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Criminal lessons : case studies and commentary on crime and justice / Frederic G. Reamer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reamer, Frederic G., 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crime--Case studies.
- Crime.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Criminal behavior.
- Criminal behavior--Case studies.
- Crime prevention--Case studies.
- Crime prevention.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--Case studies.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 214 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- Summarizing what he has learned about crime and criminals during his long career, one of social work's most distinguished theoreticians speculates about the factors that lead to crime and considers what we can do to prevent and respond to it meaningfully. The book is based on more than thirteen thousand cases in which Frederic G. Reamer has been involved as a parole board member, a role that was supplemented by his earlier experiences working in a federal correctional facility, a state penitentiary, and a forensic unit in a state psychiatric hospital. Reamer presents an original typology of crime that classifies offenders on the basis of the circumstances that led to their crimes. He isolates seven categories, tracing crime to desperation, greed, rage, revenge, frolic, addiction, or mental illness and offers policy recommendations suited to each.
- Contents:
- 1 First Lessons 1
- Lessons Learned
- A Primer on Etiology
- Responding to Crime
- The Calibration-Recalibration Model of Crime Prevention and Control
- The Stages of Change
- 2 Crimes of Desperation 29
- Financial Desperation and Poverty
- White-Collar Financial Desperation
- Crimes of Fear
- Desperate Personal Circumstances
- 3 Crimes of Greed, Exploitation, and Opportunism 49
- Financial Crimes
- Organized Crime
- Gang Expolitation
- Sexual Exploitation
- 4 Crimes of Rage 80
- Family and Relationship Violence
- Social Violence
- Workplace Violence
- Stranger Rage
- 5 Crimes of Revenge and Retribution 97
- Family and Relationship Revenge and Retribution
- Acquaintance Revenge and Retribution
- Coworker Revenge and Retribution
- Authority Figure Revenge and Retribution
- 6 Crimes of Frolic 120
- Thrill-Seeking Behavior
- Entertainment
- Frolic Under the Influence
- 7 Crimes of Addiction 134
- Substance Abuse
- Pathological Gambling
- 8 Crimes of Mental Illness 159
- Biological Correlates of Mental Illness
- Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Paraphilias
- Mental Retardation
- Dissociative Disorders
- 9 Final Lessons 180
- Crime Prevention
- Responding to Crime.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0231129300
- 0231129319
- OCLC:
- 51559144
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