The Criminological Imagination

by Jock Young

Book Overview

For the last three decades Jock Young's work has had a profound impact on criminology. Yet, in this provocative new book, Young rejects much of what criminology has become, criticizing the rigid determinism and rampant positivism that dominate the discipline today. His erudite and entertaining examination of what's gone wrong with criminology draws on a range of research - from urban ethnography to sexology and criminal victimization studies -...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745641075
• ISBN13: 9780745641072
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"