Theories of crime
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Theories of crime
Allyn and Bacon, c1994
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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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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