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Everybody Does It! : Crime by the Public.
Gabor's analysis probes the whys and wherefores of crime, and reveals why some people are labeled and processed as criminals while others are not. Case studies raise crucial questions about law enforcement.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
1994.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I: Crime by the Public: The Issue in Context
- 1 Introduction
- 2 'Pictures in Our Heads': Our Stereotypes of the Criminal
- 3 Is Everyone Doing It? The Extent of the Public's Criminality and Dishonesty
- Part II: The Crimes Committed by 'Law-Abiding' Citizens
- 4 'The Root of All Evil': Property Crime
- 5 'Flesh and Blood So Cheap': Violent and Sex Crimes
- 6 'There Is Nothing Wrong with Greed': Corporate Crime
- 7 'What's Good for the Goose ... ': Crime by Society's Leaders and Law Enforcers
- 8 Other Crimes
- Part III: Explaining the Transgressions of the Public
- 9 'Everybody Does It': Rationalizations, Justifications, and Excuses for Criminal Behaviour
- 10 'Our Brother's Keeper?' The Commitment of the Public to Society's Rules
- 11 Understanding the Widespread Criminality of the Public
- 12 Predicting the Prevalence of Different Crimes in Society
- Part IV: Dealing with Widespread Criminality
- 13 'The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison': Why Most 'Respectable' Lawbreakers Avoid Prosecution
- 14 Dealing with Crime by the Public
- Notes
- Photo Credits
- Index
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