Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behaviour - Hardcover

Bryant, Clifton D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1560327723 ISBN 13: 9781560327721

Publisher: Routledge, 2000

Synopsis

The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior is the first truly comprehensive work in the field of criminology and sociology. This unique Encyclopedia is separated into four volumes, covering Historical, Conceptual, and Theoretical Issues and Self Destructive and Disvalues Identity. There are over 550 entries each with 2,000 to 3,500 words covering a multitiude of topics related to criminology, deviant behavior, and other unusual sociological phenomena. Each entry includes a comprehensive definition of the term, concise practical information (such as tables and/or diagrams) and a bibliography; they are written in such a way to be accessible not only to professionals or those familiar with the terminology, but also to students and non-expert professionals.
The editor-in-chief of this comprehensive Encylopedia is a leading figure in criminology and deviant behaviour. He is the former President of the Southern Sociological Association and the Mid-South Sociological Association. Dr. Bryant was a founding editor-in-chief of the journal Deviant Behavior and was a Fulbright Professor at the National Taiwan University. He has also been awarded numerous awards and has written countless articles.

About this title

About the Author:

Clifton D. Bryant is Professor of Sociology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Virginia. He has been a faculty member there since 1972 and served as Department Chair from 1972 to 1982. Prior to coming to Virginia Tech, he held full-time faculty teaching appointments at Western Kentucky University (Department Head 1967 1972), Millsaps College (Department Head 1963 1967), and the University of Georgia (1960 1963). He was Visiting Professor at Mississippi State University (Summer 1985) and at the Pennsylvania State University (Summer 1958). His research appointments include Visiting Scientist at the U.S. Army Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (Summer 1993), Visiting Research Scholar with the Mississippi Alcohol Safety Education Program Mississippi State University; Summer 1985), and Visiting Research Scholar with Training and Technology Project operated by the Resource Development Office of Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc. (Summer 1987). His foreign teaching appointments include Visiting Fulbright Professor, Department and Graduate Institute of Sociology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China (1987 1988), and Visiting Professor in the Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Xavier University, The Ateneo, Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao, Philippines (1984 1985). He was a participant in the U.S. Department of Education s 1998 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program in the People s Republic of China (Summer 1998) and was also a participant in the U.S. Department of Education s 1993 Fulbright- Hays Seminars Abroad Program in Hungary (Summer, 1993).Dr. Bryant served as President of the Southern Sociological Society (1978 1979) and as President of the Mid-South Sociological Association (1981 1982). He was the recipient of the Mid-South Sociological Association s Distinguished Career Award in 1991 and the Distinguished Book Award in 2001. He is also the recipient of the Southern Sociological Society s 2003 Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award. He has been listed in Who s Who in America since 1984 and in Who s Who in the World since 1991. He is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Delta, Alpha Kappa Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha, and Alpha Phi Omega.Dr. Bryant was founder and Chairman of the Editorial Board of Sociological Symposium (1968 1980). He was also the founder of Deviant Behavior and served as Editor-in-Chief of that journal from 1978 to 1991. He continues to serve as Chair of the Editorial Policy Board for the journal. He was editor of the Southern Sociologist (1970 1974). He has served as a member of the editorial board of Criminology (1978 1981), Associate Editor of Sociological Forum (1979 1980), Associate Editor of Sociological Spectrum (1981 1985), member of the Board of Advisory Editors of Sociological Inquiry (1981 1985) and also Associate Editor of that journal (1997 2000). He was a member of the Board of Editors of Society and Animals (1997 1999) and was Associate Editor for a special issue of Marriage and Family Relations (Fall 1982).He is the author of Sexual Deviancy and Social Proscription; Khaki-Collar Crime: Deviant Behavior in Military Context; and Deviant Behavior: Occupational and Organizational Bases; editor of The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior (four volumes); Deviant Behavior: Readings in the Sociology of Norm Violations; The Rural Work Force: Nonagricultural Occupations in America; Sexual Deviance in Sexual Context; The Social Dimensions of Work; and coeditor of Social Problems Today: Dilemmas and Dimensions; Deviance and the Family; and Introductory Sociology: Selected Readings for the College Scene. He has published articles in a number of professional journals, including Social Forces, Society, Sociological Inquiry, Sociology and Social Research, Rural Sociology, Sociological Forum, American Journal of Public Health, the Journal of Sex Research, Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, Journal of Leisure Sciences, Sociological Spectrum, The Rural Sociologist, Psychological Reports, Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology, World Leisure and Recreation, Hort Technology, Anthrozoos, Applied Behavioral Science Review, Man and Environmental Systems, The Southern Sociologist, and Deviant Behavior. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Mississippi, did advanced graduate work at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), and received his Ph.D. degree from Louisiana State University.

Review:

""The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior can be strongly recommended as an excellent acquisition for a wide range of libraries, including research, college and public libraries."
-"American Reference Books Annual
"The "Encyclopedia has many virtues. Among them are: 1) the breadth of its coverage; 2) the quality of writing and organization; 3) and the short but invaluable list of additional readings after each entry....It should be a staple in libraries of all sorts, from high schools to specialized research centers."
-Malcolm M. Feeley, Center for the Study of Law and Society, University of California, Berkeley
"The "Encyclopedia is the first place to turn for concise overviews of virtually every significant topic in the study of crime and deviance....The "Encyclopedia will be of tremendous value to students and researchers alike."
-Timothy Brezina, Tulane University
"This is a stunning accomplishment; a landmark in the field; it provides a starting point for all future critical work in criminology and deviant behavior. Editor Bryant is to be thanked."
-Norman Denzin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
"The past forty years witnessed a tremendous growth in sociological studies of crime and deviance. The "Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior is the first comprehensive effort to summarize what has been learned.... Students can use this reference tool as an introduction to key issues, while professionals will find it a helpful guide to a vast literature of specialized studies."
-Joel Best, University of Delaware

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1560327723
• ISBN 13: 9781560327721
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 456