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F h e author of this book rejects traditional criminology's view of crime which he states is based on the assumption that criminals differ from non-criminals in discoverable ways; in its stead he proposes that crime is a form of deviance that is inherent in the very nature of society. In this view, he states that crime can be understood better by e x a m i n i n g the processes of interaction in which some members of a society are labeled as deviant by others and come to take on a deviant identity. This "interactionist" perspective recommends a shift of focus to the ordinary and routine processes of social life in order to clarify the origins of those forms of behavior characterized as criminal. Starting from a critique of traditional criminology, the book offers an alternative perspective, drawing on contemporary interactionist and phenomenological work. Rule making and rule breaking are considered, and the analysis of crime and deviance is placed in the wider context of deviance, conformity, and control. Sociological work on juvenile delinquency is reviewed to show the major shifts that have occurred in theoretical and research orientations, and the gradual emergence of an all-embracing perspective for understanding delinquency. The book ends with a discussion of the difficulties involved in moving from theoretical understanding to practical action, and the necessity for the sociologist to make his commitments a topic of analysis. The book is made up of six chapters, a suggested reading list, a bibliography, and an index. The Rights of Suspects by Oliver Rosengart. Avon Books (959 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10019), 1974, 122 pp., paperback--95¢. This work is an American Civil Liberties U n i o n Handbook and is subtitled The Basic ACLU Guide to a Suspect's Rights. Its author is an attorney who is also a professor at New York University' in the Metropolitan Studies Program. It is intended by the author that the work primarily raise the largest issues and inform the nonspecialist of the basic law on the subject of his rights as a suspect. T o make the book more easily understood by its intended readers, it is presented in a question-and-answer tormat. The book is organized into four sections: "Rights in Individual Confrontations with the Police," "Rights Upon Arrest," "Rights in Court," and "Remedies." An appendix c o n t a i n s a sample writ and petition lot writ of habeas corpus. Two Years or More edited and directed by Gilles and Therien and Georges Dufax, produced by Marc Beaudet. National Film Board of Canada, 1970, 27 minutes, 16 mm., color, sound, $325.00. Available from: International Film Bureau, Inc. (332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60604), rental--S17.50. Named for the m i n i m u m sentence which reqmres i m p r i s o n m e n t in a Canadian penitentiary as opposed to a provincial prison, this film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Canadian Penitentiary Service of the Department of the Solicitor General. The film follows a typical prisoner through reception and incarceration and gives an unsensational account of prison life, both on the m a x i m u m and m e d i u m security levels. Also covered are the problems of the prisoner's reintegration into society: o b t a i n i n g a job, acceptance of responsibility in a free environment, and society's unwillingness to reaccept him. T r e a t m e n t Strategies for Juvenile Delinquents by Alex Hawryluk.
American Judicature Society (1155 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637), 1971, 29 pp., paperback. Subtitled A Survey o/Current and Experimental Programs and Their Implications, this paper
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F h e author of this book rejects traditional criminology's view of crime which he states is based on the assumption that criminals differ from non-criminals in discoverable ways; in its stead he proposes that crime is a form of deviance that is inherent in the very nature of society. In this view, he states that crime can be understood better by e x a m i n i n g the processes of interaction in which some members of a society are labeled as deviant by others and come to take on a deviant identity. This "interactionist" perspective recommends a shift of focus to the ordinary and routine processes of social life in order to clarify the origins of those forms of behavior characterized as criminal. Starting from a critique of traditional criminology, the book offers an alternative perspective, drawing on contemporary interactionist and phenomenological work. Rule making and rule breaking are considered, and the analysis of crime and deviance is placed in the wider context of deviance, conformity, and control. Sociological work on juvenile delinquency is reviewed to show the major shifts that have occurred in theoretical and research orientations, and the gradual emergence of an all-embracing perspective for understanding delinquency. The book ends with a discussion of the difficulties involved in moving from theoretical understanding to practical action, and the necessity for the sociologist to make his commitments a topic of analysis. The book is made up of six chapters, a suggested reading list, a bibliography, and an index. The Rights of Suspects by Oliver Rosengart. Avon Books (959 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10019), 1974, 122 pp., paperback--95¢. This work is an American Civil Liberties U n i o n Handbook and is subtitled The Basic ACLU Guide to a Suspect's Rights. Its author is an attorney who is also a professor at New York University' in the Metropolitan Studies Program. It is intended by the author that the work primarily raise the largest issues and inform the nonspecialist of the basic law on the subject of his rights as a suspect. T o make the book more easily understood by its intended readers, it is presented in a question-and-answer tormat. The book is organized into four sections: "Rights in Individual Confrontations with the Police," "Rights Upon Arrest," "Rights in Court," and "Remedies." An appendix c o n t a i n s a sample writ and petition lot writ of habeas corpus. Two Years or More edited and directed by Gilles and Therien and Georges Dufax, produced by Marc Beaudet. National Film Board of Canada, 1970, 27 minutes, 16 mm., color, sound, $325.00. Available from: International Film Bureau, Inc. (332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60604), rental--S17.50. Named for the m i n i m u m sentence which reqmres i m p r i s o n m e n t in a Canadian penitentiary as opposed to a provincial prison, this film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Canadian Penitentiary Service of the Department of the Solicitor General. The film follows a typical prisoner through reception and incarceration and gives an unsensational account of prison life, both on the m a x i m u m and m e d i u m security levels. Also covered are the problems of the prisoner's reintegration into society: o b t a i n i n g a job, acceptance of responsibility in a free environment, and society's unwillingness to reaccept him. T r e a t m e n t Strategies for Juvenile Delinquents by Alex Hawryluk.
American Judicature Society (1155 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637), 1971, 29 pp., paperback. Subtitled A Survey o/Current and Experimental Programs and Their Implications, this paper