Crime and Criminology

Name: Crime and Criminology
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ISBN: 9780195370447

ISBN-10: 0195370449

ISBN-13: 9780195370447

Edition: 12th 2009

Authors: Sue Titus Reid

List price: $125.00

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With its unique blend of both social science and legal research, this time-tested text by leading scholar and author Sue Titus Reid continues to gives students a broad context in which to study the history, theories, and responses to crime and criminology. Throughout, Reid provides students with a solid understanding of the integral relationship between the law and theories of criminal behavior; she explores many timely topics well beyond simple headlines, examining the implications of our governing theories and policies. The twelfth edition incorporates coverage of the latest U.S. Supreme Court decisions, including those that the Court will hear during its 2007-2008 term. It also…

Book details

List price: $125.00
Edition: 12th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/22/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 752
Size: 8.60" wide x 10.90" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 3.278




Introduction to the Study of Crime and Criminology



Crime, Criminal Law, and Criminology



The Measurement of Crime and its Impact



Explanations of Criminal Behavior



Early Explanations of Criminal Behavior and Their Modern Counterparts



Biological and Psychological Theories of Criminal Behavior



Sociological Theories of Criminal Behavior I: The Social-Structural Approach



Sociological Theories of Criminal Behavior II: The Social-Process Approach



Types of Crime



Violent Crimes



Property Crimes



Business- and Government-Related Crimes



Drug Abuse, Drug Trafficking, and Organized Crime



Criminal Justice System



U.S. Criminal Justice Systems



Police



Court Systems



Social Reaction to Crime: Corrections



The Confinement of Offenders



Corrections in the Community