Miethe, T. D. Hong Lu, and Reese, E. (2000) Reintegrative shaming and recidivism risks in drug court: Explanations for some unexpected findings. Crime and Delinquency 46(4) 522-541
Braithwaite's (1989) theory of reintegrative shaming has been increasingly used to explain how social control efforts may result in both conformity and deviance. Using this theory as an interpretative framework, the authors' study examines the relative effectiveness of a specialized drug court in reducing recidivism risks.
Moss, G. (1997) Explaining the absence of violent crime among the Semai of Malaysia: Is criminological theory up to the task? Journal of Criminal Justice 25 (3) 177-194
Moss demonstrates that six major criminological perspectives- social control, self-control, strain, labeling, feminist, and social learning- appear to have the capacity to provide criminological accounts of Semai nonviolence that are relevant as well as plausible.
Simpson, J. H. (2000) Social Learning and Social Structure: A General Theory of Crime and Deviance Social Forces 78 (3) 1171-1173.
Simpson gives a favorable review to the book by explaining that its author, Ronald L. Akers, creates a wonderful example of the testable theory tradition that has emerged in American sociology in the Nineteen Sixties/ He also discusses the deviance theory (a mainstay of labeling theory) as an "actor" attempting to remain with a 'stake in conformity. By setting up a learning model, the stage is set for the cross-societal study of crime and deviance.
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