Valier, Claire.

Theories of crime and punishment / Claire Valier. - Harlow, England : Longman, 2002. - xii, 220 p. ; 24 cm. - Longman criminology series / series editor, Tim Newburn .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword. - Series editor's preface. - Preface. - Introduction. 1. From enlightenment jurisprudence to the born criminal. - 2. Durkheim, the Dreyfus affair and the passion of punishment. - 3. The progressive movement and crime in Chicago. - 4. Al Capone, strain theory and the American dream. - 5. Social reaction, the deviant other and the stigmatised self. - 6. The state, the ruling class, and crime. - 7. Women's oppression, crime and society. - 8. Foucault, penality and social regulation. - 9. Crime and punishment in late modernity. - Bibliography. - Index.

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Crime--Philosophy.
Criminal behaviour.
Punishment--Philosophy.

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