Crime, Violence and Minority Youths

List of contents

Contents: Social structure and crime; Toward a neocolonial model; Colonialism and Mexican Americans; Developing a research agenda; The effects of race and class; Pathways to assimilation and crime; Theoretical promise of the colonial perspective; References; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Becky Tatum

Summary

This title was first published in 2000:  A comprehensive examination of a previously neglected minority perspective on crime - the colonial model. Proposing and empirically validating revisions to this model, the book explores how it applies to African and Hispanic Americans and what the perspective adds to mainstream criminological theorizing.

Additional text

’...raises challenging views about race and crime in America today.’ SAGE, Race Relations Abstracts ’Mainstream criminology has devoted little attention to minority perspectives in crime and violence. This book provides a comprehensive examination...’ Adolescence

Product details

• Authors: Becky Tatum, Becky L Tatum, Becky L. Tatum
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138703247
• ISBN: 978-1-138-70324-7
• No. of pages: 130
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Criminal law & procedure, Social issues & processes, Jurisprudence & general issues, Social and ethical issues, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Jurisprudence and general issues, Criminal law: procedure and offences