Thinking About Criminology

First published in 1998. Thinking about criminology draws together the expertise of respected criminologists from the principle contemporary schools of thought. The book aims to provide a clear analysis of the relationship between sociological theory and contemporary empirical criminological researc...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Holdaway, Simon, editor (editor), Rock, Paul, editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Taylor & Francis 1998.
Edition:First edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Thinking about criminology : "facts are bits of biography" / Paul Rock and Simon Holdaway
  • Theorizing--sotto voce / Clifford Shearing
  • Making the invisible visible in criminology : a personal journey / Elizabeth A. Stanko
  • Translations and refutations : an analysis of changing perspectives in criminology / Frances Heidensohn
  • Copping a plea / Robert Reiner
  • Back to the future : the predictive value of social theories of delinquency / David Downes
  • Roots of a perspective / Nils Christie
  • From criminology to anthropology? : identity, morality, and normality in the social construction of deviance / Richard Jenkins
  • Obituaries, opportunities and obsessions / Ken Pease
  • Thinking about criminology : a reflection on theory within criminology / Simon Holdaway and Paul Rock.