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Deviance and Crime in Colleges and Universities: What Goes on in the Halls of Ivy

Mark L. Hickson III

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Description:This book provides potential answers to reduce deviant behavior and crime in colleges and universities. Claiming that the Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois shootings were aberrations, the authors have nevertheless uncovered offenses that presage major criminal incidents, such as studentsOCO engaging in cheating, plagiarism, binge drinking, date rape, assault, and harassment. To arrive at solutions, the authors collaborated to develop an interdisciplinary comprehensive typology of deviant behavior and crime in academia. Areas of discussion include fraternity and sorority deviance beyond the usual hazing and binge drinking. Athletic deviance is a focus, including coaching behavior, criminal behavior, and cheating. Also analyzed is deviant behavior between faculty and students, including plagiarism, in-class negative behavior, sexual issues, false reports, and bullying. A chapter on administrative deviance is concerned with failures to utilize due process, illegal hiring practices, commercialism at the expense of learning and scientific research, intellectual scandal, and research conflict of interest. The text further analyzes the deviant effects and pressures of external groups, including donors and governing boards, that negatively impact the operations of a university. In addition, the authors concentrate on patterns of deviance and crime that have been observed and offer suggestions, remedies, and direction for improvement. The authors conclude that this is the type of book that an academic would rather not write as it clearly reveals that universities are microcosms of society, but assert that they should not be."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Deviance and Crime in Colleges and Universities: What Goes on in the Halls of Ivy. To get started finding Deviance and Crime in Colleges and Universities: What Goes on in the Halls of Ivy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 269

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Charles C. Thomas Publisher

Release: 2014

ISBN: 0398079978

Description: This book provides potential answers to reduce deviant behavior and crime in colleges and universities. Claiming that the Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois shootings were aberrations, the authors have nevertheless uncovered offenses that presage major criminal incidents, such as studentsOCO engaging in cheating, plagiarism, binge drinking, date rape, assault, and harassment. To arrive at solutions, the authors collaborated to develop an interdisciplinary comprehensive typology of deviant behavior and crime in academia. Areas of discussion include fraternity and sorority deviance beyond the usual hazing and binge drinking. Athletic deviance is a focus, including coaching behavior, criminal behavior, and cheating. Also analyzed is deviant behavior between faculty and students, including plagiarism, in-class negative behavior, sexual issues, false reports, and bullying. A chapter on administrative deviance is concerned with failures to utilize due process, illegal hiring practices, commercialism at the expense of learning and scientific research, intellectual scandal, and research conflict of interest. The text further analyzes the deviant effects and pressures of external groups, including donors and governing boards, that negatively impact the operations of a university. In addition, the authors concentrate on patterns of deviance and crime that have been observed and offer suggestions, remedies, and direction for improvement. The authors conclude that this is the type of book that an academic would rather not write as it clearly reveals that universities are microcosms of society, but assert that they should not be."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Deviance and Crime in Colleges and Universities: What Goes on in the Halls of Ivy. To get started finding Deviance and Crime in Colleges and Universities: What Goes on in the Halls of Ivy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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