Lawson, Tony,   1950- <br/><br/>
Crime and deviance / 
Tony Lawson and Tim Heaton. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Basingstoke ;   New York :  Palgrave Macmillan,   2010. 
 - viii, 344 p. :  ill. ;   24 cm. 
 - Skills-based sociology .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-333) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introducing the sociology of crime and deviance -- Crime statistics -- Sociocultural explanations of crime and deviance -- Interactionist e xplanations of crime and deviance -- Conflict explanations of crime and deviance -- Realist explanations of crime and deviance -- Crime, devia nce and ethnicity -- Crime, deviance and gender -- Criminal justice and the victims of crime. 
<br/><br/> From surveillance to terrorism and green crime to state crime, this exciting new edition offers an updated survey of key areas in the socio logy of crime and deviance. Analysis of recent studies and accessible t heory is combined with a variety of activities to provide an invaluable introduction to this popular topic for all students of sociology --Pro vided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780230217829 (pbk.) 0230217826 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009-046194 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Crime-- Sociological aspects.<br/>Criminology.<br/>Deviant behavior.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364