Abstract: I. WHAT WE KNOW AND HOW WE KNOW IT. 1. Common Sense and Social Science: An Introduction. 2. The Crime Problem. 3. The Numbers Game: Counting Crime. 4. Who Commits Crime?: Demographic Correlates of Crime. II. CRIMES AND CRIMINALS. 5. Violent Crime, Part One: Murder and Robbery. 6. Violent Crime, Part Two: Women and Children. 7. Property Crime. 8. Organized Crime. 9. White Collar Crime. III. THEORIES OF CRIME. 10. Biological and Psychological Theories. 11. Sociological Theory to 1960: Opportunities and Associates. 12. Sociological Theory since 1960: Conflict and Control. IV. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. 13. The Police. 14. Courts and Rights. 15. Rehabilitation. 16. Deterrence. 17. Incapacitation. Glossary. References. Photo Credits. Index.
Publication Year: 1992
Publication Date: 1992-01-01
Language: en
Type: book
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