About this title: This volume introduces major theories of crime and criminality for the undergraduate student. It has two unique features: firstly, it emphasizes the social context of theory development, secondly, it makes a link between theoretical notions of crime and changes in social policy concerning crime and criminals. The book begins with early attempts to explain crime through differences in physical or psychological traits. There follows the reframing of crime as a question of social context, then the authors discuss more current developments, such as control theories, labelling and radical conflict ...
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Edition: Second Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780803959019ISBN:080395901X
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sage Pubns
Date Published: 2006-12-27
ISBN-13:9781412936323ISBN:1412936322
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780761920762ISBN:0761920765
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780803959019ISBN:080395901X
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