Sociology of crime, law and deviance
By: edited by Jeffery T. Ulmer
Publisher: JAI
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Amsterdam; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9780080545493
Subjects: Sociological aspects; Droit pénal; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Criminal law; Criminalité; Crime; Deviant behavior; Déviance; Aspect sociologique; Criminology
Description: Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance is an annual series of volumes that publishes scholarly work in criminology and criminal justice studies, sociology of law, and the sociology of deviance and social control. These are very broad topics, and the series reflects this breadth. The series includes theoretical contributions, critical reviews of literature, empirical research, and methodological innovations. The series especially showcases "big picture" pieces that review and critically reconceptualize what is known and what remains to be understood about broad directions of research and theor
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; THANKS TO REVIEWERS; PART 1: QUANTITATIVE STUDIES OF SANCTIONS, CRIME, AND FEAR; CHAPTER 1. WHEN DOES RACE MATTER? AN ANALYSIS OF CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH RACE AFFECTS SENTENCE SEVERITY; CHAPTER 2. IMPLICATIONS OF GHETTO-RELATED BEHAVIOR FOR A COMMUNITY AND CRIME MODEL: DEFINING THE PROCESS OF CULTURAL ATTENUATION; CHAPTER 3. POLICING, CULTURE, AND FEAR OF CRIME IN THE KOREAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY; PART 2: ETHNOGRAPHIES OF LEGAL AND SOCIAL CONTROL ORGANIZATIONS; CHAPTER 4. MARKETS FOR LEGAL SERVICES AND THE RISE OF FRANCHISE LAW FIRMS