Contemporary Masters in Criminology [Paperback]

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.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.Structuring Society: The Study of Deviant Behavior: Where the Action Is; A.J. Reiss, Jr. Class, Conflict, and Criminalization; A.T. Turk. Policing Society: Crime, the Criminal, and Society; W. Dienstein. Police and Human Relations and Management; J.P. Kenney. Trial by Jury: An Outmoded Relic? C.L. Newman. Varieties of Criminal Behavior: The DaytoDay Criminality of Heroin Addicts in Baltimore-A Study in the Continuity of Offense Rates; J.C. Ball, et al. The Homosexual as a Crime Victim; E. Sagarin, D.E.J. MacNamara. Sources of Crime: Criminal Behavior and LearninglW