Social Deviance and Crime: An Organizational and Theoretical Approach

by Charles R. Tittle and Raymond Paternoster

Book Overview

Social Deviance and Crime unites two topics that are usually separated: the study of social deviance and the study of criminal behavior. Traditionally, the study of deviance introduces students to various types of deviance, giving the impression that these are distinct acts requiring equally distinct and unique explanations. The study of crime has followed virtually the same path. Criminology textbooks usually describe a series of criminal acts, one...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195329953
• ISBN13: 9780195329957
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 728 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"