NCJ Number
175607
Editor(s)
J McCord,
J H Laub
Date Published
1995
Length
424 pages
Annotation
Significant accomplishments in the field of criminology are noted in this compilation of papers presented at a 1991 conference of the American Society of Criminology.
Abstract
The papers are organized in six parts. The first part covers structuring society and emphasizes deviant behavior, conflict, criminalization, state-organized crime, and the emergence of criminal justice. The second part deals with policing society and considers such topics as the criminal and society, police and human relations in management, and trial by jury. The third part discusses various types of criminal behaviors, including those of heroin addicts, white-collar criminals, and perpetrators of crime on homosexual victims. The fourth part considers sources of crime, and the focus is on criminal behavior and learning theory, social learning and deviant behavior, juvenile delinquency causes and prevention, female delinquency and broken homes, and crime in moral and social contexts. The fifth part addresses punishment, treatment, and prevention, while the sixth part examines criminology as public policy. References, notes, and tables