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Informationen zum Autor Gregg Barak is professor of criminology and criminal justice at Eastern Michigan University. He is the author of a number of books! including Criminology: An Integrated Approach! and is the editor of the series Issues in Crime and Justice. Paul Leighton is professor of criminology and criminal justice at Eastern Michigan University. He has written several books! including Punishment for Sale: Private Prisons! Big Business! and the Incarceration Binge. Jeanne Flavin is associate professor of sociology at Fordham University. She is the author of Our Bodies! Our Crimes: The Policing of Women's Reproduction in America. Klappentext A decade after its first publication! Class! Race! Gender! and Crime remains the only authored book to systematically address the impact of class! race! and gender on criminological theory and all phases of the criminal justice process. The new edition has been thoroughly revised! for easier use in courses! and updated throughout! including new examples ranging from Bernie Madoff and the recent financial crisis to the increasing impact of globalization. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures and Tables Preface Introduction PART I Chapter 1: Criminology and the Study of Class! Race! Gender! and Crime Chapter 2: Criminal Justice Work and the Crime Control Enterprise PART II Chapter 3: Understanding Class and Economic Privilege Chapter 4: Understanding Race and White Privilege Chapter 5: Understanding Gender and Male Privilege Chapter 6: Understanding Privilege and the Intersections of Class! Race! and Gender PART III Chapter 7: Victimology and Patterns of Victimization Chapter 8: Law Making and the Administration of Criminal Law Chapter 9: Law Enforcement and Criminal Prosecution Chapter 10: Punishment! Sentencing! and Imprisonment Conclusion References Name Index Subject Index About the Authors
