THE MAJOR CRITICISM OF THE BOOK IS THAT IT TRIES TO BLEND A VOLUNTARY HUMANISTIC THEORY OF BEHAVIOR WITH SOCIAL DETERMINISM. IT IS ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE ROLES PLAYED BY CHOICE, ALTERNATIVES, AND BELIEFS ARE SIMPLISTICALLY PORTRAYED, AND THAT MANY CONCEPTS PUT FORTH BY OTHER CRIMINOLOGISTS ARE MISCONSTRUED. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT CRIMINOLOGISTS FOCUS ON PROBLEMS WITH EMPIRICAL FOUNDATIONS AND CEASE CLOTHING GENERALIZED MORAL PRESCRIPTIONS IN THE LANGUAGE OF SCIENCE. KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR IS CALLED TOO SCANT TO BE SCIENTIFIC. INSTEAD, THE POLITICS OF PRACTICAL SOCIAL CONTROL NEED TO BE DEBATED WHILE, AT THE SAME TIME, PURSUING A TECHNICAL INTEREST IN THE CONVENTIONS AND PRESUPPOSITIONS WHICH ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN DEVIANT BEHAVIOR. EXTENSIVE FOOTNOTING IS PROVIDED. (SEE ALSO NCJ 11589.) (GLR)