A Sociology of Crime

By Stephen K. Hester and Peter Eglin

Book Overview

The authors take three particular sociological perspectives, and use them to offer a distinct and critical reading of criminology, highlighting the ways that crime is, first and foremost, a matter of social definition. They provide a good introductory text which will be of great value to students.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415073707
• ISBN13: 9780415073707
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 7.9"