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4. Social Structure Theories

  • Philip Matthew Stinson
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Criminology Explains Police Violence
This chapter is in the book Criminology Explains Police Violence
© 2020 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2020 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS v
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
  4. Introduction: Police Violence 1
  5. 1. Understanding Police Violence 21
  6. 2. Deterrence, Rational Choice, Victimization, and Lifestyle Theories 38
  7. 3. Individual-Level Theories 59
  8. 4. Social Structure Theories 73
  9. 5. Social Process Theories 91
  10. 6. Societal Conflict and Legitimacy Theories 114
  11. 7. Integrationist Perspectives 130
  12. Notes 143
  13. Bibliography 163
  14. Index 195
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520971639-006

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS v
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
  4. Introduction: Police Violence 1
  5. 1. Understanding Police Violence 21
  6. 2. Deterrence, Rational Choice, Victimization, and Lifestyle Theories 38
  7. 3. Individual-Level Theories 59
  8. 4. Social Structure Theories 73
  9. 5. Social Process Theories 91
  10. 6. Societal Conflict and Legitimacy Theories 114
  11. 7. Integrationist Perspectives 130
  12. Notes 143
  13. Bibliography 163
  14. Index 195
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