Interview with Professor Jack Katz on The Seductions of Crime

The Sociology Show by Matthew Wilkin

Oct 14, 202443:10Science & Medicine

In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Jack Katz from UCLA about his research on crime and crimonology.The central thesis of Seductions of Crime is that situation-specific emotional and sensual sensations play an im...

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