This handbook provides a comprehensive treatment of the field of criminology at the turn of the 21st century.
According to Becker (1963), when a successful crusade is launched against a form of behavior that had not been regarded as a form of deviance previously, this creates “a new class of outsiders” (p. 145).
A comprehensive, integrative and accessible overview of the contemporary body of knowledge in the field of social deviance in the 21st century.
The Handbook of Social Control offers a comprehensive review of the concepts of social control in today's environment and focuses on the most relevant theories associated with social control.
The Routledge Handbook on Deviance brings together original contributions on deviance, with a focus on new, emerging, and hidden forms of deviant behavior.
The Handbook on Crime is a comprehensive edited volume that contains analysis and explanation of the nature, extent, patterns and causes of over 40 different forms of crime, in each case drawing attention to key contemporary debates and ...
... contend that the intermittent outrage over government intrusion more aptly reflects an enduring capitalist techno-fetish, ... and “dark pools” representing today more than one-third of equity trading in the United States and Europe.
An indispensable resource for all levels, this handbook provides up-to-date, in-depth summaries of the most important theories in criminology.
Exploring a phenomenon that penetrates cultures of all racial, ethnic, and social classes, this volume continues in the tradition of its predecessors in the
To be more specific, a theory of criminal behavior would include a statement that links a cause and its effect, both of which are concepts (Paternoster and Bachman 2001). For example, a very simple theory might propose that a lack of ...
An essential reference for scholars and others whose work brings them into contact with managing, policing and regulating online behaviour, the Handbook of Internet Crime emerges at a time of rapid social and technological change.