Just Boys Doing Business?

'Almost every piece challenges the reader to think in fresh ways about masculinity and crime, especially violent crime.' - Michael Smith, York University, Toronto.
The most significant fact about crime is that it is almost always committed by men. However, academic consideration of crime tends to overlook this most obvious feature. If gender is discussed at all, it usually concerns women as the victims of crime. "Just Boys Doing Business?" challenges mainstream criminology by taking the social construction of "masculinity" as its focus. The text brings together a broad range of criminologists with international reputations. It appears at a time of increasing concern about levels of crime - especially among young men.