TY  - BOOK
AU  - Croall,Hazel
TI  - Crime and society in Britain / 
SN  - 0582298970
U1  - 364.941 CRO 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Harlow, England
PB  - Pearson Education, 
KW  - Crime
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 1945-
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; ntroduction - Crime and Society *Finding out about Crime *Understanding Crime-Culture and Social Structure *Understanding Crime-Crime and Control *The Victims of Crime *Crime, Class and the Economy *Age and Crime *Gender and Crime *Race, Ethnicity and Crime *Violent Crime *Sexual Offences *Property Crime *Professional and Organized Crime *Drugs and Crime *White Collar and Corporate Crime *State and Political Crime *ConclusionIndex
N2  - 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
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