Contemporary Masters in Criminology (The Plenum Series in Crime and Justice)

"Reflecting a diversity of thought and intellectual power, this unique volume provides undergraduate students with an important historical context and demonstrates the continuity of many issues in the fields of criminology and criminal justice. Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the American Society of Criminology, this volume contains previously published articles by the society's president-many of whom are the leading thinkers in the field. Articles examine the philosophy of punishment, policing, the politics of crime and crime control, criminological theory, drug use, white-collar crime, female crime, the study of deviance, parole, prediction studies, and criminal justice policy"--Font no determinada Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Front Matter....Pages 1-3 The Study of Deviant Behavior: Where the Action Is....Pages 5-15 Class, Conflict, and Criminalization....Pages 17-30 State-Organized Crime—The American Society of Criminology, 1988 Presidential Address....Pages 31-57 The Emergence of Criminal Justice: Tracing the Route to Neolithic Times....Pages 59-75 Front Matter....Pages 77-79 Crime, the Criminal, and Society....Pages 81-91 Police and Human Relations in Management....Pages 93-101 Trial by Jury: An Outmoded Relic?....Pages 103-110 Front Matter....Pages 111-112 The Day-to-Day Criminality of Heroin Addicts in Baltimore—A Study in the Continuity of Offence Rates....Pages 113-137 White Collar Crime: The Heavy Electrical Equipment Antitrust Case of 1961....Pages 139-156 The Homosexual as a Crime Victim....Pages 157-170 Front Matter....Pages 171-173 Criminal Behavior and Learning Theory....Pages 175-186 Social Learning and Deviant Behavior: A Specific Test of a General Theory....Pages 187-214 Causes and Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency....Pages 215-230 Female Delinquency and Broken Homes: A Re-assessment....Pages 231-249 Crime in Moral And Social Contexts—The American Society Of Criminology, 1989 Presidential Address....Pages 251-276 Front Matter....Pages 277-278 The Just Deserts vs. the Medical Model....Pages 279-291 Science and Politics as Criminologists’ Vocations....Pages 293-302 Halfway Houses and Parole: A National Assessment....Pages 303-317 Introduction to Delinquency and Community: Creating Opportunity and Controls....Pages 319-334 Front Matter....Pages 335-336 Assessment and Prediction Methods in Crime and Delinquency....Pages 337-372 Front Matter....Pages 335-336 In Fear of Each Other....Pages 373-388 Policy Relevance and the Future of Criminology—The American Society of Criminology, 1990 Presidential Address....Pages 389-408 Back Matter....Pages 409-412