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Crime and Its Social Context

NCJ Number
151243
Author(s)
T D Miethe; R F Meier
Date Published
1994
Length
223 pages
Annotation
This volume is an attempt to integrate theories of offender motivation and theories of victimization into a single perspective on crime.
Abstract
Information in the book is presented in the following categories: (1) Introduction to the Study of Crime; (2) Theories of Criminality; (3) Theories of Victimization and Criminal Opportunities; (4) An Integrated Perspective; (5) Data Sources for Evaluating Criminological Theories; (6) The Empirical Distribution of Crime and Victimization; (7) Predicting Crime Rates; (8) Predicting Individuals' Risks of Victimization; (9) Crime and Context; and (10) Summary and Implications. Tables, figures, notes, bibliography, author index, subject index

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