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SOCIETY, CRIME, AND CRIMINAL CAREERS - AN INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY, 3D. ED.

NCJ Number
40310
Author(s)
D C GIBBONS
Date Published
1977
Length
592 pages
Annotation
THIS TEXTBOOK IS A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY AND ANALYSIS OF CRIME, CRIMINOLOGY, CORRECTIONS, AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN MODERN SOCIETIES.
Abstract
THE BOOK COVERS A BROAD RANGE OF ISSUES SUCH AS THE ORIGIN AND TRENDS IN THE CRIMINAL, THE ROLES OF THE POLICE AND THE COURTS IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM, THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CRIME, THE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND OF CAUSAL ANALYSIS, INCLUDING THE PSYCHOGENIC, SOCIOGENIC, AND ROLE CAREER APPROACHES TO CRIMINALITY. THE SPECIFIC CATEGORIES OF PROPERTY OFFENDERS, WHITE COLLAR CRIMINALS, MURDERERS, ASSAULTISTS, SEXUAL OFFENDERS, ORGANIZED AND VICTIMLESS CRIMES, AND WOMEN IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ARE EXAMINED. VARIATIONS IN CORRECTIONAL DISPOSITIONS, CORRECTIONAL SOCIAL ORGANIZATION, TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND RESULTS, AND THE FUTURE OF CRIME IN AMERICA ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED....MSP