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.

Table des matières

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

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Chris Grover, Chris (Lancaster University Grover, Grover Chris
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.01.2021, retardé
• EAN: 9781138021273
• ISBN: 978-1-138-02127-3
• Pages: 288
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Pédagogie > Pédagogie sociale, travail social; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Droit pénal, droit de procédure pénale, criminologie; 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