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Power, Crime and Mystification
Steven Box
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Description for Power, Crime and Mystification
Paperback. One of the classics of radical criminology - a compelling account of how power and powerlessness operate within the criminal justice system. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Power, Crime, and Mystification is one of the classics of radical criminology -a compelling account of how power and powerlessness operate within the criminal justice system. Questioning the orthodox view that it is powerlessness that leads to serious criminal behaviour, Steven Box focuses on the serious crimes committed by those in positions of power and privilege, particularly in government agencies and multinational corporations. He also points out that some relatively powerless groups, such as women, hardly commit any serious crimes at all. He suggests that crime can be the extreme form of otherwise socially sanctioned behaviour and, in taking this ... Read more
Power, Crime, and Mystification is one of the classics of radical criminology -a compelling account of how power and powerlessness operate within the criminal justice system. Questioning the orthodox view that it is powerlessness that leads to serious criminal behaviour, Steven Box focuses on the serious crimes committed by those in positions of power and privilege, particularly in government agencies and multinational corporations. He also points out that some relatively powerless groups, such as women, hardly commit any serious crimes at all. He suggests that crime can be the extreme form of otherwise socially sanctioned behaviour and, in taking this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415045728
SKU
V9780415045728
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About Steven Box
The late Steven Box was Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Kent.
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