Race Gender and Class in Criminology

<p>These essays first published in 1996 focus on class race and gender as organising and analytical concepts in criminology. For many years their importance in studying how the world relates to crime and its control was minimized or ignored. It is clear however that these concepts are of critical importance in understanding societal issues especially crime and societal responses to it. This title will be of interest to students of criminology. </p>