The Origins of American Criminology: Advances in Criminological Theory
Francis T. Cullen · Andrew J. Myer · Freda Adler · Cheryl Lero Jonson
Feb 2011 · Advances in Criminological Theory Book 1 · Transaction Publishers
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The Origins of American Criminology is an invaluable resource. Both separately and together, these essays capture the stories behind the invention of criminologyâs major theoretical perspectives. They preserve information that otherwise would have been lost. There is urgency to embark on this reflective task given that the generation that defined the field for the past decades is heading into retirement. This fine volume insures that their life experiences will not be forgotten. The volume shows criminology to be a human enterprise. Ideas are not driven primarilyâand often not at allâby data. Theories are not invented solely as part of the scientific process; they are not inevitable. American criminologyâs great theories most often precede the collection of data; they guide and produce empirical inquiry, not vice versa. Theoretical paradigms are shaped by a host of factorsâscholarsâ assumptions about the world drawn from their social constructs, disciplinary content and ideology, cognitive environments found in specific universities and the fieldâs scholarly networks, and, quirks in a personâs biography. The volume demonstrates that humanity is what makes theory possible. Diverse experiencesâwhen we were born, where we have lived, the unique trajectories of our personal life courses, the disciplines and academic places we have ended upâallow individual scholars to see the world differently.
About the author
Francis T. Cullen is distinguished professor of criminal justice and sociology at the University of Cincinnati.
Andrew J. Myer is assistant professor of sociology, social work, and criminal justice at Viterbo University.
Freda Adler is distinguished professor emerita in the criminal justice program at Rutgers University, Newark. She is also a past president of the American Criminological Society. In addition to being co-editor of Transaction’s Advances in Criminological Theory series, she is the author of numerous works, including Sisters in Crime: The Rise of the New Female Criminal and Criminology and the Criminal Justice System.
Cheryl Lero Jonson is assistant professor of criminal justice at Northern Kentucky University.
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