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Working Out of Crime
The author's early work on delinquency in East London made an original contribution to the comparative study of anomie and subcultural theory, and social policy on education and employment. His research and writing went on to include the study of gambling, drugs policy and the state of criminological theory.
| Author(s) | By David Downes (London School of Economics London School of Economics, UK). |
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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 472 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 18 Oct 2012 |
| Availability | Available |
The author's early work on delinquency in East London made an original contribution to the comparative study of anomie and subcultural theory, and social policy on education and employment. His research and writing went on to include the study of gambling, drugs policy and the state of criminological theory.
Contents: Introduction; Published writings; The teen canteen: in at the end; Educating for uncertainty (with Fred Flower); Delinquent subcultures in Stepney and Poplar: informal observation; Summary and conclusions; Gambling as a sociological problem; Gam
David Downes is Professor Emeritus of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.
