A lucid text addressed to students and scholars, this book explores some of the key controversies that have stimulated the scientific study of crime: disputes about the connections between gender, class, and crime; policing; the criminality of our cities; the role of peer groups in the causes of crime; and links between drugs and crime. In pursuing the resolution of key controversies surrounding these and other issues, the authors introduce students to fundamental methods of research and analysis. The book matches the methods of the field with important theoretical and empirical issues, giving students a sense of direct experience in criminological research and conveying the process and excitement of generating satisfying insights into important questions about crime.
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John Hagan, professor at Northwestern University, is the author of Structural Criminology and other books on crime. A. R. Gillis and David Brownfield are professors in the Sociology Department at the University of Toronto. John Hagan, professor at Northwestern University, is the author of Structural Criminology and other books on crime. A. R. Gillis and David Brownfield are professors in the Sociology Department at the University of Toronto. John Hagan, professor at Northwestern University, is the author of Structural Criminology and other books on crime. A. R. Gillis and David Brownfield are professors in the Sociology Department at the University of Toronto.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition First Printing. VERY GOOD/ VERY GOOD. Ex library book. 202 p., index, references charts, graphs. Text is clean and unmarked except for usual library treatments. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering. No visible wear to cover or spine which is tight and sound. DJ is black and white with graphic and black and white lettering. It is encased in a mylar slipcover so no wear or tear to it. Chapters include The class and crime controversy, Testing propositions about gender and crime, urbanization, sociohistorical context and crime, Initial and subsequent effects of policing on crime, Subcultural theories of crime and delinquency, The drugs and crime connection and offense specialization. Seller Inventory # MC002294
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