Deviant Behavior: Crime, Conflict, and Interest Groups (6th Edition) - Softcover

McCaghy, Charles H.; Capron, Timothy A.; Jamieson, J. D.

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9780205341658: Deviant Behavior: Crime, Conflict, and Interest Groups (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0205341659 ISBN 13: 9780205341658

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 2002

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Using the framework of interest group conflict, this text combines a balanced, comprehensive overview of the field of deviance with first-hand expertise in the workings of the criminal justice system.

Deviant Behavior, Seventh Edition, surveys a wide range of topics, from explanations regarding crime and criminal behavior, measurement of crime, violent crime and organizational deviance, to sexual behavior, mental health, and substance abuse. This new edition continues its tradition of applying time-tested, sociological theory to developing social concepts and emerging issues.

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Deviant Behavior combines a balanced, comprehensive overview of the field of deviance with first-hand expertise in the workings of the criminal justice system. Using the framework of interest group conflict, the book surveys a wide range of topics, from violent crime and organizational deviance to sexual behavior, mental health, and substance abuse. For anyone interested in the field of deviance.

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