Overview
Offers an accessible introduction, for both criminology academics and students, to the complex problems of causation and how this has impacted on the development of the discipline
Looks at some of the technical issues of theory construction that may lead advanced criminology theory to fail at accounting for the causes of crime
Combines both Criminology and the Philosophy of the Social Sciences
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The problem of causation is notoriously difficult and has plagued philosophers and scientists for centuries. Warr highlights the importance of grappling with this problem and demonstrates how it can lead to unsuccessful theorising and can prevent students from fully appreciating the development of thinking in criminology. This accessible account will prove to be a must-read for scholars of criminal justice, penology and philosophy of social science.
Reviews
“Jason Warr’s Criminological Theory and the Problem of Causation is a romp through some familiar and unfamiliar terrain pertaining to one of the key problems within criminology – the problem of crime causation. Excavating the implicit (at times explicit) assumptions and models of causation that have dominated the discipline of criminology for a century or so, Warr reminds us that criminology has often deployed overly simplistic models of causation which have left specific explanations open to criticism and consignment to the pile marked ‘not quite adequate’.” (Jo Phoenix, Open University)
“Warr's book is like a 'short, sharp shock' to the study of criminology, exposing the dirty, little secret of our field and showing a way forward in thinking about the crucial issue of "causality" and crime. Although subsequent theorising in criminology need not adopt Warr's specific suggestions for modeling the causes of crime, no serious scholar or student of the discipline should ignore his cogent analysis of this key issue.” (Shadd Maruna, Professor of Criminology, University of Manchester)
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Book Title: An Introduction to Criminological Theory and the Problem of Causation
Authors: Jason Warr
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47446-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-47445-8Published: 01 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83737-6Published: 03 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-47446-5Published: 24 January 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 94
Topics: Criminological Theory, Crime and Society, Critical Criminology, Philosophy of the Social Sciences