Criminal Lessons
Case Studies and Commentary on Crime and Justice
Seiten
2003
Columbia University Press (Verlag)
978-0-231-12931-2 (ISBN)
Columbia University Press (Verlag)
978-0-231-12931-2 (ISBN)
Summarizing what he has learned about crime and criminals during his long career, Frederic G. Reamer speculates about the factors that lead to crime and considers what we can do to prevent and respond to it meaningfully.
Why do people commit crimes? How can crime be prevented? And what can society and criminal justice professionals do to implement constructive responses to criminal behavior? Summarizing what he has learned about crime and criminals during his long career, one of social work's most distinguished theoreticians speculates about the factors that lead to crime and considers what we can do to prevent and respond to it meaningfully. Criminal Lessons is based on more than thirteen thousand cases in which Frederic G. Reamer has been involved as a parole board member, a role that was supplemented by his earlier experiences working in a federal correctional facility, a state penitentiary, and a forensic unit in a state psychiatric hospital. Reamer presents an original and compelling typology of crime that classifies offenders on the basis of the circumstances that led to their offenses. He isolates seven categories, tracing crime to desperation, greed, rage, revenge, frolic, addiction, or mental illness.
Using actual case studies to illustrate these patterns of 'criminal circumstances,' Reamer presents a model for the prevention of, and response to, crime and throughout the book offers recommendations related to social services, criminal justice, and public policy.
Why do people commit crimes? How can crime be prevented? And what can society and criminal justice professionals do to implement constructive responses to criminal behavior? Summarizing what he has learned about crime and criminals during his long career, one of social work's most distinguished theoreticians speculates about the factors that lead to crime and considers what we can do to prevent and respond to it meaningfully. Criminal Lessons is based on more than thirteen thousand cases in which Frederic G. Reamer has been involved as a parole board member, a role that was supplemented by his earlier experiences working in a federal correctional facility, a state penitentiary, and a forensic unit in a state psychiatric hospital. Reamer presents an original and compelling typology of crime that classifies offenders on the basis of the circumstances that led to their offenses. He isolates seven categories, tracing crime to desperation, greed, rage, revenge, frolic, addiction, or mental illness.
Using actual case studies to illustrate these patterns of 'criminal circumstances,' Reamer presents a model for the prevention of, and response to, crime and throughout the book offers recommendations related to social services, criminal justice, and public policy.
Frederic G. Reamer is professor of social work at Rhode Island College. The author or editor of twelve books, he received the Council of Social Work Education's award for recent distinguished contributions in social work.
1. First Lessons 2. Crimes of Desperation 3. Crimes of Greed, Exploitation, and Opportunism 4. Crimes of Rage 5. Crimes of Revenge and Retribution 6. Crimes of Frolic 7. Crimes of Addiction 8. Crimes of Mental Illness 9. Final Lessons Crime Prevention Responding to Crime Notes References Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.10.2003 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-231-12931-9 / 0231129319 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-231-12931-2 / 9780231129312 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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