Readings in Comparative Criminology

Truly global in perspective and unique in the field of criminol­ogy, this collection of essays from the scholars of many lands draws upon the talents of diverse disciplines as itseeks to form a basis for our understanding of crime in terms of the political, social, and economic forces that shape human behavior. "Comparative criminology is the historical and cross-cul­tural study of crime and criminal justice," according to Louise I. Shelley. "It analyzes the dynamics of criminality and the social response to criminality among different regions and cultures within one country and across countries and historical periods. It studies crime as a social phenomenon determined by the legal norms and customs of each society." Essays included in the first section of this anthology are "American Women and Crime," Rita J. Simon; "Affluence and Adolescent Crime," Jackson Toby; "Youth Crime in Post-Indus­trial Societies," Paul C. Friday and Jerald Ha≥ "A Comparative Study of Youth Culture and Delinquency in Upper-Middle-Class Canadian and Swiss Boys," Edmund W. Vaz and J. Cas­paris; and "Homicide in 110Nations: The Development of the Comparative Crime Data File," Dane Archer and Rosemary Gartner. Essays in the second part of the book are "Contemporary Crime in Historical Perspective: A Comparative Study of Lon­don, Stockholm, and Sydney," T. R. Gurr; "The Modernization of Crime in Germany and France, 18301913,"Howard Zehr; "Urbanization and Crime: The Soviet Case in Cross-Cultural Perspective," Louise I. Shelley; "A Cross-Cultural Study of Cor­relates of Crime," Margaret K. Bacon, Irvin L. Child, and Her­bert Barry III; "The Case of August Sangret," Wolf Middendorf; "Subcultures in Correctional Institutions in Poland and the United States," Maria Los and Palmer Anderson; and "Crime and Delinquency Research in Selected European Countries," Eugene Doleshal.Shelley, Louise I. is the author of 'Readings in Comparative Criminology' with ISBN 9780809309382 and ISBN 0809309386.