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Theories of critical criminology
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Winters, Robert C. Globokar, Julie L. Roberson, Cliff |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Description | Introduction This chapter introduces the critical perspective of criminology. The perspective is primarily concerned with inequality as it relates to crime and justice. Rather than focusing on individual traits or immediate social conditions, critical theorists “zoom out” to take a “macrosocial approach”: they examine the relationship between crime and society's overall structure, specically in regard to the distribution of wealth, power, and other resources. “Critical criminology” encompasses the following subareas: • “Conict criminology” focuses on power differences among groups, generally dened as those formed around different cultures, subcultures, or interests. Book Name: An Introduction to Crime and Crime Causation |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2013-0-16644-1&isbn=9780429255465&doi=10.1201/b17095-12&format=pdf |
| Ending Page | 198 |
| Page Count | 24 |
| Starting Page | 175 |
| DOI | 10.1201/b17095-12 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2014-06-26 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: An Introduction To Crime and Crime Causation Criminology and Penology Structure Wealth Critical Criminology Immediate Chapter Subareas Encompasses Specically |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |