Analyzing crime & social control / the editors of Salem Press.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Editors of Salem Press, author.

Series:

Sociology Reference Guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology.

Social control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 112 pages).

Place of Publication:

Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociological topics. This volume offers an introduction to major concepts in law and social order, criminal deviance, and criminal detention.

Contents:

""Sociology Reference Guide: Analyzing Crime & Social Control""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""The Court System""; ""The Police""; ""Informal & Formal Social Control""; ""Social Exclusion & Crime""; ""Social Disorganization Theory""; ""Victimless Crime""; ""White Collar Crime""; ""Crime Theory: Organized Crime""; ""Overview of Hate Crimes""; ""Sexual Assault & Rape""; ""Violent Crime in the U.S.""; ""Race, Ethnicity, & Law Enforcement""; ""Juvenile Crime in the U.S.""; ""Gang Membership""; ""The Prison System""; ""Criminal Recidivism""; ""Re-Entering Society from Prison""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes Bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 11, 2014).

ISBN:

9781429834599

1429834595

OCLC:

883331303