@article{ref1,
title="Trends and Problems in the Sociological Study of Crime",
journal="Social problems",
year="1976",
author="Wheeler, Stephen",
volume="23",
number="5",
pages="525-534",
abstract="Major trends in the sociological study of crime for the past quarter of a century include a movement away from concrete studies of crime and criminals toward more general theories of deviance and social control, the development of labeling theory as a dominant perspective in sociology, a concentration on applied, &quot;impact&quot; studies, and the growth of conflict theory. One consequence of these trends is that we have withdrawn attention from the offender to those who are part of the social control network. A need to refocus our attention on the nature of criminal activity is suggested. Second, we should devote more resources to the study of so-called &quot;white-collar crime.&quot; Our failure to do so is documented, along with reasons for the failure and suggestions for some directions such studies might take.<p />",
language="",
issn="0037-7791",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}