Prisoners on Criminology - by William S Tregea (Paperback)

About the Book

William S. Tregea makes prisoners' stories come alive with eighty prisoner essays integrated in informational chapters tracing shifts in criminality, the U.S. prison build up, and inner cities. The chapters review criminological theories through case studies of prisoners' own ...

Book Synopsis

William S. Tregea makes prisoners' stories come alive with eighty prisoner essays integrated in informational chapters tracing shifts in criminality, the U.S. prison build up, and inner cities. The chapters review criminological theories through case studies of prisoners' own insights on their lives at the individual, family, and community levels.

Review Quotes

Prisoners on Criminology features prisoner essays that link criminological theories with individual, family, community, political, and economic influences on crime. William S. Tregea, a veteran prison teacher and contributor to the field of convict criminology, offers an especially good criminology teaching text. He brings current information on state policies to this book, as well as current criminological research and scholarship on U.S. prisons.

Prisoners on Criminology provides a unique approach to studying theories of crime. The prisoners' narratives bring well-known explanations to life and provide insight and context.

Tregea has written a refreshing and classroom-friendly book. It links convicts' lives to criminological theory, highlights the implications of theory for prevention, and incites readers to become active in dealing with social problems. . . .Tregea has been teaching in prison for more than 30 years, and his deep knowledge of both prisoners and education comes though. . . .For students, Prisoners on Criminology could be an eye-opening look into the real lives of criminals and the criminological questions raised by concentrated disadvantage.

About the Author

William S. Tregea is professor in the Sociology and Criminal Justice Department at Adrian College.