Theoretical integration offers the possibility of piecing together theories in an attempt to
clarify relationships between variables and ultimately increase variance explained by the …

Theoretical integration is the process of joining ideas from two or more criminological
theories into a single theoretical statement, often to provide a more complete and accurate …

The purpose of theory within any discipline including criminology is to explain phenomena.
Some scholars argue that the only true type of theoretical integration is at the propositional …

Recently, there has been a vigorous debate about theoretical integration in criminology.
There are many criminology theories but no agreement on which (if any) have been falsified …

There are more than 20 theories that explain crime. Each theory has weaknesses, and no
scholar knows which theory is best. To remedy this unsatisfactory situation a new research …

Recent Developments in Criminological Theory: Toward Disciplinary Diversity and
Theoretical Integration Page 1 [22] Interdisciplinary Integration: Building by Stealing from …

This chapter advocates several positions relevant to micro-macro transitions in the
development of social learning theory. It specifies micro-macro links for social learning …

The study of deviance and crime has traditionally been characterized by a multitude of
seemingly unrelated and competitive theories. Since the 1960s the field has been …

In this address, I revisit the micro–macro problem in criminology, arguing for an “analytical
criminology” that takes an integrated approach to the micro–macro problem. I begin by …

Efforts to construct theories of crime consistent with a priori principles typically prove
unsatisfactory. Awareness of this fact led the early positivists to reject choice theories in favor …