NCJ Number
36823
Date Published
1976
Length
301 pages
Annotation
A COLLECTION OF 20 READINGS WHICH DEAL WITH CURRENT THEORIES OF CRIMINOLOGY, POLITICAL CRIME, ORGANIZED CRIME, WHITE COLLAR CRIME, AND MODERN APPROACHES TO CORRECTIONS.
Abstract
THE FIRST SELECTIONS IN THIS ANTHOLOGY DISCUSS THE FEAR OF CRIME IN THE UNITED STATES AND REVIEW NEW TRENDS IN THE ORIENTATION OF CRIMINOLOGY. FOUR SELECTIONS FOLLOW WHICH DISCUSS POLITICAL CRIMES. OTHER CURRENT TYPES OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ARE EXAMINED IN SUBSEQUENT CHAPTERS, INCLUDING ORGANIZED CRIME, WHITE COLLAR CRIME, BURGLARY, AND VIOLENT CRIME. FINALLY, SEVERAL ASPECTS OF CORRECTIONAL PRACTICE AND PHILOSOPHY ARE DISCUSSED. THESE INCLUDE DETERRENCE, DIVERSION, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION, OFFENDER EMPLOYMENT, AND VICTIM COMPENSATION.