Criminology
ISBN: 9780205536931 | 020553693X
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 12/6/2007
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Criminology, 2n edition is the most accessible, hands-on introductory textbook on the market. The author uses a unique method for organizing the material in this manageable, 14-chapter textbook. A student-friendly format -- bulleted lists, summary statements, a running glossary, and a built-in study guide -- prepare students for success.
| Crime and Criminology | |
| Introduction: What is Criminology | |
| Criminology and the Criminologist's Roles | |
| Criminology and the Scientific Approach | |
| Criminological Perspectives | |
| The Nature of Deviant and Criminal behavior | |
| Defining Crime | |
| Durkheim on the Normality of Crime | |
| Summary Study Guide Reading 1.1:Crime as Normal Behavior,Emile Durk... MORE | |
| The Nature and Extent of Crime: Measuring behavior | |
| Introduction: Researching Crime | |
| Criminological Research and Data Collection | |
| The Uniform Crime Reports | |
| Other Ways to Measure Crime | |
| Crime Patterns: Characteristics of Criminals and Crime Victims | |
| Summary Study Guide Reading 2.1: A Professional Thief | |
| Early Explanations for Criminal Behavior and Neoclassical Theories | |
| Introduction: Theories of Crime | |
| Traditional Explanations for Crime | |
| Cesare Beccaria | |
| Jeremy Bentham | |
| The Positivist School of Criminology | |
| Contemporary Classicism and Positivism | |
| Study Guide Reading 3.1:Contemporary Classicism: Deterrence and Econometrics, and Implications and Conclusions | |
| Biological Explanations for Criminal behavior | |
| Introduction: Biological Perspectives | |
| Criminality and Genetics | |
| Biochemical Influences on behavior | |
| Neurophysiological Factors | |
| Summary Study Guide | |
| Psychological Explanations for Criminal behavior | |
| Introduction: Psychological Perspectives | |
| Psychiatric Explanations for Criminal behavior | |
| Behavioral Explanations for Crime | |
| Cognitive Theories and Crime | |
| Personality Theories and Crime | |
| Summary Study Guide Reading 5.1:Media Violence and Youth | |
| Sociological Theories I: Social-Structural Explanations for Criminal behavior | |
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