By Bradley Wright Boundaries Reading in Deviance, Crime and Criminal Justice

by Bradley R.E. Wright

A customized reader compiled by Cecil Willis of UNC Wilmington - Criminal Justice Theory - Sociology and Crinimal Justice Dept.

Genres: Sociology, Psychology

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Peter Goggins · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a collection of essays that ranged from mildly interesting insights into how certain classes of criminals view themselves, to hugely illuminating viewpoints on different types of crimes. In particular, the the chapters on white collar crime indicates how the idea of that crime is poorly defined and understood, let along enforced.

The authors’ points that white collar crime is hard to prosecute because it’s complicated and hard to understand is accentuated by how acutely boring those chapters were.

Later chapters contain valuable information about racial and class disparities in sentencing and prosecution, insights into the nonsense of the charge-to-plea pipeline, and the effects of capital punishment.

[Aubrey · Rating 1 out of 5]

I found myself reading a lot of repeated information. I skimmed a lot because there was a lot of repetition. The book said a lot of stuff it had already said. I was reading a lot of things that were already said, just reworded.