NCJ Number
19052
Editor(s)
C L BOYDELL,
C F GRINDSTAFF,
P C WHITEHEAD
Date Published
1972
Length
637 pages
Annotation
THIS TEXTBOOK, A COLLECTION OF 42 ARTICLES WHICH ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF DEFINITION, MEASUREMENT, EXPLANATION, AND THE VARIOUS FORMS OF SOCIAL REACTION TO CRIME, DRUG USE, DELINQUENCY, ALCOHOLISM, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS.
Abstract
OTHER FORMS OF DEVIANCE DISCUSSED ARE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND THE VIOLATION OF NONLEGAL NORMS. THE MAJORITY OF THE ARTICLES RELATE TO THE CANADIAN EXPERIENCE.