| Crime: Critical Concepts in Sociology Contributor(s): Bean, Philip (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415252644 ISBN-13: 9780415252645 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $2196.88 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2002 Annotation: Offering an original introduction and thorough index, this collection brings together the essential short writing on the sociology of crime. Key pieces come from: * Major historical figures such as Bentham, the early Jurists, and the Legal realists * Early sociologists such as Tarde, Kurkheim and Ferri. * Major writers from the mid-to-late twentieth century, including Merton, Sutherland, Cohen, Cloward and Ohlin. * Later writers, such as Braithwaite and Foucault * And more. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Reference - Social Science | Reference |
| Dewey: 364 |
| LCCN: 2002028468 |
| Series: Critical Concepts in Sociology |
| Physical Information: 4" H x 6.56" W x 9.42" (7.15 lbs) 1888 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This four-volume collection deals with the causes and prevention of crime as well as the treatment and punishment of its perpetrators. While taking a sociological approach to the subject, the articles gathered in this collection reflect the diversity of related fields and theoretical traditions which inform the study of crime - including economics, history, psychology and anthropology. The set provides an historical overview of the development of the study of crime and a picture of the field as it currently stands. With a new introduction and a thorough index, this collection is an invaluable resource for those studying this rapidly developing area. |
