Fairness and Crime presents readers with an intriguing perspective on the concept of "fairness" as it relates to aspects of the law, social reaction, and the subsequent definition of crime and crime causation. The author organizes the book in a concise manner that is compelling, convincing, and quite easy to follow. A journey through the text allows us to explore the diverse theoretical underpinning of criminal behavior through a critical lens and analysis of crime control in various dimensions of the criminal justice system, leading to a conclusive perspective of fairness as an integral component of this study.
—Aida Y. Hass, Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Missouri State University
1. Crime in Contemporary Society 2. The Challenges of Crime Control 3. Criminology’s Crises of Identity and Relevance 4. Behavioral Options in Social Exchange 5. The Importance of Fairness in Social Life 6. Fairness and Crime: A Theory 7. Fairness Theory and The Criminal Justice System 8. Fairness: A Theory for Insight, A Theory for Change
Mark S. Davis is a social scientist whose interests include self- and other-directed violence, research misconduct, criminological theory and criminal justice policy. His scholarship has appeared in such journals as the Journal of Research on Adolescence, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Journal of Criminal Justice, and Science and Engineering Ethics. He is the author of The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice, 2nd Edition and The Role of State Agencies in Translational Criminology: Connecting Research to Policy, and coauthor (with Bonnie Berry) of Routledge’s Scholarly Crimes and Misdemeanors: Violations of Fairness and Trust in the Academic World. Mark holds a PhD in sociology from The Ohio State University.
