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Key Concepts in Crime and Society
Contributor(s): Coomber, Ross (Author), Donnermeyer, Joseph F. (Author), McElrath, Karen (Author)
ISBN: 0857022555     ISBN-13: 9780857022554
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
OUR PRICE:   $129.20  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: March 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Criminology
Dewey: 364
LCCN: 2014948904
Series: Key Concepts (Sage)
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.7" W x 9.6" (1.05 lbs) 200 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
The four authors of this concise volume provide an authoritative introduction to diverse key concepts about crime and its relationship to society. Each chapter starts with a definition (e.g., deviance, social control, normalization), providing readers with the vocabulary and conceptual framework for fully understanding chapter contents... a very good way to expose students and the public (and scholars from outside fields) to definitions, ideas, and theories of crime and society.
- K. Evans, Indiana State University, Choice

Key Concepts in Crime and Society offers an authoritative introduction to key issues in the area of crime as it connects to society. By providing critical insight into the key issues within each concept as well as highlighted cross-references to other key concepts, students will be helped to grasp a clear understanding of each of the topics covered and how they relate to broader areas of crime and criminality. The book is divided into three parts:
    Understanding Crime and Criminality: introduces topics such as the social construction of crime and deviance, social control, the fear of crime, poverty and exclusion, white collar crime, victims of crime, race/gender and crime. Types of Crime and Criminality: explores examples including human trafficking, sex work, drug crime, environmental crime, cyber crime, war crime, terrorism, and interpersonal violence. Responses to Crime: looks at areas such as crime and the media, policing, moral panics, deterrence, prisons and rehabilitation.
The book provides an up-to-date, critical understanding on a wide range of crime related topics covering the major concepts students are likely to encounter within the fields of sociology, criminology and across the social sciences.


Contributor Bio(s): Donnermeyer, Joseph F.: - Dr. Joseph Donnermeyer is a Professor of Rural Sociology at Ohio State University.Coomber, Ross: - Professor Ross Coomber is teaches Criminology at Griffith University, Australia.McElrath, Karen: - Professor Karen McElrath is a Professor of Criminal Justice at Fayetteville State University.Scott, John: - John Scott, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Science at the University of New England. His primary research interests are in the fields of sociology (sociology of gender, health and sexuality) and criminology (sociology of deviance and social control). A common theme in his research has been a concern with marginalized social populations and the development of critical and interpretive perspectives to understand the experiences of and social reactions to such populations. He specializes in qualitative methodologies, especially interviews and focus groups.