Crime and Criminology: An IntroductionThis book identifies basic approaches within criminology, including classical, biological and psychological positivist, labeling, Marxist, feminist, republican, left realist, new right, and critical. The book discusses the strengths and weaknesses of each perspective and its contribution to the field as a whole. |
Contents
The Study of Crime | 1 |
Classical Theory | 20 |
Biological and Psychological Positivism | 36 |
Copyright | |
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action activity approach areas argued associated Australia basic biological capitalist causes of crime chapter classical commit concept concern consensus conservative contemporary context crime control Crime prevention criminal behaviour criminal justice system criminalisation criminological theory critical criminology critique cultural debate defined definition of crime deviant dominant dominion economic emphasis example explain factors Family Group Conferences feminism feminist criminology Furthermore gender groups harm human idea impact individual inequality institutions intervention issues juvenile labelling perspective labelling theory law-and-order Left Realism linked London male marginalisation Marxist criminology means moral nology norms notion opportunities particular person police political positivism positivist post-modern prisons problem programmes psychological punishment radical reflected reform reintegrative shaming relationship republican theory Response to crime restorative justice Right criminology role social society specific stigmatisation strain theory street crime structural theorists types victimisation violence white-collar white-collar crime women working-class young