Sociological Aspects of Crime and Delinquency (Routledge Revivals)

Michael Phillipson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

192 Seiten

2014
Routledge (Verlag)
9781138830271 (ISBN)

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This book, first published in 1971, is a discussion of criminal behaviour in relation to a wide range of behaviours which could be called deviance and regards the whole field from the sociological point of view. The whole discussion is related to social policy, and is vital reading for students of sociology and criminology.

The field of crime and delinquency attracts a great deal of heated and partial opinion, prejudice and other forms of mal-thinking. When there is a scientific approach there tends to be a psychological explanation. This book, first published in 1971, is a corrective to both trends. It is a discussion of criminal behaviour in relation to a wide range of behaviours which could be called deviance and regards the whole field from the sociological point of view. The whole discussion is related to social policy, and is vital reading for students of sociology and criminology.

Michael Phillipson

1. Introduction: some problems of traditional criminology 2. An alternative perspective 3. The paradox of social control and the normality of crime 4. Crime in particular social structures 5. Sociological interpretations of juvenile delinquency 6. Criminology, sociology, crime and social policy; Suggestions for further reading; Bibliography

Erscheint lt. Verlag	24.10.2014
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Revivals
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	500 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-13	9781138830271 / 9781138830271
Zustand	Neuware