Routledge Criminological Perspectives on Race and Crime - 4th Ed

Explore the complex connections between racial identity and criminal behavior with Criminological Perspectives on Race and Crime, Fourth Edition. Published by Routledge, this text stands alone as the only resource to examine both mainstream and unconventional explanations for crime as they apply to various racial and ethnic populations. This edition provides a deep dive into theoretical paradigms, including those based on religion, biology, and social disorganization. Each chapter is structured to help students and professionals understand the evolution of these ideas through a historical review of every theoretical perspective. You will see how original formulations and modern derivatives account for differences in offending across different groups. To support academic rigor, the book includes reviews of relevant empirical tests that investigate the actual value of these theories. This makes it an essential resource for anyone studying criminology and justice studies who needs to understand how theory meets real-world data regarding race and ethnicity.