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Description

1. viii, 226 pages : illustrations; 22 cm

Summary

1. This book, a contribution to general criminological theory, suggests that the key to why some societies have higher crime rates than others lies in the way different cultures go about the social process of shaming wrongdoers. Shaming can be counterproductive, making crime problems worse. But when shaming is done within a cultural context of respect for the offender, it can be extraordinarily powerful, efficient, and just form of social control.

Subject

1. Criminals > Rehabilitation
2. Shame
3. Criminal psychology
4. Crime
5. Criminals
6. Criminal Psychology
7. Rehabilitation
8. Shame
9. Crime
10. crimes (events)
11. criminals
12. crime (social issue)
13. 71.65 criminality as a social problem
14. Criminals
15. Criminal psychology
16. Criminals > Rehabilitation
17. Resozialisierung
18. Scham
19. Täter
20. Krimineller
21. Criminaliteit
22. Integratie
23. Criminologie
24. Schaamte
25. Crimes et criminels
26. Réhabilitation
27. Honte
28. Psychologie criminelle
29. Japan

Contents

1. Whither criminological theory? -- The dominant theoretical traditions : labeling, subcultural, control, opportunity and learning theories -- Facts a theory of crime ought to fit -- The family model of the criminal process : reintegrative shaming -- Why and how does shaming work? -- Social conditions conducive to reintegrative shaming -- Summary of the theory -- Testing the theory -- Reintegrative shaming and white collar crime -- Shaming and the good society.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Note

1. Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

1. Bibliography: p. [187]-216.