The Social Reality Of Violence And Violent Crime

Author : Henry H. Brownstein
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : UOM:39015054149177

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The Social Reality of Violence and Violent Crime by Henry H. Brownstein Pdf

This book is written in the form of stories that individually and collectively describe violence and violent crime in America in the twentieth century. Because violence means different things to different people, this book attempts to show the many ways in which we as a society think about violence and how these perceptions have developed in our society during the twentieth century. Weaving a personal narrative style together with official statistics, media reports, research findings, and first-hand accounts, the author illustrates the American experience and the social construction of various forms of violence. Since the language of social constructionism is often difficult to understand, this book utilizes simple explanations of how violence and violent crime are socially constructed. This book succeeds in making an abstract but important theory accessible by grounding these explanations in specific historical and biographical experiences of American society. For anyone interested in understanding violence.

Author : Richard Quinney
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781412838986

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The Social Reality of Crime by Richard Quinney Pdf

Author : Wilhelm Roepke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351473859

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The Social Reality of Crime by Wilhelm Roepke Pdf

Richard Quinney's The Social Reality of Crime remains an eloquent and important statement on crime, law, and justice. At the time of its appearance in 1970, Quinney's theory not only liberated the field from a recitation of the practices of the police, courts, and corrections, it also represented a marked departure from traditional analysis which viewed criminal behavior as pathological. Quinney not only advanced criminological thought, he inspired scores of students of crime and criminal justice to reorient their perceptions of the justice system.The Social Reality of Crime swept the criminological community and motivated an entire generation of researchers to question definitions of crime and labels of criminality. The book's popularity quickly turned Quinney into a criminologist with an international reputation. Excerpts from the book's first chapter, which is devoted to the theory of the social reality of crime, are now routinely reprinted in anthologies on criminology and deviant behavior. The theory itself is discussed in most criminology textbooks.This new edition of The Social Reality of Crime will renew inspiration for Quinney's unique critical-social constructionist perspective that has been so significant to the development of theoretical work in the fields of criminology, social problems, and the sociology of law.

Author : Alison Wallace,Nouvelle-Galles du Sud. Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Homicide
ISBN : 0730524795

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Homicide by Alison Wallace,Nouvelle-Galles du Sud. Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Pdf

Includes discussion of Aboriginality as an aspect of both offenders and victim.

Author : Richard Rosenfeld
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780199805914

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Violent Crime: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide by Richard Rosenfeld Pdf

This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of criminology find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and editorial commentary to make it clear how the cited sources are interrelated related. A reader will discover, for instance, the most reliable introductions and overviews to the topic, and the most important publications on various areas of scholarly interest within this topic. In criminology, as in other disciplines, researchers at all levels are drowning in potentially useful scholarly information, and this guide has been created as a tool for cutting through that material to find the exact source you need. This ebook is a static version of an article from Oxford Bibliographies Online: Criminology, a dynamic, continuously updated, online resource designed to provide authoritative guidance through scholarship and other materials relevant to the study and practice of criminology. Oxford Bibliographies Online covers most subject disciplines within the social science and humanities, for more information visit www.aboutobo.com.

Author : Richard Rosenfeld
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780199805884

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The Social Construction of Crime: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide by Richard Rosenfeld Pdf

This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of criminology find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and editorial commentary to make it clear how the cited sources are interrelated related. A reader will discover, for instance, the most reliable introductions and overviews to the topic, and the most important publications on various areas of scholarly interest within this topic. In criminology, as in other disciplines, researchers at all levels are drowning in potentially useful scholarly information, and this guide has been created as a tool for cutting through that material to find the exact source you need. This ebook is a static version of an article from Oxford Bibliographies Online: Criminology, a dynamic, continuously updated, online resource designed to provide authoritative guidance through scholarship and other materials relevant to the study and practice of criminology. Oxford Bibliographies Online covers most subject disciplines within the social science and humanities, for more information visit www.aboutobo.com.

Author : John Curra
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483377339

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The Relativity of Deviance by John Curra Pdf

This engaging and informative book, by award-winning sociologist and criminologist John Curra, offers a valuable perspective on attitudes and behaviors labeled as deviant. The Relativity of Deviance, Fourth Edition, explores the meanings and constructions of social deviance and social reactions to it, he answers such questions as: What is deviance? What comprises deviant behavior? How are deviants treated? How is deviance socially constructed and socially sustained? Why is the same attitude, behavior, or condition praised in one situation and condemned in another? Through insightful and thought-provoking examples and informed accounts, the author illustrates that deviance cannot be explained or understood in terms of absolutes or essential characteristics nor can it be explained or understood apart from its social setting. This book approaches sex, violence, theft, drugs, suicide, rape, and mental disorders in a way that shows the critical role of sociocultural factors and social reactions in constructions of deviance and crime.

Author : Keesha Middlemass
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780814724392

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Convicted and Condemned by Keesha Middlemass Pdf

Winner, W. E. B. DuBois Distinguished Book Award presented by the National Conference of Black Political Scientists Examines the lifelong consequences of a felony conviction through the compelling words of former prisoners Felony convictions restrict social interactions and hinder felons’ efforts to reintegrate into society. The educational and vocational training offered in many prisons are typically not recognized by accredited educational institutions as acceptable course work or by employers as valid work experience, making it difficult for recently-released prisoners to find jobs. Families often will not or cannot allow their formerly incarcerated relatives to live with them. In many states, those with felony convictions cannot receive financial aid for further education, vote in elections, receive welfare benefits, or live in public housing. In short, they are not treated as full citizens, and every year, hundreds of thousands of people released from prison are forced to live on the margins of society. Convicted and Condemned explores the issue of prisoner reentry from the felons’ perspective. It features the voices of formerly incarcerated felons as they attempt to reconnect with family, learn how to acclimate to society, try to secure housing, find a job, and complete a host of other important goals. By examining national housing, education and employment policies implemented at the state and local levels, Keesha Middlemass shows how the law challenges and undermines prisoner reentry and creates second-class citizens. Even if the criminal justice system never convicted another person of a felony, millions of women and men would still have to figure out how to reenter society, essentially on their own. A sobering account of the after-effects of mass incarceration, Convicted and Condemned is a powerful exploration of how individuals, and society as a whole, suffer when a felony conviction exacts a punishment that never ends.

Author : Anna Leon-Guerrero
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781452205434

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Social Problems by Anna Leon-Guerrero Pdf

Empower your students to become part of the solution. With a clear and upbeat voice, this thought-provoking overview of social problems challenges readers to understand and recognize social problems in their communities and inspires them to become part of the solution. The Fourth Edition of this popular book goes beyond the typical presentation of contemporary social problems and their consequences by emphasizing the importance and effectiveness of community involvement to achieve real solutions. With an overarching focus on social inequalities and policy, this proven text provides a platform for discussion that encourages critical thinking and inspires hope.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Drug abuse
ISBN : PURD:32754077066896

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Toward a drugs and crime research agenda for the 21st century by Anonim Pdf

For criminal justice practitioners who deal with drugs and crime day in and day out, the reality of the drugs-crime nexus is indisputable. In a manual designed to help police chiefs and sheriffs control drug abuse, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) stated unequivocally its belief in?a significant though complex? relationship between drug abusers and criminal offenders. Change one group, IACP proposed, and you change the other:?If there is a reduction in the number of people who abuse drugs in your community, there will be a reduction in the commission of certain types of crime in your community.?

Author : Travis C. Pratt,Jillian J. Turanovic
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000367874

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Revitalizing Victimization Theory by Travis C. Pratt,Jillian J. Turanovic Pdf

Revitalizing Victimization Theory: Revisions, Applications, and New Directions revises some of the major perspectives in victimization theory, applies theoretical perspectives to the victimization of vulnerable populations, and carves out new theoretical territory that is clearly needed but has yet to be developed. With the exception of a handful of isolated works in the mid-twentieth century, theory and research on victimization did not come into its own until the late 1970s with the articulation of lifestyle and routine activity theories. Research conducted within this tradition continues to be an important part of the overall criminological enterprise, and a large body of empirical knowledge has been generated. Nevertheless, theoretical advances in the study of victimization have largely stalled within the field of criminology. Indeed, little in the way of new theoretical headway has been made in well over a decade. This is an ideal time to revitalize victimization theory, and this volume does just that. It is an ambitious project that will hopefully reignite the kinds of theoretical discussions that once held the attention of the field. The work included here will shape the future of victimization theory and research in years to come. This volume should be of interest to a wide range of criminologists and have the potential to be used in graduate seminars and upper-level undergraduate courses.

Author : Henry H. Brownstein
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781118726686

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The Handbook of Drugs and Society by Henry H. Brownstein Pdf

This handbook provides a comprehensive examination of the past and present roles of drugs in society with a focus on theory, research, policy, and practice. Includes 28 original chapters with multi-disciplinary and international perspectives by top social and behavioral scientists Reviews current knowledge in the field, including key research findings, theoretical developments, and methodological debates Identifies ongoing controversies in the field, emergent topics, and areas in need of further inquiry Discusses individual drugs as well as topics like physiological theories of drug use and abuse, public health implications of drugs, patterns of drugs and crime, international drug trade and trafficking, and designer drugs

Author : Henry H. Brownstein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780415635363

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Contemporary Drug Policy by Henry H. Brownstein Pdf

This book explores the major debates and controversies in the area of drug policy offering critical philosophical and theoretical perspectives and presents an alternative approach to policy and practice grounded in critical criminological theories.

Author : James F. Anderson
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-24
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781449681883

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Criminological Theories by James F. Anderson Pdf

Designed for undergraduate criminology and criminological theory courses, Criminological Theories: Understanding Crime in America, Second Edition explores crime, crime theory, and various forms of criminal behavior within the United States. It focuses exclusively on theory, avoiding superfluous discussion of the criminal justice system. Students will come away from the text with plausible explanations of crime causation, a greater appreciation of criminological theory, and the ability to think critically about the social reality of crime. Current and highly relevant, the text includes coverage of new developments in the field of criminology, including cultural, integrative, life-course, and green criminological theories.

Author : Albert R. Roberts
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004-07-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199726707

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Juvenile Justice Sourcebook by Albert R. Roberts Pdf

Several million reported and unreported delinquent acts take place each year. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, juvenile delinquency, acting-out and oppositional behavior, illegal drugs, guns, and youth violence are pervasive throughout American society. Juvenile Justice Sourcebook is the first comprehensive volume devoted exclusively to the biopsychosocial assessment, police and juvenile court processing, and institutional and community-based treatment and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders. The overriding objective of this sourcebook is to trace the tremendous progress achieved toward resolving juvenile justice issues, dilemmas, and controversies, while providing futuristic visions for the juvenile justice field. Each chapter, authored by preeminent expert practitioners and researchers, explores topics ranging from innovative counseling and multisystemic programs, to restorative justice, to rehabilitation programs such as aggression replacement training, wilderness programs, family treatment, substance abuse treatment, restitution, and aftercare. This volume, grounded in history and exhaustive research, presents the latest evidence-based policies, programs, and innovative treatment alternatives. Examining the entire juvenile justice system, including juvenile law, policies, practices, and research, the Juvenile Justice Sourcebook will be invaluable to all juvenile justice practitioners, policy analysts, researchers, and students.