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Informationen zum Autor Barry Godfrey is Reader in Criminology, and Director of the Institute of Law, Politics and Justice, Keele UniversityStephen Farrell is a Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Law, Politics and Justice, Keele UniversityDr. David Cox is a Fellow at the University of Keele Klappentext This book examines the histories of crime, and uses historical data to analyse modern criminological debates. Drawing on criminology, history, and social policy this book addresses a number of important issues about offenders' persistence in crime, and questions the current theoretical framework used to explain offending patterns. Zusammenfassung This book examines the histories of crime, and uses historical data to analyse modern criminological debates. Drawing on criminology, history, and social policy this book addresses a number of important issues about offenders' persistence in crime, and questions the current theoretical framework used to explain offending patterns. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: The Social History of Crewe 3: Persistent Criminality in Crewe 1880-1940 4: Informal Social Control and 'Reform': Marriage, Employment, and Desistance from Crime 5: Families and Crime: Intergenerational Pattern of Offending in Crewe 6: Victimization and Offending 7: Conclusions Appendix A: Our Data Sets and Architecture Appendix B: The Mechanics and Validity of the Censuses, 1841-1901 Appendix C: Nested Data and Appropriate Statistical Techniques- Analysis of the Crewe Data Results
