Contemporary Masters in Criminology

by Joan McCord (Editor), John H. Laub (Editor)

Overview

Reflecting a diversity of thought and intellectual power, this unique volume provides undergraduate students with an important historical context and demonstrates the continuity of many issues in the fields of criminology and criminal justice. Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the American Society of Criminology, this volume contains previously published articles by the society's president-many of whom are the leading thinkers in the field. Articles examine the philosophy of punishment, policing, the politics of crime and crime control, criminological theory, drug use, white-collar crime, female crime, the study of deviance, parole, prediction studies, and criminal justice policy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475798319
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	05/15/2013
Series:	The Plenum Series in Crime and Justice
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Pages:	412
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Structuring Society.- The Study of Deviant Behavior: Where the Action Is.- Class, Conflict, and Criminalization.- State-Organized Crime—The American Society of Criminology, 1988 Presidential Address.- The Emergence of Criminal Justice: Tracing the Route to Neolithic Times.- Policing Society.- Crime, the Criminal, and Society.- Police and Human Relations in Management.- Trial by Jury: An Outmoded Relic?.- Varieties of Criminal Behavior.- The Day-to-Day Criminality of Heroin Addicts in Baltimore—A Study in the Continuity of Offence Rates.- White Collar Crime: The Heavy Electrical Equipment Antitrust Case of 1961.- The Homosexual as a Crime Victim.- Sources of Crime.- Criminal Behavior and Learning Theory.- Social Learning and Deviant Behavior: A Specific Test of a General Theory.- Causes and Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency.- Female Delinquency and Broken Homes: A Re-assessment.- Crime in Moral And Social Contexts—The American Society Of Criminology, 1989 Presidential Address.- Punishments, Treatment, and Prevention of Crime.- The Just Deserts vs. the Medical Model.- Science and Politics as Criminologists’ Vocations.- Halfway Houses and Parole: A National Assessment.- Introduction to Delinquency and Community: Creating Opportunity and Controls.- Criminology as Public Policy.- Assessment and Prediction Methods in Crime and Delinquency.- In Fear of Each Other.- Policy Relevance and the Future of Criminology—The American Society of Criminology, 1990 Presidential Address.

Editorial Reviews

A collection of previously published articles by past presidents of the American Society of Criminology, for students of criminology and criminal justice. Topics include the philosophy of punishment, policing, the politics of crime and crime control, criminological theory, drug use, white-collar crime, female crime, the study of deviance, parole, prediction studies, and criminal justice policy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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