Beschreibung:
Ana Rodas is a Lecturer in Criminology and Policing at Western Sydney University.
Crime, Deviance and Society: An Introduction to Sociological Criminology offers a comprehensive introduction to criminological theory. The book introduces key sociological theories, examines how traditional approaches have influenced the ways in which crime and deviance are constructed, and provides an account of contemporary theories and debates.
1. Introduction: Explaining crime and deviance; 2. The origins and influence of positivist thought; 3. Place and crime; 4. Anomie and strain; 5. Deviant and criminal subcultures; 6. Labelling: Constructing crime and deviance; 7. Indigeneity, race and criminal justice; 8. Women, punishment and victimisation; 9. Masculinity, crime and criminology; 10. The surveillance society and social control; 11. Political economy and crimes of the powerful; 12. Green criminology; 13. Cultural criminology; 14. The international dimensions of crime and deviance.