To complement textbooks in criminology that provide a functional introduction to basic ideas, this book was prepared to provide students with original readings written by theorists. The book contains 30 original articles on current developments in criminological theory written to complement 1 of the 12 or more theoretical perspectives that form chapters in most theory texts. Contributors come from a variety of disciplines or fields, including biology, psychology, sociology, criminology, and interdisciplinarity, selected from those prominent in the development of a particular theory. Each chapter addresses aspects of the following issues: (1) a brief summary of the main ideas of the theory; (2) the ways the author’s theory has been misrepresented/distorted; (3) criticisms by others of the theory and how the author has responded; (4) a summary of the balance of the empirical findings; (5) the latest developments in their theoretical position; and (6) policy implications/practice of their theory. Index