Crime, Shame and Reintegration
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- Author: John Braithwaite
- Date Published: April 1989
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- isbn: 9780521356688
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This book, a contribution to general criminological theory, suggests that the key to why some societies have higher crime rates than others lies in the way different cultures go about the social process of shaming wrongdoers. Shaming can be counterproductive, making crime problems worse. But when shaming is done within a cultural context of respect for the offender, it can be extraordinarily powerful, efficient, and just form of social control.
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"This book seems likely to become a classic. It will be widely read, and its claims should inspire a good deal of empirical research. If the theory of reintegrative shaming proves to explain even a portion of the topics Braithwaite addresses, this book will have made an important, lasting contribution." Joel Best, Social Forces
See more reviews"Anyone who wants to become or remain well informed about theories of crime and deviance should have this book on the bookshelf." Contemporary Sociology
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- Date Published: April 1989
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521356688
- length: 236 pages
- dimensions: 213 x 139 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.32kg
- contains: 1 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Whither criminological theory?
2. The dominant theoretical traditions: labeling, subcultural, control, opportunity and learning theories
3. Facts a theory of crime ought to fit
4. The family model of the criminal process: reintegrative shaming
5. Why and how does shaming work?
6. Social conditions conducive to reintegrative shaming
7. Summary of the theory
8. Testing the theory
9. Reintegrative shaming and white collar crime
10. Shaming and the good society
References
Index.
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