Sociological Aspects of Crime and Delinquency (Routledge Revivals)

<p>The field of crime and delinquency attracts a great deal of heated and partial opinion prejudice and other forms of mal-thinking. When there is a scientific approach there tends to be a psychological explanation. This book first published in 1971 is a corrective to both trends. It is a discussion of criminal behaviour in relation to a wide range of behaviours which could be called <i>deviance </i>and regards the whole field from the sociological point of view. The whole discussion is related to social policy and is vital reading for students of sociology and criminology. </p>