Criminology Today An Integrative Introduction

Name: Criminology Today An Integrative Introduction
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ISBN: 9780135130315

ISBN-10: 013513031X

ISBN-13: 9780135130315

Edition: 5th 2009

Authors: Frank J. Schmalleger

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Criminology Today: An Integrative Introduction 5e is a clear, contemporary and comprehensive introduction to the study of criminology. Offering a thematic approach that contrasts the social responsibility and social problems approaches to crime theory, the book encourages students to think critically about the causes of crime. Completely up to date, thisnbsp;new edition addresses the question of how security & freedom interface in an age of increasing globalism.nbsp;Criminology Today: An Integrative Introduction 5e introduces students to the exciting field of criminology in the 21 st century.

Book details

List price: $223.00
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 1/25/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 720
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.894
Language: English




The Crime Picture



What Is Criminology?



Patterns of Crime



Research Methods and Theory Development



Crime Causation



Classical and Neoclassical Thought



Biological Roots of Criminal Behavior



Psychological and Psychiatric Foundations of Criminal Behavior



Crime Causation Revisited



Sociological Theories I: Social Structure



Sociological Theories II: Social Process and Social Development



Sociological Theories III: Social Conflict



Crime in the Modern World



Crimes against Persons



Crimes against Property



White-Collar and Organized Crime



Drug Abuse and Crime



Technology and Crime



Responding to Criminal Behavior



Criminology and Social Policy



Future Directions