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FEATURED BOOKS
![]() | Juvenile Delinquency and Justice: Sociological PerspectivesRonald J. Berger and Paul D. Gregory, editors This new anthology offers a comprehensive overview of the essential topics in juvenile delinquency and justice. The selections encompass both landmark scholarship and cutting-edge research to expose students to a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches. Thematic section introductions and editors’ notes provide context and draw attention to how a sociological perspective can More > |
Guns, Violence, and Criminal Behavior: The Offender’s PerspectiveMark Pogrebin, Paul Stretesky, and N. Prabha Unnithan How are guns used and viewed by criminals? Where do criminals obtain guns? And how do laws make firearms more or less accessible? Confronting these contentious questions, Guns, Violence, and Criminal Behavior offers a comprehensive exploration of the social processes surrounding illegal firearm use and criminal behavior. The authors draw on in-depth interviews with felons More > | ![]() |
![]() | Judging Victims: Why We Stigmatize Survivors, and How They Reclaim RespectJennifer L. Dunn "Why didn't she resist?" "Why is he telling us only now?" "Why can’t she move on?" Unpacking the questions that cast victims as deviants, Jennifer Dunn critically examines why we stigmatize survivors of rape, battering, incest, and clergy abuse—and how they reclaim their identities. Dunn explores the shifting perceptions over time of victims as More > |
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