Bøger af Graeme R. Newman

Survey's public perceptions of deviant behavior cross-culturally: in India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Yugoslavia and the United States. This work discovers that the strength of religious belief and urban rural background accounted for major differences in the perception of deviance - when differences were identified.

Punishment occupies a central place in our lives and attitudes. We suffer a profound ambivalence about its moral consequences. Persons who have been punished or are liable to be punished have long objected to the legitimacy of punishment. We are all objects of punishment, yet we are also its users. This book describes the uses of punishment.

Punishment occupies a central place in our lives and attitudes

Provides an overview on migration and crime. This book includes classic pieces from different disciplines (such as criminal justice, sociology, and psychology) that examine a variety of topics (such as hate crimes, organized crime, trafficking, and victimization issues) in a variety of locations, with qualitative and quantitative methodologies.