In this review, we explore how the concept of embeddedness has shaped—and been
shaped by—the evolution of the subfield of economic sociology. Although embeddedness is …

▪ Abstract This paper begins with a summary of the rational choice approach and its
implications for the study of criminal behavior. I then review research on offending that uses …

In the last few decades, rational choice theory has emerged as a bedrock theory in the fields
of economics, sociology, psychology, and political science. Although rational choice theory …

The research findings with respect to the relationship between incarceration and
employment are consistent enough that it is tempting to conclude that incarceration causes …

Andrews and Bonta identified the following criminogenic needs as important to reducing
offending: substance use, antisocial cognition, antisocial associates, family and marital …

A symbolic interactionist perspective on the emotions is presented that highlights their social
character, forges links to cognitive processes, and suggests ways in which emotions …

Objectives. Drawing from social network and life-course frameworks, the authors extend
Hagan's concept of criminal embeddedness to embeddedness within gangs. This study …

* Recipient of the American Society of Criminology's 2006 Michael J. Hindelang Award for a
book, published within the past three calendar years, that is" the most outstanding …

When a woman leaves prison, she enters a world of competing messages and conflicting
advice. Staff from prison, friends, family members, workers at halfway houses and treatment …

Drawing on recent scholarship on prisoner reentry and gendered pathways to crime, this
research explores how social relationships, incarceration experiences, and community …