Criminological Theories

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• Started the social bond theory.
• His idea of evolution sparked use of the scientific method.
• Began strain theory and concept of anomie.
• Founder of sociology.
• Believed crime was due to an abnormal personality formed early.
• Sociologist who applied idea of anomie to criminology.
• Developed age-graded theory.
• Developed the neutralization theory.
• Started the attachment theory.
• His writings are the basis for critical criminology.
• Developed differential association theory.
• Founder of classical criminology.
• Founder of modern criminology.
• First to describe the psychopathic personality.
• Believed that crime was the result of the "utilitarian calculus".
• Wrote "Thinking About Crime".
• Believed that adolescents have "identity crisis"
• Developed the general strain theory.
• Developed the concentric zone theory.
• Wrote "Seductions of Crime"/idea of situational inducements.

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