NCJ Number
131440
Editor(s)
U Zvekic
Date Published
1990
Length
377 pages
Annotation
These 13 essays examine theoretical and empirical studies regarding the relationship between crime and economic development and discuss empirical results from the United States, Latin America, Africa, Arab societies, India, Italy, and Yugoslavia.
Abstract
Individual papers conclude that no universal theoretical framework exists that successfully identifies and predicts processes of development that have a bearing on criminal behavior or reactions to it, examine assumptions and methodological limitations of criminological research on the subject, and discuss the internationalization of crime. Additional papers focus on drug abuse and drug trafficking, the concept of blocked opportunities and marginalization, the roles of formal and informal control, and the results of United Nations meetings on crime prevention and corrections. Figures, tables, chapter reference notes, and list of other publications from the same organization