Download or read book Crime and Disrepute written by John Hagan and published by Pine Forge Press. This book was released on 1994-02-14 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances a new sociology of crime and disrepute that focuses on the criminal costs of social inequality. Connects the diversion of capital away from distressed communities in the U.S. to increased violence and lack of social mobility for disadvantaged groups, which result in the development of "deviance service centers" and "ethnic vice industries." Shows the important link between "crime in the streets" and "crime in the suites" and the differences between the two in eluding punishment.