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Readings in Criminology and Penology
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Edited by:
David Dressler
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English
Published/Copyright:
1972
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Presents essays on criminology as a branch of sociology with contributions from biology, psychology, social work, public administration, law, and political science.
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Frontmatter
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Preface
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Contents
XI - Part I. Defining and Measuring Crime
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Introduction
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Crime as Normal Behavior
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Crime as Violation of Conduct Norms
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Crime as a Legal Concept
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The Alarming Increase in Crime
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Our Inadequate Criminal Statistics
34 - Part II. Behavior Patterns of Offenders
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Introduction
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The Professional Thief. A Professional Thief
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A More Recent Conception of Professional Crime
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Maxie the Goniff
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Organized Crime
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Boss of the Outfit
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The Normal Murderer
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William Heirens: Sex Offender—Killer
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White-Collar Criminality
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A Re-examination of White-Collar Criminality
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Crimes of Corporations and Executives
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Becoming an Alcoholic
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An Alcoholic's Story
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Drugs of Abuse and Their Effects
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Drug User
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The Use and Abuse of Psychedelic Experience
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The Gang as a Cultural Phenomenon
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Gang Boy
227 - Part III. The Search for Explanations
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The Concept of Cause
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The Biologist Looks at Crime
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Race, Social Status, and Criminal Arrest
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Intelligence and Delinquency
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The Psychiatric Approach to Crime and Correction
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The Geography of Crime
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An Ecological Approach to Juvenile Delinquency
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A Divergent Ecological View on Delinquency
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Self-Concept as an Insulator Against Delinquency
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Broken Homes and Delinquency
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Crime and Economic Condition
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Culture Conflict and Crime
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The Theory of Differential Association
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A Critical Look at Differential Association Theory
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The Doctrine of "Socially Derived Sin"
379 - Part IV. The Administration of Justice
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Introduction
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The Constitution on Civil Liberties
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"I Think It a Less Evil That Some Criminals Should Escape Than That the Government Should Play an Ignoble Part"
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Legalized Wire-Tapping Is Necessary
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The Criminal Gets the Breaks
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Does the Supreme Court Impede Justice?
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On Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Against Racism: Letter from Birmingham City Jail
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On Civil Disobedience with Violence The Death of Martin Luther King: Requiem for Nonviolence
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Civil Disobedience and the Rule of Law
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Police Brutality?
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Police Brutality or Public Brutality?
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The Social Role of a County Sheriff
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The Rural Judge
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Trial by Combat in American Courts
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The Rule of M'Naghten
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The Durham Rule: Departure from M'Naghten
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A Police Chiefs Views on Capital Punishment
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Capital Punishment: A Sociologist's Appraisal
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In Re Gault: Supreme Court of the United States (May 15, 1967)
547 - Part V. Peno-Correctional and Treatment Programs
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Introduction
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The Purposes of Imprisonment
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My First Day in Prison
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Imprisonment as a Source of Criminality
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Leadership Among Prison Inmates
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Resocialization Within Walls
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The Jailhouse Turnout: Homosexuality Among Women in Prison
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Conjugal Visiting at the Mississippi State Penitentiary
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Work-Release Programs
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Inmates as "Therapists"
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Alternatives to Incarceration: Community-Centered Programs
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A Police Official Looks at Probation and Parole
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Parole Prediction
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Personal Characteristics Related to Parolee Recidivism
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Murderers on Parole
695 - Part VI. Prevention
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A Public Official Discusses Delinquency and Crime Prevention
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An Offender Discusses Prevention
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Three Approaches to Delinquency Prevention: A Critique
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A Structural Approach to Delinquency Prevention and Treatment
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Index of Authors
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