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Toward a unified criminology : integrating assumptions about crime, people and society /
"Why do people commit crimes? How do we control crime? The theories that criminologists use to answer these questions are built on a number of underlying assumptions, including those about the nature of crime, free will, human nature, and society. These assumptions have a fundamental impact on...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, N.Y. :
New York University Press,
©2011.
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| Colección: | New perspectives in crime, deviance, and law series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 A Divided Criminology; 2 The Scope of the Discipline: What Is Crime?; 3 Determinism versus Agency: Is Crime the Result of Forces beyond the Individual's Control or Free Choice?; 4 The Nature of Human Nature: Are People Self-Interested, Socially Concerned, or Blank Slates?; 5 The Nature of Society: Is Society Characterized by Consensus or Conflict?; 6 The Nature of Reality: Is There an Objective Reality That Can Be Accurately Measured?; 7 A Unified Criminology; Notes; Bibliography; Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
- Subject IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; O; P; R; S; U; About the Author.