AltaMira Press
Pages: 424
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Trim: 6 x 9¼
978-1-882289-25-7 • Paperback • January 1996 • $83.00 • (£64.00)
Calvin J. Larson is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts at Boston.
Gerald R. Garrett is Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts at Boston.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Part 2 Part 1 The Crime Problem
Chapter 3 Crime in the United States: An Historical Overview
Chapter 4 Alcohol, Drugs, and Crime
Chapter 5 Crime Today: Special Focus
Chapter 6 White-Collar Crime
Chapter 7 Organized Crime
Part 8 Part II The Field of Criminology
Chapter 9 The Rise of Criminology: From Utilitarianism to Determinism
Chapter 10 Criminological Theory in American Sociology
Chapter 11 Major Themes in Contemporary Criminological Theory
Part 12 Part III Justice & Corrections
Chapter 13 Policing in America
Chapter 14 Processing the Accused: From Arrest through Sentencing
Chapter 15 Prisons, Punishment, and Correctional Processes
Part 16 Part IV The Future Prospect
Chapter 17 The Future: Crime Rates and Effects