Crime and Everyday Life

by Marcus Felson

Book Overview

Previous editions of Crime and Everyday Life have been popular with students and instructors for Felson′s clear, concise writing style and his unique approach to crime causation. The Third Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout, and includes, among other changes, new chapters on white-collar crime and the use of technology in crime control. By emphasizing that routine everyday activities set the stage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761987614
• ISBN13: 9780761987611
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

An enlightenment on crime

This book opens your eyes to everyday crime around you. After reading it you will find yourself noticing high crime areas that you did not notice before. It shows you in detail what to look for and what you can expect to find in these areas. How in everyday life the things we do without thinking about them can cause crime. An excellent read.

changed my week

Before I read this, crime was just a weekend hobby, now I am fully appraised in the criminal mind, and can carry out some very profitable raids every day of the week. My favorite was chapter 5: inviting people to steal more. Which has really opened my eyes to what shops are easiest to hit. I will soon have that wedding paid for.

An introductory and straightforward survey

Now in a revised and updated third edition featuring new chapters on white-color crime and the use of technology in crime control, Crime And Everyday Life by criminologist and academician Marcus Felson (Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice) offers an introductory and straightforward survey, analysis, and correction of the most commonly held fallacies about contemporary crime, including the exact nature of crime itself ranging from violent offenses to property crimes, situational crime prevention, and more. Crime And Everyday Life looks at both the practical realities of crime (including the processes that create it), and offers a warning against human tendencies to erroneously link crime's causes to stray political agendas. Very highly recommended reading, Crime And Everyday Life is appropriate for non-specialist general readers with an interest in the causes of contemporary criminal conduct, as well as those student formally studying criminology as part of a Social Sciences curriculum.