Mugging as a Social Problem

ISBN-13: 9781032579313 / Twarda / 2023 / 246 str.

Michael Pratt

Opis

First published in 1980, Mugging as a Social Problem sets out to remedy the deficiency of serious research on mugging. The work is based on a random sample of over 1000 muggings which occurred within the Metropolitan Police District in the mid-1970s.

Spis treści

Figures Tables Preface Acknowledgements 1. General Introduction 2. Some Definitions 3. The Attitudes of Society 4. Statistics in Theory and in Practice 5. The Study of Mugging in London During the 1970s 6. Theories of Deviance 7. Race 8. Conclusions and Recommendations Appendices Notes Bibliography Index

O autorze

Michael Pratt