Crime and Society in Britain

• Author(s): Hazel Croall,
• Publisher: Longman
• Pages: 359
• ISBN_10: 0582298970
  ISBN_13: 9780582298972
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Criminology , Social Science / Sociology / General , True Crime / General ,

Description:... This text is an introduction to sociological approaches to crime in contemporary Britain. Covering many issues the text looks at how different kinds of crime are officially defined, socially constructed, researched and analyzed. Exploring the relationship between crime and social equality the text applies these insight to specific patterns of crime. Focusing upon the task of explaining the causes and nature of crime the text looks at questions and issues, presenting a selection of research and literature.