RT Article
T1 Toward an analytical criminology: the micro-macro problem, causal mechanisms, and public policy
JF Criminology
VO 55
IS 3
SP 493
OP 519
A1 Matsueda, Ross L. 1955-
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1570658889
AB In this address, I revisit the micro–macro problem in criminology, arguing for an “analytical criminology” that takes an integrated approach to the micro–macro problem. I begin by contrasting an integrated methodological-individualist approach with traditional holist and individualist approaches. An integrated approach considers the concept of emergence and tackles the difficult problem of specifying causal mechanisms by which interactions among individuals produce social organizational outcomes. After presenting a few examples of micro–macro transitions relevant to criminology, I discuss research programs in sociology and economics that focus on these issues. I then discuss the implications of social interaction effects for making causal inferences about crime and for making crime policy recommendations.
K1 Analytical criminology
K1 Mirco-Macro problem
K1 Social interaction
K1 Mikro-Makro-Problem
K1 Analytische Kriminologie
K1 Kriminologische Forschung
DO 10.1111/1745-9125.12149