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Fifty years ago, David Matza wrote Delinquency and Drift,
challenging the ways people thought about the development of
criminals. Today, Delinquency and Drift Revisited reminds
criminologists that they ignore Matza's writings at their own
intellectual peril. Matza's work shows his insights on a range of
core criminological issues, such as: the complex nature of culture
and its connection to criminality; the extent to which
rule-breakers are truly different from the "rest of us"; the
importance of focusing on human agency in understanding the
subjective side of offending; the interaction of propensity and
peer influences in criminal involvement; the role of the state in
signifying individuals as deviant and entrapping them in criminal
roles; and the processes that lead offenders to desist from crime.
This volume was not written to pay homage to Matza, but to show how
his ideas remain relevant to criminology today by continuing to
question conventional wisdom, by making us pay attention to
realities we have overlooked, and by inspiring us to theorize more
innovatively.
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Under the Storm - A Novel
Christoffer Carlsson; Translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles
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R463
R388
Discovery Miles 3 880
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Fifty years ago, David Matza wrote Delinquency and Drift,
challenging the ways people thought about the development of
criminals. Today, Delinquency and Drift Revisited reminds
criminologists that they ignore Matza's writings at their own
intellectual peril. Matza's work shows his insights on a range of
core criminological issues, such as: the complex nature of culture
and its connection to criminality; the extent to which
rule-breakers are truly different from the "rest of us"; the
importance of focusing on human agency in understanding the
subjective side of offending; the interaction of propensity and
peer influences in criminal involvement; the role of the state in
signifying individuals as deviant and entrapping them in criminal
roles; and the processes that lead offenders to desist from crime.
This volume was not written to pay homage to Matza, but to show how
his ideas remain relevant to criminology today by continuing to
question conventional wisdom, by making us pay attention to
realities we have overlooked, and by inspiring us to theorize more
innovatively.
Most people engage in crime at some point in their lives, but why
does almost everybody stop soon after? And, why do a small number
of offenders persist in crime? These two questions constitute the
core of the field often known as life-course criminology. This book
provides a comprehensive introduction to life-course criminology.
It covers the dominant theories and methodologies in the field and
equips you with all you need to succeed in your studies on the
subject. The book: Discusses the methodologies of life-course and
longitudinal research Explains and critiques the major theories of
life-course criminology Considers the issues of risk, prediction,
onset, persistence and desistance of criminal activity Draws on
research from studies in Europe, the UK, US and Australia,
including the Stockholm Life-Course Project Written by two leading
figures in the field, this is an authoritative text that will guide
you through your studies in life-course criminology, criminal
career research, and developmental criminology.
The third instalment in the internationally bestselling Leo Junker
series Charles Levin - Leo Junker's mentor - is dead, shot in the
back of the head in a premeditated attack. Now Leo must find out
who killed him and, more importantly, why. Inspired by a string of
scandals and murders that rocked Sweden in the 1980s, Nordic Noir
superstar Christoffer Carlsson tells his own chilling version of
what happened in those dark days.
Most people engage in crime at some point in their lives, but why
does almost everybody stop soon after? And, why do a small number
of offenders persist in crime? These two questions constitute the
core of the field often known as life-course criminology. This book
provides a comprehensive introduction to life-course criminology.
It covers the dominant theories and methodologies in the field and
equips you with all you need to succeed in your studies on the
subject. The book: Discusses the methodologies of life-course and
longitudinal research Explains and critiques the major theories of
life-course criminology Considers the issues of risk, prediction,
onset, persistence and desistance of criminal activity Draws on
research from studies in Europe, the UK, US and Australia,
including the Stockholm Life-Course Project Written by two leading
figures in the field, this is an authoritative text that will guide
you through your studies in life-course criminology, criminal
career research, and developmental criminology.
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