Theories of crime

Author(s)

• Curran, Daniel J.
• Renzetti, Claire M.

Bibliographic Information

Theories of crime

Daniel J. Curran, Claire M. Renzetti

Allyn and Bacon, c1994

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

"Theories of Crime" provides a comprehensive examination of major theories of crime - biological/physiological, psychological/psychiatric and sociological - from a critical perspective. Special attention is given to issues of inequality, gender-related issues, cross-cultural/international issues and the relationship between theory, practice and public policy.

Table of Contents

• Theoretical perspectives in criminology
• the born criminal - biological and physiological theories of crime
• the criminal mind - psychological and psychiatric theories of crime
• sociological theories of crime I - crime and social organization
• sociological theories of crime II - crime and social processes
• crime and power - radical, structural and realist criminologies.

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Details

• NCID: BA24053796
• ISBN:
  • 0205141935
• LCCN: 93025394
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boston
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 324 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 326.3
  • LCC : HV6018
  • DC20 : 364
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Criminology