What Is Crime: Controversies over the Nature of Crime and What to Do about It

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In What Is Crime, the first book-length treatment of the topic, contributors debate the content of crime from diverse perspectives: consensus/moral, cultural/relative, conflict/power, anarchist/critical, feminist, racial/ethnic, postmodernist, and integrational. Henry and Lanier synthesize these perspectives and explore what each means for crime control policy. Visit our website for sample chapters!

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If I had my way, a course on What Is Crime would be a prerequisite to introductory criminology. Leading criminological theorists of the last several generations debate the issue. It is the most accessible book on the topicwell edited and organized. * Contemporary Sociology *
Of all the materials available on the market today, Stuart Henry and Mark Lanier's book is perhaps the best collection of articles on the meaning of crime. This work is essential for anyone serious about the study of crime. The collection provides not only a foundation for students to begin understanding crime but offers up in-depth considerations of its meaning. The work is a perfect complement to any course in criminology. -- Victor E. Kappeler, Eastern Kentucky University

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Stuart Henry is professor and director of interdisciplinary studies at Wayne State University, where he also serves as Associate Dean of the College of Lifelong Learning. He is the author of eighteen books and over seventy published articles. Mark Lanier is associate professor of criminal justice and legal studies at the, University of Central Florida. He is the co-author of Essential Criminology (1998) with Stuart Henry.