SOCIETY, CRIME, AND CRIMINAL CAREERS, AN INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY. 2D ED.

• NCJ Number: 10341
• Author(s): D C GIBBONS
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 576 pages
• Sale Source: Prentice Hall
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TYPOLOGICALLY ORIENTED STUDY OF OFFENDER CAREERS, TOUCHING ON PATTERNS OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR AND THE LEGAL MACHINERY AVAILABLE TO DEAL WITH DEVIANCE.

Abstract

ALTHOUGH THE AUTHOR ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ALL OFFENDERS DO NOT EXHIBIT CLEAR-CUT CAREERS IN LAW-BREAKING, MUCH OF HIS SUBJECT MATTER CENTERS ON BEHAVIOR PATTERNS AND ROLE CAREERS. THESE CHAPTERS DEAL WITH PROPERTY OFFENDER CAREERS, CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS, WHITE COLLAR CRIME, AND VIOLENT CRIMES. PATTERNS OF SEXUAL DEVIATION AND PATTERNS OF VICE ARE ALSO EXAMINED. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL COVERS THE ORIGIN AND TRENDS IN CRIMINAL LAW, LEGAL MACHINERY FROM ARREST THROUGH ADJUDICATION, AND POLICE BEHAVIOR. THE AUTHOR ALSO EXPANDS UPON PSYCHOGENIC, SOCIOLOGICAL, AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES OF CAUSATION. THE REMAINING MATERIAL CONCERNS VARIATIONS IN CORRECTIONAL DISPOSITIONS, LEGAL AND ETHICAL PROBLEMS, AND SOCIAL WORKINGS OF AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS. IN CONCLUSION, THE CHALLENGE OF CRIME IN A FREE SOCIETY, BY THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, IS SUMMARIZED. (SNI ABSTRACT)