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Crime and the American Dream

by Steven F. Messner, Richard Rosenfeld · 1993 · 150 pages

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How has America's over-emphasis on the pursuit of materialistic gain contributed to the it's high rate of violent crime? CRIME AND THE AMERICAN DREAM is an easy-to-understand book that offers clear coveral of criminological theory, using institutional anomie theory as a foundation.

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Setting
USA
Audience
adult
Length
short · 150 pages

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