Books by Michael R. Gottfredson

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Though the two traditions are considered incompatible, this book brings classical and modern criminology together by requiring that their conceptions be consistent with each other and with the results of research.

The study of decisions in the criminal justice process provides a useful focus for the examination of many fundamental aspects of criminal jus tice. First, it is as sumed that a choice of possible decisions (or, more precisely, of possible alternatives) is available.

This work explicates and extends the application of control theory. It focuses on key assumptions and components of control theories, and discusses the notion of learning, or socialization, in the context of control theory and the effects that families and peers have on criminal behaviour.

In this enlightening study, the authors implement a unique research approach to offer a greater understanding of policy reform of pretrial release and detention practices in the criminal courts in Boston, Miami, and Phoenix.