William S. Tregea

Prisoners on Criminology

Convict Life Stories and Crime Prevention

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

William S. Tregea makes prisoners' stories come alive with eighty prisoner essays integrated in informational chapters tracing shifts in criminality, the U.S. prison build up, and inner cities. The chapters review criminological theories through case studies of prisoners' own insights on their lives at the individual, family, and community levels.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 398
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 644g
• ISBN-13: 9780739145883
• ISBN-10: 0739145886
• Artikelnr.: 40789510

Autorenporträt

William S. Tregea is professor in the Sociology and Criminal Justice Department at Adrian College.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: The Way It Is: Context and Criminology Chapter 1: Prisoners on
Criminology Chapter 2: Mass Incarceration Chapter 3: Prisoners on Education
PART II: Bio-Psychological, Individual, and Family Criminology Chapter 4:
Individual and Crime Chapter 5: Family and Crime PART III: Sociological
Approaches Chapter 6: Community and Crime Chapter 7: Social Structure and
Crime Chapter 8: Social Process and Crime Chapter 9: Critical
Criminologies: Alternative Theory PART IV: Policy Issues, Convict
Movements, and Conclusion Chapter 10: In-Prison Criminology, Reentry, and
Recidivism Chapter 11: Ending the Culture of Street Crime Chapter 12:
Conclusion Appendix: "Social Science and Personal Writing" and "Going to
Community College After Release"