Criminology a sociological approach
Piers Beirne, James W. Messerschmidt.
- 5th ed.
- New York Oxford University Press 2011.
- xx, 444 p. ill. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The problem of crime -- The measurement of crime -- Comparative criminology -- Inventing criminology : classicism, positivism, and beyond -- Social structure, anomie, and crime -- Delinquent subcultures, subcultures of delinquency, and the labeling perspective -- Social learning theory and social control theory -- The conflict tradition -- Feminist and critical criminologies -- Inequalities, crime and victimization -- Property crime -- Interpersonal violence -- White-collar crime -- Political crime.