"Everybody does it!" : crime by the public / / Thomas Gabor |
Autore | Gabor Thomas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (395 p.) |
Disciplina | 364.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Criminal behavior
Criminal behavior - Canada Criminal behavior - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-05644-1
9786612056444 1-4426-7469-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. 'Pictures in Our Heads': Our Stereotypes of the Criminal -- 3. Is Everyone Doing It? The Extent of the Public's Criminality and Dishonesty -- 4. 'The Root of All Evil': Property Crime -- 5. 'Flesh and Blood So Cheap': Violent and Sex Crimes -- 6. 'There Is Nothing Wrong with Greed': Corporate Crime -- 7. 'What's Good for the Goose ...': Crime by Society's Leaders and Law Enforcers -- 8. Other Crimes -- 9. 'Everybody Does It': Rationalizations, Justifications, and Excuses for Criminal Behaviour -- 10. 'Our Brother's Keeper?' The Commitment of the Public to Society's Rules -- 11. Understanding the Widespread Criminality of the Public -- 12. Predicting the Prevalence of Different Crimes in Society -- 13. The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison'1: Why Most 'Respectable' Lawbreakers Avoid Prosecution -- 14. Dealing with Crime by the Public -- Notes -- Photo Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455851803321 |
Gabor Thomas | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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"Everybody does it!" : crime by the public / / Thomas Gabor |
Autore | Gabor Thomas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (395 p.) |
Disciplina | 364.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Criminal behavior
Criminal behavior - Canada Criminal behavior - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Livres numeriques.
e-books. Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-05644-1
9786612056444 1-4426-7469-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents -- Preface -- Part I: Crime by the Public: The Issue in Context -- 1 Introduction -- 2 'Pictures in Our Heads': Our Stereotypes of the Criminal -- 3 Is Everyone Doing It? The Extent of the Public's Criminality and Dishonesty -- Part II: The Crimes Committed by 'Law-Abiding' Citizens -- 4 'The Root of All Evil': Property Crime -- 5 'Flesh and Blood So Cheap': Violent and Sex Crimes -- 6 'There Is Nothing Wrong with Greed': Corporate Crime -- 7 'What's Good for the Goose ... ': Crime by Society's Leaders and Law Enforcers -- 8 Other Crimes
Part III: Explaining the Transgressions of the Public9 'Everybody Does It': Rationalizations, Justifications, and Excuses for Criminal Behaviour -- 10 'Our Brother's Keeper?' The Commitment of the Public to Society's Rules -- 11 Understanding the Widespread Criminality of the Public -- 12 Predicting the Prevalence of Different Crimes in Society -- Part IV: Dealing with Widespread Criminality -- 13 'The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison': Why Most 'Respectable' Lawbreakers Avoid Prosecution -- 14 Dealing with Crime by the Public -- Notes -- Photo Credits IndexA -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780691203321 |
Gabor Thomas | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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"Everybody does it!" : crime by the public / / Thomas Gabor |
Autore | Gabor Thomas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (395 p.) |
Disciplina | 364.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Criminal behavior
Criminal behavior - Canada Criminal behavior - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Livres numeriques.
e-books. Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-05644-1
9786612056444 1-4426-7469-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents -- Preface -- Part I: Crime by the Public: The Issue in Context -- 1 Introduction -- 2 'Pictures in Our Heads': Our Stereotypes of the Criminal -- 3 Is Everyone Doing It? The Extent of the Public's Criminality and Dishonesty -- Part II: The Crimes Committed by 'Law-Abiding' Citizens -- 4 'The Root of All Evil': Property Crime -- 5 'Flesh and Blood So Cheap': Violent and Sex Crimes -- 6 'There Is Nothing Wrong with Greed': Corporate Crime -- 7 'What's Good for the Goose ... ': Crime by Society's Leaders and Law Enforcers -- 8 Other Crimes
Part III: Explaining the Transgressions of the Public9 'Everybody Does It': Rationalizations, Justifications, and Excuses for Criminal Behaviour -- 10 'Our Brother's Keeper?' The Commitment of the Public to Society's Rules -- 11 Understanding the Widespread Criminality of the Public -- 12 Predicting the Prevalence of Different Crimes in Society -- Part IV: Dealing with Widespread Criminality -- 13 'The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison': Why Most 'Respectable' Lawbreakers Avoid Prosecution -- 14 Dealing with Crime by the Public -- Notes -- Photo Credits IndexA -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819240303321 |
Gabor Thomas | ||
Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Confronting Gun Violence in America / / by Thomas Gabor |
Autore | Gabor Thomas |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIV, 367 p.) |
Disciplina | 344.730533 |
Soggetto topico |
Crime—Sociological aspects
Organized crime Police Juvenile delinquents Sociology, Urban Public policy Crime and Society Organized Crime Policing Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice Urban Studies/Sociology Public Policy |
ISBN | 3-319-33723-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I. The Scale of America's Gun Problem -- Chapter 1. America's Gun Violence Problem -- Chapter 2. Gun Ownership in the United States -- Part II. Harms Associated with Firearms -- Chapter 3. Gun Deaths: The United States Versus the World -- Chapter 4. Homicide and the Instrumentality Effect -- Chapter 5. Mass Shootings: An Escalating Threat -- Chapter 6. Suicide: Impact of Lethal Methods -- Chapter 7. Unintentional Deaths: Unavoidable or Preventable? -- Chapter 8. The Deadliest States -- Part III. Guns as a Means of Self-Defense -- Chapter 9. Armed Self-Defense 1: The Number of Defensive Gun Uses -- Chapter 10. Armed Self-Defense II: Protection or Hazard? -- Part IV. Obstacles to Gun Violence Prevention Efforts -- Chapter 11. The Firearms Industry: Guns as a Business -- Chapter 12. The "Guns Everywhere" Movement -- Chapter 13. Public Opinion: An Impediment to Reform? -- Chapter 14. Slogans Relating to Gun Violence: Fact or Fiction? -- Chapter 15. The Second Amendment: Is Gun Regulation Compatible with the Constitution? -- Part V. Preventing Gun Violence -- Chapter 16. A National Strategy for Preventing Gun Violence. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910255202603321 |
Gabor Thomas | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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