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Crime and Criminals Contemporary and Classic Readings

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ISBN-10: 0195329821

ISBN-13: 9780195329827

Edition: N/A

Authors: Frank R. Scarpitti, Amie L. Nielsen

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Scarpitti and Nielsen's comprehensive anthology offers a collection of student-accessible, highly readable reprinted articles intended to introduce core issues in understanding crime. Unlike many criminology readers, this book covers not only theories of crime--but includes articles with an emphasis on types of criminals and defining crime. Also featured are conceptualizations, extensions, and applications of contemporary works designed to ease instruction in the classroom. The reader is divided into six sections: Defining Crime, The Extent of Crime, Correlates of Crime, Explaining Crime, Types of Crime, and Responses to Crime. Each section begins with a thought-provoking introduction by…    
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Book details

List price: $57.95
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 9.21" wide x 7.01" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

Frank R. Scarpitti is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. Amie L. Nielsen is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Miami. J. Mitchell Miller is Professor and Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Defining Crime
Characteristics of the Criminal Law
The State, the Law, and the Definition of Behavior as Criminal or Delinquent
A Crime by Any Other Name
The Rise of the Child Saving Movement: A Study in Social Policy and Correctional Reform
The Victim's Rights Movement
Extent And Nature of Crime
Are Uniform Crime Reports a Valid Indicator of the Index Crimes? An Affirmative Answer With Minor Qualifications
Reassessing the Reliability and Validity of Self Report Delinquency Measures
Managing Rape: Exploratory Research on the Behavior of Rape Statistics
Racial Politics, Racial Disparities, and the War on Crime
Correlates of Crime
Specifying the SES/Delinquency Relationship
Explaining the Black Homicide Rate
Trends in Women's Crime, Meda Chesney-Lind
Age and the Distribution of Crime
Family Relationships, Juvenile Delinquency, and Adult Criminality
Theories of Crime
Biological Perspectives in Criminology
Adolescence Limited and Life Course Persistent Antisocial Behavior: A Developmental Taxonomy
A Control Theory of Delinquency
Crime and Deviance Over the Life Course: The Salience of Adult Social Bonds
Sociological Theory of Criminal Behavior
The Influence of Delinquent Peers: What They Think or What They Do?
Foundation for a General Strain Theory of Crime and Delinquency
General Strain Theory and Delinquency: A Replication and Extension
Formal Characteristics of Delinquency Areas
Economic Deprivation and Neighborhood Crime Rates, 1960-1980
Types of Crime
Violent Crime in the United States
The Cycle of Violence
The Motivation to Commit Property Crimes
Economic Motivators for Shoplifting
Public Order Crime
Homeboys, Dope Fiends, Legits, and New Jacks
The Nature and Historical Roots of Professional Crime
The Stooper: A Professional Thief in the Sutherland Manner
Organized Crime
Casinos and Banking: Organized Crime in the Bahamas
White Collar Crime
The State and White Collar Crime
Responses to Crime
Police
The Decision to Prosecute
The Evidence in Favor of Prisons
Prisons
Decriminalization