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The Shadow Line:
Deviance and Crime in Canada
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Ian McDermid Gomme
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(1998)
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A thorough introduction towards crime and
deviance. Both social and individual theory's behind crime and
deviance are investigated (i.e. Functionalism, Social Control Theory,
Symbolic Interactions, Conflict Theory), with a particular focus on the
social components. Murder, Sexual Assault, Prostitution, Drug Abuse,
Organized Crime, Business Crime, and Mental Illness are all investigated
comprehensively. This book has often been used in introductory sociology/criminology/psychology
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