Ana Rodas (Western Sydney University), Melanie Simpson, Paddy Rawlinson (Western Sydney University)

Crime, Deviance and Society

An Introduction to Sociological Criminology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Crime, Deviance and Society: An Introduction to Sociological Criminology offers a comprehensive introduction to criminological theory. The book introduces key sociological theories, examines how traditional approaches have influenced the ways in which crime and deviance are constructed, and provides an account of contemporary theories and debates.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 196mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 732g
• ISBN-13: 9781108430302
• ISBN-10: 1108430309
• Artikelnr.: 58851937

Autorenporträt

Ana Rodas is a Lecturer in Criminology and Policing at Western Sydney University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Explaining crime and deviance
2. The origins and influence of positivist thought
3. Place and crime
4. Anomie and strain
5. Deviant and criminal subcultures
6. Labelling: Constructing crime and deviance
7. Indigeneity, race and criminal justice
8. Women, punishment and victimisation
9. Masculinity, crime and criminology
10. The surveillance society and social control
11. Political economy and crimes of the powerful
12. Green criminology
13. Cultural criminology
14. The international dimensions of crime and deviance.