Books in the The Library of Essays in Theoretical Criminology series

Provides some of the most influential works in social ecology and environmental criminology. This title encompasses some of the major journal articles from the 1980s and 1990s in neighborhoods and crime, and then addresses some of the quintessential works in environmental criminology.

Presents the historical, theoretical, methodological, and applied developments within affirmative postmodern and post-structural criminology, which includes the evolution of thought that embraces the 'linguistic turn' in crime, law justice, and social change. This title also includes previously-published articles authored by key thinkers.

Cultural criminology has now emerged as a distinct theoretical perspective, and as a notable intellectual alternative to certain aspects of contemporary criminology. This title highlights dimensions of cultural criminology - its theoretical foundations, its theoretical trajectories, and its broader theoretical critiques.

Focuses on the similarities and differences among the major contributors to the early developmental stage of social control theory. This title deals with the central importance of parents, peers, and schools in the creation of informal control mechanisms and their link to crime and delinquency.