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Content: Why do people commit crimes and why do people become criminals? Integrative theories have integrated key elements of earlier theories such as biological, psychological, and sociological theories of crime in order to explain these two questions. Integrative theories also integrate a developmental and life-course perspective and knowledge about risk and protective factors in different domains, such as the individual, family, school, peer, neighborhood, and community as well as situational risk and protective factors. This course deals with central concepts and commonly used research methods within the field as well as giving an orientation into current research within this field. The course involves discussions about how this kind of research differs from the often presented simplifications on the causes of crime in media and non-scientific sources as well as how insights from this research can be used in developing more effective crime prevention strategies. |
