Delinquent-Prone Communities |
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| Author:
| Weatherburn, Don
Lind, Bronwyn |
| Contribution by:
| Blumstein, Alfred
Farrington, David |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Criminology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-02697-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $41.99 |
Book Description:
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Despite a century of effort, criminologists do not yet fully understand the relationship between disadvantage and crime. This book challenges the conventional view that disadvantage causes crime because it motivates people to offend, and argues instead that disadvantage causes crime because it disrupts the parenting process.
Despite a century of effort, criminologists do not yet fully understand the relationship between disadvantage and crime. This book challenges the conventional view that disadvantage causes crime because it motivates people to offend, and argues instead that disadvantage causes crime because it disrupts the parenting process.