Deviant Behavior: Crime, Conflict, and Interest Groups

by Charles H. McCaghy, J.D. Jamieson, Timothy A. Capron

Book Overview

Using the framework of interest group conflict, this text combines a balanced, comprehensive overview of the field of deviance with first-hand expertise in the workings of the criminal justice system. Deviant Behavior, Seventh Edition, surveys a wide range of topics, from explanations regarding crime and criminal behavior, measurement of crime, violent crime and organizational deviance, to sexual behavior, mental health, and substance abuse. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0205570836
• ISBN13: 9780205570836
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 9.2"