Crime and Disrepute.
In the context of the unique crime problems of the United States, John Hagan advances a new sociology of crime and disrepute that focuses on the criminal costs of social inequality. He connects the diversion of funding away from distressed communities in the USA to increased violence and lack of soc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Thousand Oaks :
SAGE Publications,
1994.
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| Series: | Sociology for a new century.
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| Summary: | In the context of the unique crime problems of the United States, John Hagan advances a new sociology of crime and disrepute that focuses on the criminal costs of social inequality. He connects the diversion of funding away from distressed communities in the USA to increased violence and lack of social mobility for disadvantaged groups which in turn result in the development of "deviance service centers" and "ethnic vice industries". Hagan further shows the important link between "crime in the streets" and "crime in the suites" and the difference betwee. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (219 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781452264837 145226483X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |