Crime and Inequality

These essays examine how and why inequality affects the patterning of crime and criminal justice. They evaluate the merits of various theoretical ideas, debates, and controversies regarding crime and inequality; document the dynamics of inequality in varied crime settings; examine methodologies used in exploring the crime-inequality relationship; and set forth new research and policy agendas for future work.

Summary

The papers in this volume examine how and why inequality affects the patterns of crime and criminal justice. The contributors evaluate the merits of various theoretical ideas, debates, and controversies and document the dynamics of inequality in varied crime settings.

Product details

• Assisted by: John Hagan (Editor), Ruth Peterson (Editor)
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780804724043
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-2404-3
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 721 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Slavonic linguistics / literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories