''Principles of Criminology'', written by

Edwin H. Sutherland Edwin Hardin Sutherland (August 13, 1883 – October 11, 1950) was an American sociologist. He is considered one of the most influential criminologists of the 20th century. He was a sociologist of the symbolic interactionist school of thought ...

and

Donald R. Cressey Donald Ray Cressey (April 27, 1919 – July 21, 1987) was an American penology, penologist, sociology, sociologist, and criminology, criminologist who made innovative contributions to the study of organized crime, prisons, criminology, the sociolog ...

, is hailed as an authoritative work in the field of

criminology Criminology (from Latin , "accusation", and Ancient Greek , ''-logia'', from λόγος ''logos'' meaning: "word, reason") is the study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in both the behavioural and so ...

."Prof. Donald R. Cressey, 68, Expert on Sociology of Crime." ''New York Times.'' July 28, 1987.
/ref> The first edition was published in 1934, although it was derived from a previous publication, ''Criminology'' (1924). The 1934 edition contained a paragraph claiming that crime is brought about by a conflict of behaviours that originate from different cultures. This was the seed of Sutherland's theory of

differential association In criminology, differential association is a theory developed by Edwin Sutherland proposing that through interaction with others, individuals learn the values, attitudes, techniques, and motives for criminal behavior. The differential associa ...

, which was fully developed in the fourth edition, published in 1947. Further editions of the book were published after Sutherland's death in 1950 by Cressey and D. F. Luckenbill as co-authors.

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