Author:
Scarpitti, Frank R.
Imprint:Los Angeles, Calif. : Roxbury Pub. Co., c1999.
Descriptionxiv, 543 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:SECTION I: DEFINING CRIME: 1. Characteristics of the crimal law / Edwin H. Sutherland, Donald R. Cressey -- 2. The state, the law, and the definition of behavior as criminal or delinquent / William Chambliss -- 3. A crime by any other name / Jeffrey Reiman -- 4. The rise of the child-saving movement: a study in social policy and correctional reform / Anthony Platt -- 5. The victims' rights movement / Lynnell J. Simonson -- SECTION II. EXTENT AND NATURE OF CRIME: 6. Are uniform crim reports a valid indicator of the index crimes? An affirmative answer with minor qualifications / Walter R. Gove, Michael Hughes, Michael Geerken -- 7. Reassessing the reliability and validity of self-report delinquency measures / David Huizinga, Delbert S. Elliott -- 8. Managing rape: exploratory research on the behavior of rape statistics / Gary F. Jensen, Maryaltani Karpos -- 9. Racial politics, racial disparities, and the war on crime / Michael Tonry -- SECTION III: CORRELATES OF CRIME: 10. Specifying the SES/delinquency relationship / Charles R. Tittle, Robert F. Meier -- 11. Explaining the black homicide rate / Darnell F. Hawkins -- 12. Trends in women's crime / Meda Chesney-Lind -- 13. Age and the distribution of crime / Darrell J. Steffensmeier, Emilie Andersen Allan, Miles D. Harer, Cathy Streifel -- 14. Family relationships, juvenile delinquency, and adult criminality / Joan McCord -- SECTION IV: THEORIES OF CRIME: 15. Biological perspectives in criminology / Diana H. Fishbein -- 16. Adolescence limited and life-course persistent antisocial behavior: a developmental taxonomy / Terrie E. Moffitt -- 17. A control theory of delinquency / Travis Hirschi -- 18. Crime and deviance over the life course: the salience of adult social bonds / Robert J. Sampson, John H. Laub -- 19. A sociological theory of criminal behavior / Edwin H. Sutherland -- 20. The influence of delinquent peers: what they think or what they do? / Mark Warr, Mark Stafford -- 21. Foundation for a general strain theory of crime and delinquency / Robert Agnew -- 22. General strain theory and delinquency: a replication and extension / Raymond Paternoster, Paul Mazerolle -- 23. Formal characteristics of delinquency areas / Clifford R. Shaw, Henry D. McKay -- 24. Economic deprivation and neighborhood crime rates, 1960-1980 / Robert J. Bursik, Jr., Harold G. Grasmick -- SECTION V: TYPES OF CRIMES: 25. Violent crime in the United States / Albert J. Reiss, Jr., Jeffrey A. Roth -- 26. The cycle of violence / Cathy Spatz Widom -- 27. The motivation to commit property crimes / Kenneth D. Tunnell -- 28. Economic motivators for shoplifting / JoAnn Ray, Katherine Hooper Briar -- 29. Public order crime / Robert F. Meier, Gilbert Geis -- 30. Homeboys, dope fiends, legits, and new Jacks / John M. Hagedorn -- 31. The nature and historical roots of professional crime / James A. Inciardi -- 32. The stooper: a professional thief in the Sutherland manner / John Rosecance -- 33. Organized crime / Frank R. Scarpitti -- 34. Casinos and banking: organized crime in the Bahamas / Alan A. Block, Frank R. Scarpitti -- 35. White collar crime / Edwin H. Sutherland -- 36. The state and white-collar crime saving the savings and loans / Kitty Calavita, Henry N. Pontell -- SECTION VI: RESPONSES TO CRIME: 37. Police / Carl B. Klockars -- 38. The decision to prosecute / George F. Cole -- 39. The evidence in favor of prisons / Richard A. Wright -- 40. Prisons / Steven R. Donziger -- 41. Deccriminalization / Samuel Walker.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
