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Crime and Coercion

An Integrated Theory of Chronic Criminality

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  • © 2000

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  1. Mark Colvin
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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Mark Colvin
    Pages 1-7

  3. Emergence of a Differential Coercion Theory of Criminality

    • Mark Colvin
    Pages 9-52

  4. The Immediate Contexts of Coercion

    • Mark Colvin
    Pages 53-88

  5. The Larger Contexts of Coercion: Economics and Culture

    • Mark Colvin
    Pages 89-114

  6. Coercion in the Foreground of Crime

    • Mark Colvin
    Pages 115-138

  7. A Theory-Driven Response to Crime: Toward a Non-Coercive Society

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    Pages 139-175

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 177-216
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About this book

In a major new theory of criminal behavior, Mark Colvin argues that chronic criminals emerge from a developmental process characterized by recurring, erratic episodes of coercion. Colvin's differential coercion theory, which integrates several existing criminological perspectives, lays out a compelling argument that coercive forces create social and psychological dynamics that lead to chronic criminal behavior. While Colvin's presentation focuses primarily on chronic street criminals, the theory is also applied to exploratory offenders and white-collar criminals. In addition, Colvin presents a critique of current crime control measures, which rely heavily on coercion, and offers in their place a comprehensive crime reduction program based on consistent, non-coercive practices.

About the author

MARK COLVIN is Associate Professor of Sociology at George Mason University where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in criminology.

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