Primary Contributions (1)
Collective violence, violent form of collective behaviour engaged in by large numbers of people responding to a common stimulus. Collective violence can be placed on a continuum, with one extreme involving the spontaneous behaviour of people who react to situations they perceive as uncertain,…
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Publications (3)
American Street Gangs (2014)
By Tim Delaney
For undergraduate courses in gangs (especially in sociology, criminal justice and psychology), juvenile justice, deviance, corrections, and criminology. The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and student-friendly text on street gangs. Building on the successful first edition,
American Street Gangs, Second Edition is a sharp, insightful analysis of gangs and gang-related crime in America. Delaney presents expert knowledge in a student-friendly format...
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Shameful Behaviors (2008)
By Tim Delaney
"What do Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Richard Gere, untalented American Idol singers, former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, former baseball player Jose Conseco, "dead-beat" fathers, and drunken college students all have in common? They have all engaged in some type of shameful behavior." "Seemingly, an increasing number of people are acting rudely, displaying poor etiquette, and acting shamelessly in an increasing number of social situations. In fact, it appears as though there is a rising culture of...
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Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment (2002)
By David Levinson
"The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment provides the much-needed practices, policies, and research and will be of interest to students, teachers, and the general reader alike. This work should be on the shelves of all libraries with collections in the social sciences."
Larry E. Sullivan, Ph.D.
Chief Librarian, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Crime. It started with Cain and Abel, and it won’t end with the Sopranos. Our fascination with transgression...
