social Sources of Delinquency on the development of American criminological thought. This classic book was her major contribution to the field.Section I tells ...
Qualitative Research in Criminology: Advances in Criminological Theory
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By Jody Miller, Wilson R. Palacios
June 30, 2020
This volume investigates the significant role qualitative research plays in expanding and refining our understandings of crime and justice. It features seventeen original essays that discuss the relationship between methodology and theory. The result is a theoretically engaged volume that explores ...
Building a Black Criminology, Volume 24: Race, Theory, and Crime
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By James D. Unnever, Shaun L. Gabbidon, Cecilia Chouhy
February 25, 2020
In light of the Black Lives Matter movement and protests in many cities, race plays an ever more salient role in crime and justice. Within theoretical criminology, however, race has oddly remained on the periphery. It is often introduced as a control variable in tests of theories and is rarely ...
Unraveling the Crime-Place Connection, Volume 22: New Directions in Theory and Policy
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By David Weisburd, John E. Eck
March 05, 2019
Unraveling the Crime-Place Connection examines in a new light how places enhance our understanding of crime and its control. While there has been much work in this area focused on policy, few have examined the underlying theories that inform this work. Theory has played a secondary role in the "...
Crime and Social Organization
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By Elin Waring, David Weisburd
February 12, 2018
This tenth volume in the Advances in Criminological Theory series is dedicated to the work of Albert J. Reiss, Jr. It focuses on the relationship between crime and social organization that is so central to his work. This focus rejects a view of crime solely as the action of atomistic individuals ...