Thinking about criminology / edited by Simon Holdaway and Paul Rock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holdaway, Simon.

Contributor:

Holdaway, Simon, editor.

Rock, Paul Elliott, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology--Philosophy.

Criminology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Place of Publication:

2005.

London : Routledge, 2017.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text covers the social theory of crime, deviance and social order, drawing together the experiences of criminologists from the principal contemporary schools of thought.

Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; CHAPTER 1 Thinking about criminology: "Facts are bits of biography"; CHAPTER 2 Theorizing-sotto voce; CHAPTER 3 Making the invisible visible in criminology: a personal journey; CHAPTER 4 Translations and refutations: an analysis of changing perspectives in criminology; CHAPTER 5 Copping a plea; CHAPTER 6 Back to the future: the predictive value of social theories of delinquency; CHAPTER 7 Roots of a perspective

CHAPTER 8 From criminology to anthropology? Identity, morality and normality in the social construction of devianceCHAPTER 9 Obituaries, opportunities and obsessions; CHAPTER 10 Thinking about criminology: a reflection on theory within criminology; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed February 2, 2024).

ISBN:

9781135366193

1135366195

9781135366186

1135366187

9781280158476

1280158476

9780203981092

020398109X

OCLC:

299512483

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access