ABSTRACT
Using the framework of interest group conflict, this text combines a balanced, comprehensive overview of the field of deviance with first-hand expertise in the workings of the criminal justice system. Deviant Behavior, Seventh Edition, surveys a wide range of topics, from explanations regarding crime and criminal behavior, measurement of crime, violent crime and organizational deviance, to sexual behavior, mental health, and substance abuse. This new edition continues its tradition of applying time-tested, sociological theory to developing social concepts and emerging issues.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|104 pages
The Concept of Deviant Behavior
part 2|148 pages
Crime as Deviant Behavior
part 3|168 pages
Deviant Behavior in Contemporary Society