Crime and Disrepute

by John Hagan

Book Overview

In the context of the unique crime problems of the United States, John Hagan advances a new sociology of crime and disrepute that focuses on the criminal costs of social inequality. He connects the diversion of funding away from distressed communities in the USA to increased violence and lack of social mobility for disadvantaged groups which in turn result in the development of "deviance service centers" and "ethnic vice industries". Hagan further...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803990391
• ISBN13: 9780803990395
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.1"