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Ideal for use in either crime theory or race and crime courses, this is the only text to look at the array of explanations for crime as they relate to racial and ethnic populations. Each chapter begins with a historical review of each theoretical perspective and how its original formulation and more recent derivatives account for racial/ethnic differences. The theoretical perspectives include those based on religion, biology, social disorganization/strain, subculture, labeling, conflict, social control, colonial, and feminism. The author considers which perspectives have shown the most promise in the area of race/ethnicity and crime.
Hearing on the predicted coming storm of violent youth crime & how the Federal Government can work with the States & the Nation to prepare for this. Witnesses: Kevin Beary, sheriff; Linda Roster Clark; Richard Cullen, former U.S. attorney; Peter W. Greenwood, Rand Corp.; Ellen Halbert, Texas Board of Criminal Justice; Scott C. Newman, prosecutor; Karen Schreier, chair, Attorney General's Advisory Subcomm. on Juvenile Crime Issues, Dept. of Justice; Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney Gen., State of Alabama; Hon. Sandra Storm; Patricia Thomas; Kathy Trammel; Public Defender Service, D.C.; Charles Wilson, attorney; & Safe Streets Coalition.
Analysts have long noted that some societies have much higher rates of criminal violence than others. They have also observed that the risk of being a victim or a perpetrator of violent crime varies considerably from one individual to another. In societies with ethnically and racially diverse populations, some ethnic and racial groups have been reported to have higher rates of violent offending and victimization than other groups. This series of essays explores the extent and causes of racial and ethnic differences in violent crime in the United States and several other contemporary societies.
Critical Issues in Crime and Justice: Thought, Policy, and Practice provides an incisive overview of issues and perspectives in criminal justice and criminology designed to expand upon key areas of study. With contributed essays from leading scholars in the field, the Third Edition illustrates the breadth of research, policy, and practice implications in areas such as crime theory, law enforcement, jurisprudence, corrections, and criminal justice organization and management. New to this edition are chapters on wrongful convictions, human trafficking, and mental illness and criminal justice, three critical issues facing contemporary policing, courts, and corrections. The coverage of concepts, insights, voices, and perspectives will challenge criminal justice and criminology students to synthesize what they have learned, question standard interpretations, and begin to create new directions and visions for their future careers as professionals in the field.