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Criminological theory : context and consequences / J. Robert Lilly, Francis T. Cullen, Richard A. Ball.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. SAGE Publications, c2011Edition: 5th edDescription: xiv, 489 p. ill. 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781412981453
  • 141298145X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.973 22
LOC classification:
  • HV6018
Other classification:
  • Oepa:d
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Book Biblioteket HKR Biblioteket 364 Lilly Available 11156000174157
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Offering a rich introduction to how scholars analyze crime, this Fifth Edition of the authors' clear, accessible text moves readers beyond often-mistaken common sense knowledge of crime to a deeper understanding of the importance of theory in shaping crime control policies. This thoroughly revised edition covers traditional and contemporary theory within a larger sociological and historical context and now includes new sources that assess the empirical status of the major theories, as well as updated coverage of crime control policies and their connection to criminological theory.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 The Context and Consequences of Theory
  • 2 The Search for the "Criminal Man"
  • 3 Rejecting Individualism
  • 4 Crime in American Society
  • 5 Society as Insulation
  • 6 The Complexity of Control
  • 7 The Irony of State Intervention
  • 8 Social Power and the Construction of Crime
  • 9 New Directions in Critical Theory
  • 10 The Gendering of Criminology
  • 11 Crimes of the Powerful
  • 12 Bringing Punishment Back In
  • 13 Choosing Crime in Everyday Life
  • 14 The Search for the "Criminal Man" Revisited
  • 15 The Development of Criminals