Author:
Lawson, Tony, 1950-
Edition Statement:2nd ed.
Imprint:Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2010.
Descriptionvii, 344 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:Introducing the sociology of crime and deviance -- Crime statistics -- Sociocultural explanations of crime and deviance -- Interactionist explanations of crime and deviance -- Conflict explanations of crime and deviance -- Realist explanations of crime and deviance -- Crime, deviance and ethnicity -- Crime, deviance and gender -- Criminal justice and the victims of crime.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:"...From surveillance to terrorism and green crime to state crime, this exciting new edition, Sociology of crime and deviance. Analysis of recent studies and accessible theory is combined witha variety of activities to provide an invaluable introduction to this popular topic for all students of cociology"---Provides by publisher
