Deviant Behavior: Crime, Conflict, and Interest Groups, by Charles McCaghy

Deviant Behavior: Crime, Conflict, and Interest Groups, by Charles McCaghy. 2003 softcover. 454 pages, nice condition, some underlining here and there.

Using the framework of interest group conflict, this text combines a balanced, comprehensive overview of the field of deviance with first-hand expertise in the workings of the criminal justice system. Deviant Behavior, Sixth Edition, surveys a wide range of topics, from explanations regarding crime and criminal behavior, measurement of crime, violent crime and organizational deviance, to sexual behavior, mental health, and substance abuse. This new edition continues its tradition of applying time-tested, sociological theory to developing social concepts and emerging issues. Learn why you act the way you do and know that you are not alone.