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Becoming Criminal

The Socio-Cultural Origins of Law, Transgression, and Deviance

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Don Crewe
      Pages 1-6
  3. What Is Theory?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
    2. Theory as Causal Explanation

      • Don Crewe
      Pages 28-45
    3. The Nature of Theory

      • Don Crewe
      Pages 46-73
  4. Will

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
    2. Agency and Will

      • Don Crewe
      Pages 77-87
    3. Being and Becoming

      • Don Crewe
      Pages 88-112
    4. Becoming

      • Don Crewe
      Pages 113-133
  5. Constraint

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
    2. Power

      • Don Crewe
      Pages 137-164
    3. Constraint

      • Don Crewe
      Pages 165-178
    4. Change and Complexity

      • Don Crewe
      Pages 179-194
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 195-226

About this book

This book consists of a fundamental deconstruction and reconstruction of the key concepts of Criminology and The Sociology of Law, providing a coherent expression of the relationships between these newly constructed concepts and thus a radically new statement of the relationship between society, crime and the law.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK

    Don Crewe

About the author

DON CREWE is a Senior Lecturer at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK.

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