Current Controversies in Criminology

Name: Current Controversies in Criminology
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ISBN: 9780130941152

ISBN-10: 0130941158

ISBN-13: 9780130941152

Edition: 2003

Authors: Ronald Weitzer

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This anthology contains a stimulating mix of articles in the field of criminology, covering 1) the causes of criminal behavior, 2) several new or controversial crimes, and 3) controversial crime fighting methods. It includes both classic works of criminological theory and up to date studies of various crimes and criminal justice responses. The book draws readers into the critical evaluation of the causes of crime and the operations of agencies of control. A three-part organization examines various explanations of criminal behavior, investigates several controversial or new types of crime that have generated heated debate in American society, and covers some of the most disputed…

Book details

List price: $111.80
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 9/18/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 346
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English




What Causes Crime?


Introduction to Part I



The Subculture of Violence



Crime and Social Inequality



Crime and Routine Activities



Deviant Places



Criminal Homicide as a Situated Transaction



Crime and Low Self-Control



Study Questions to Part I



Controversial Crimes


Introduction to Part II



The Overreach of the Criminal Law



Hate Crimes



Child Abuse



School Shootings



Date Rape



Computer Crime



Corporate Crime



State-Organized Crime



Study Questions to Part II



Controversial Crime Fighting Methods


Introduction to Part III



Racial Profiling



Militarizing American Police



Zero Tolerance Policing



The Punitive Trend of American Drug Policy



Sex Offender Notification and Community Justice



Three Strikes Laws



DNA Testing



Gun Control



Abolish the Juvenile Court



The Death Penalty



Study Questions to Part III