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Positivism in criminological thought : a study in the history and use of ideas
- Title
- Positivism in criminological thought : a study in the history and use of ideas / Teresa J. Neyhouse.
- Author
- Neyhouse, Teresa J. (Teresa Jeanne), 1971-
- Publication
- New York : LFB Scholarly Publ., 2002.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | HV6028 .N43 2002 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xi, 167 pages; 22 cm.
- Series Statement
- Criminal justice : recent scholarship
- Uniform Title
- Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-163) and index.
- Contents
- Research Question and General Background -- Summary of Subsequent Chapters -- Historical Methodology -- Speculative v Critical Philosophy of History -- Speculative Philosophy of History -- Critical Philosophy of History -- Historical Development -- Intellectual History: The Importance of Ideas -- Making Sense of Connections between Ideas and Developmental Influences -- The Philosophy of Positivism -- Positivism Defined -- Positivism as the Protector of the Status Quo -- Arguments Against the Notion that Positivism Is 'Just a Methodology' -- Comte an Extremist? -- Marxism and Positivism -- Positivism in Criminology -- The Importance of Positivism in Criminology as Ideology -- Why Does Positivism Serve the Interests of the Status Quo? -- How Are Status Quo Interests Translated into Action? -- Positivism and the Issue of "Control" -- Contractions and Long Swings in Capitalist Economies -- Evidence that Characterizes Contractions -- Quantitative Evidence -- Long Swings Introduced -- Debate Regarding "Cyclic" Aspect of Long Swings -- Theories/Explanations for the Long Swings -- The Important Role of Profit Rates -- Choosing a Framework from which to Work -- Dating of the Long Swings -- The Significance of the Long Swing Theory for the Current Thesis -- Attempts to Link Innovations with Long Swings -- Long Swings and the Issue of "Control" -- The Connection Between Long Swings and the Development of Criminological Positivism -- General Qualitative Characteristics of Each of the Long Swing Phases.
- ISBN
- 1931202273
- 9781931202275
- LCCN
- 2002003271
- OCLC
- ocm49225431
- 49225431
- SCSB-1251759
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library