Steven Jay Messner

Perspectives on Crime and Deviance

Crime & the American Dream

Crime & the American Dream

Crime & the American Dream

Crime And the American Dream

Theoretical Integration in the Study of Deviance and Crime: Problems and Prospects

Criminology: An Introduction Using Explorit

Perspectives on Crime and Deviance (3rd Edition)

This fully updated book reflects the most recent changes that have taken place within the study of criminal and deviant behavior. Now with a greater slant on crime, it presents timely discussions on theory, research and policy, and rounds out coverage with illuminating historical and comparative r...

Crime and the Economy (Compact Criminology)

In this unique and timely book, two of the world's leading criminologists explore the connections between crime and economic conditions. The authors skilfully draw on influential criminological theories to formulate an original "institutional" perspective. This perspective sheds light on the complex...

By Steven F. Messner Criminology: A Workbook Using MicroCase ExplorIt (5th Fifth Edition) [Paperback]

The Emergence of a New Urban China: Insiders' Perspectives

This book provides first-hand, insiders' perspectives on urban issues in China, aiming to provide a theoretically informed and empirically rich discussion of the new social landscape of contemporary urban China. Focusing on, but not limiting its scope to southern China, this volume's rich ethnograph...

Criminology: A Workbook Using MicroCase ExplorIt

Criminology is an empirical science. It involves the testing of claims about crime with data from the real world. CRIMINOLOGY: USING MICROCASE EXPLORIT, introduces students to this real world of criminological research and data. The goal of this workbook is to provide students with the opportunity t...

Crime and Social Control in a Changing China: (Contributions in Criminology and Penology)

This important edited collection of articles by both Chinese and American scholars attempts to promote a more accurate and in-depth understanding of crime and social control in China, as it undergoes significant cultural, economic, and social change. The editors contend that as the economic system h...

Crime and the American Dream (Wadsworth Series in Criminological Theory)

How has America's over-emphasis on the pursuit of materialistic gain contributed to the it's high rate of violent crime? CRIME AND THE AMERICAN DREAM is an easy-to-understand book that offers clear coveral of criminological theory, using institutional anomie theory as a foundation.

Crime and the American Dream

How has America's over-emphasis on the pursuit of materialistic gain contributed to the it's high rate of violent crime? CRIME AND THE AMERICAN DREAM, 5th Edition is an easy-to-understand book that attempts to answer that question using seminal criminological theory.