《EXPLAINING CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES》

SECTION ⅠTHEORIES OF DELINQUENCY3

The need for an integrative approach in criminologyW. BUIKHUISEN and S.A. MEDNICK3

Towards a general theory of crimeT. HIRSCHI and M. GOTTFREOSON8

Chronic juvenile delinquency: a theoryW. BUIKHUISEN27

SECTION ⅡPRECURSORS OF DELINQUENCY AND CRIME51

Behavioral precursors and accelerators of delinquencyR. LOEBER51

Social, psychological and biological influences on juvenile delinquency and adult crimeD.P. FARRINGTON68

Environmental and biological thctors in the development of aggressive behaviorD. OLWEUS90

Biological, psychological and social factors related to juvenile delinquencyW. BUIKHUISEN, L. BONTEKOE, C. VAN DER PLAs-KORENHOFF and B.W.G.P. MEIJS121

SECTION ⅢMENTAL ILLNESS AND CRIME143

Antisocial behaviour of persons suffering from mental disordersS. HODGINS143

The genetic relationship between antisocial behavior and schizophrenia: a review of the literatureL. SILVERTON160

SECTION ⅣSTUDIES OF DETERRENCE181

General deterrence: a field experimentW. BUIKHUISEN181

Specific deterrence: a quasi-experimentK.S. VAN DUSEN and S.A. MEONICK197

Testing a model of sanction sensitivity: accomodation to an existing data setM.W. KLEIN and J. PETERSON212

Theoretical and policy implicationsS.A. MEDNICK and W. BUIKHUISEN246

Index of Subjects251

Index of Authors256