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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791071903321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998

©1998

ISBN

1-4426-6473-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 pages)

Collana

Heritage

Disciplina

364

Soggetti

Criminology - Philosophy

Criminology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Notes on contributors -- 1. Thinking about criminology: “Facts are bits of biography” -- 2. Theorizing - sotto voce -- 3. Making the invisible visible in criminology: a personal journey -- 4. Translations and refutations: an analysis of changing perspectives in criminology -- 5. Copping a plea -- 6. Back to the future: the predictive value of social theories of delinquency -- 7. Roots of a perspective -- 8. From criminology to anthropology? Identity, morality, and normality in the social construction of deviance -- 9. Obituaries, opportunities and obsessions -- 10. Thinking about criminology: a reflection on theory within criminology -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Thinking about criminology draws together the expertise of respected criminologists from the principle contemporary schools of thought. The book aims to provide a clear analysis of the relationship between sociological theory and contemporary empirical criminological research, discussing the ways in which theoretical perspectives have contributed to the understanding of relevant criminal justice institutions, law and policy.