Crime and Inequality

This book offers an introduction to crime and social policy with a focus on inequality. It explores the relationship between material circumstance and crime and offers explanations for why inequality is often linked to offending behaviour.

List of contents

1. Introduction: crime and inequality, 2. Conceptualising crime and inequality, 3. Young men, crime and inequality, 4. Parenting and 'anti-social behaviour', 5. Women, crime and inequality, 6. Crime, inequality and ethnicity, 7. Street homelessness and crime, 8. Financial penalties: punishing poor people, 9. Conclusion

Summary

This book offers an introduction to crime and social policy with a focus on inequality. It explores the relationship between material circumstance and crime and offers explanations for why inequality is often linked to offending behaviour.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Grover, Chris (Lancaster University Grover, Grover Chris
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 31.01.2021, delayed
• EAN: 9781138021273
• ISBN: 978-1-138-02127-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Social discrimination & inequality, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Criminal justice law, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Social discrimination and social justice