Our criminal society; the social and legal sources of crime in America
- Title
- Our criminal society; the social and legal sources of crime in America [by] Edwin M. Schur.
- Published by
- Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [1969]
- Author
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Details
- Description
- ix, 244 pages; 22 cm
- Series statement
- A Spectrum book
- Uniform title
- Spectrum book
- Subject
- Contents
- Introduction: the need for a calm appraisal -- American crime patterns -- Questionable crime theories -- Major sociological perspectives -- Poverty, violence, and crime in America -- "Respectable" crime -- Unnecessary crimes: the perils of overlegislating -- Conclusion -- Index.
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliographical footnotes.