NCJ Number
46541
Editor(s)
P WICKMAN,
P WHITTEN
Date Published
1978
Length
394 pages
Annotation
ARTICLES CHOSEN TO COMPLEMENT GENERAL TEXTS IN UNDERGRADUATE COURSES IN CRIMINOLOGY, CRIME AND DELINQUENCY, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ARE PRESENTED.
Abstract
THE COLLECTION INCLUDES CRITIQUES, DESCRIPTIVE ARTICLES, AND REPORTS OF EMPIRICAL STUDIES. ARTICLES IN PART ONE DESCRIBE TRENDS AND THEORIES IN THE STUDY OF CRIME AND ANALYZE APPROACHES TO ESTIMATING THE EXTENT AND COST OF CRIME. ASPECTS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR ARE EXPLORED IN PART TWO. INCLUDED ARE ARTICLES OF CRIMINAL LAW, SOCIAL CONTROL, AND CRIME; SOCIAL CORRELATES OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY; SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND CRIME; AND FEMALE STATUS AND CRIMINALITY. OVERVIEWS OF CONVENTIONAL AND EMERGING THEORIES OF CRIME INTRODUCE PART THREE. OTHER ARTICLES IN THIS SECTION FOCUS ON VARIOUS SYSTEMS OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING WHITE COLLAR CRIME, ORGANIZED CRIME, CAREER CRIME, VIOLENT CRIME, COMMONPLACE CRIME PATTERNS, AND VICTIMLESS CRIME. READINGS IN PART FOUR CONCERN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND PUBLIC POLICY AS THEY RELATE TO THE CRIME PROBLEM. INCLUDED ARE DISCUSSIONS OF SUCH ISSUES AS DETERRENCE, PLEA BARGAINING, PRISONS, AND INTERVENTION THEORIES. SEE ALSO NCJ-09494, 16092, 25372, 30856, 32894, 35401, 36234, 36446, 36988, 38418, 38626, 39470, 41012, 41484, 41544, 42636, 44678, 45119, AND 46542-46555. (LKM)