Delinquency and Drift Revisited, Volume 21

Little did I expect in 1964 that Delinquency and Drift would remain an important work more than half a century later. It is heartening that the ideas expressed continue to have relevance for today's study of crime and delinquency. I enjoyed reading the volume, and I hope others will as well. David Matza, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley For those unfamiliar with David Matzas work, this thoughtful collection serves as an essential introduction. For those who know his workor think they doit serves as a reminder of how important Matzas contribution has been. This is a timely and welcome exploration of the work of one of the most enduring criminologists of our time. Elliot Currie, Professor, University of California, Irvine The aptly titled volume Delinquency and Drift Revisited: The Criminology of David Matza and Beyond is a remarkable tribute to the importance of the work of David Matza to both the development and future of the conceptualization of deviance and crime. While many festschrifts glorify the past and emphasize the contributions of a scholars work to the present, the essays in this volume provide a framework for innovative future research in diverse areas based on Matzas insights.Marvin Krohn, Professor, University of Florida

Thomas G. Blomberg is Dean and Sheldon L. Messinger Professor of Criminology and Executive Director of the Center for Criminology and Public Policy in the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University. Francis T. Cullen is Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Associate in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. Christoffer Carlsson has a PhD in criminology from Stockholm University, Sweden, and is a researcher in criminology at The Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm. Cheryl Lero Jonson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Xavier University.

Contents Preface Part I. Origins 1. David MatzaCriminologist: With New Reflections from David Matza Thomas G. Blomberg 2. Delinquency and Drift: Challenging Criminology Then and Now Travis C. Pratt Part II. Techniques of Neutralization 3. Techniques of Neutralization [reprint] Gresham M. Sykes and David Matza 4. The Current Status of Neutralization Theory Shadd Maruna and Heith Copes Part III. Subterranean Values 5. Juvenile Delinquency and Subterranean Values [reprint] David Matza and Gresham M. Sykes 6. Juvenile Delinquency and Subterranean Values Revisited Timothy Brezina and Robert Agnew 7. White-Collar Crime and Subterranean Values Michael L. Benson and Francis T. Cullen Part IV. Delinquency and Drift 8. Cognitions and Crime: Matzas Ideas in Classic and Contemporary Context Peggy C. Giordano and Jennifer Copp 9. Drifting Out of Crime: Criminal Careers, Maturational Reform, and Desistance Christoffer Carlsson Part V. Becoming Deviant 10. Revisiting Matzas Concepts of Affinity and Affiliation: Lessons for the Study of Peer Influences in Criminology Jean Marie McGloin and Kyle J. Thomas 11. Signification: The State as a Source of Crime Daniel P. Mears and Cheryl Lero Jonson