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Fitting the Facts of Crime

Fitting the Facts of Crime

An Invitation to Biopsychosocial Criminology
LawPolitics & Society
Pages
230
Published
2021
Language
English

Synopsis

This academic book examines different theories and empirical evidence related to crime. It explores how various frameworks attempt to explain criminal behavior and societal reactions. The authors analyze the complexities of crime causation and the challenges of synthesizing diverse facts into coherent models, offering a critical perspective on current criminological research.

Prose complexity
10/10

Vibe

InformativeIntellectualComplexThought-Provoking

Genres

Law Politics & Society Sociology

Authors

J
John Braithwaite

John Braithwaite is an academic at the Australian National University (ANU). As a criminologist, he is particularly interested in the role of restorative justice, shame management and reintegration in crime prevention. His book Crime, Shame and Reintegration (1989) demonstrated that current criminal justice practice tends to stigmatize offenders, making the crime problem worse. Braithwaite argues that restorative justice enables both offenders and citizens, by way of mediation, to repair the soc...