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

• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998; ©1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (220 pages)
• Disciplina: 364
• Soggetto topico: Criminology - Philosophy; Criminology
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): HoldawaySimon; RockPaul Elliott
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Thinking About Criminology
• ISBN: 1-4426-6473-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453525203321
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