Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld

Broschiertes Buch

Hate Crimes

Causes, Controls, and Controversies

Beschreibung

The Fourth Edition of Hate Crimes: Causes, Controls, and Controversies by Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld takes a multidisciplinary approach that allows students to explore a broad scope of hate crimes. Drawing on recent developments, topics, and current research, this book examines the issues that foster hate crimes while demonstrating how these criminal acts impact individuals, as well as communities. Students are introduced to the issue through first-person vignettes—offering a more personalized account of both victims and perpetrators of hate crimes. Packed with the latest court cases, research, and statistics from a variety of scholarly sources, the Fourth Edition is one of the most comprehensive and accessible textbooks in the field.

Autor

Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld has a BA in psychology from Reed College, an MA and a PhD in psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a JD from the University of Nebraska. She is a professor and chair of Criminal Justice at California State University, Stanislaus, where she has taught a class on hate crimes since 1994. In addition to hate crimes, her research interests include juvenile justice, capital punishment, and psychology and law.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc
• 4 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 440
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 826g
• ISBN-13: 9781506345444
• ISBN-10: 1506345441
• Artikelnr.: 46483761