This
reader provides a comprehensive introduction for students studying criminology at undergraduate level. Not only does the book include 34 essential readings, but also editorial commentary with section introductions, study questions, and suggestions for further reading.
The reader will provide a thorough grounding in issues related to the study of crime, the criminal justice system, and social control. In their selection the editors have sought to indicate crime's varied and conflicting history as well as its current debates. The mixture of historical and more recent readings shows a variety of perspectives.
The Reader will be an essential sourcebook for students and teachers in the fields of criminology, criminal justice studies, the sociology of crime and deviance, socio- legal studies, social policy, criminal law and social work.
This reader provides a thorough grounding in issues related to the study of crime, the criminal justice system, and social control. The editors indicate crime's varied and conflicting history as well as its current debates. The mixture of historical and more recent readings shows a variety of perspectives.
Introduction
PART ONE: APPROACHING THE STUDY OF CRIME: HISTORICAL AND DEFINITIONAL ISSUES
Victorian Boys, We are Here! - Geoffrey Pearson
Perspectives in Criminological Theory - Sandra Walklate
Definitions of Deviance - Howard S Becker
Ten Points of Realism - Jock Young
Psychology and Crime Behaviour - Peter B Ainsworth
The Development of Feminist Perspectives on Crime - Nicole Hahn Rafter and Frances Heidensohn
PART TWO: MYTHOLOGIES OF CRIME
Crime, Power and Ideological Mystification - Steven Box
The Social Construction of Official Statistics - Clive Colemanl#g
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