Casualties of Community Disorder - Women''s Careers in Violent Crime

Informationen zum Autor Deborah Baskin Klappentext This book provides a detailed account of the criminal careers of 170 women who committed violent street crimes in New York City, describing their entry into criminal activities, their development into persistent street criminals, and, for some, their eventual transition out of street crime. Zusammenfassung This book provides a detailed account of the criminal careers of 170 women who committed violent street crimes in New York City, describing their entry into criminal activities, their development into persistent street criminals, and, for some, their eventual transition out of street crime. Inhaltsverzeichnis Casualties of Community Disorder -- CRIME & SOCIETY --   -- Introduction -- Crime and Urban Distress -- Getting into Crime and Violence -- Work and Crime and Crime as Work -- The What, Where, When, Why, and Who of Violent Events -- Getting Out of Crime and Violence -- Breaking with the Past: Challenging Assumptions About Women and Violent Crime -- Appendix

Product details

• Authors: Deborah Baskin, Deborah R. Baskin, Deborah R. Sommers Baskin, Ira Sommers, Ira B. Sommers
• Assisted by: John Hagan (Editor)
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.10.1997
• EAN: 9780813329949
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-2994-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Gender studies, gender groups, Violence in society, Causes & Prevention Of Crime, Violence and abuse in society, Offenders, Causes and prevention of crime