Criminology and the Criminal Justice System
by Adler, Freda; Mueller, Gerhard O.; Laufer, WilliamEdition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-07-21
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary
This leading text for courses in Criminology is known for its lucid style, student-oriented approach, and interdisciplinary global perspective. The text comes in two versions--with or without coverage of the criminal justice system.
Table of Contents
| Understanding Criminology | |
| The Changing Boundaries of Criminology | |
| Counting Crime and Measuring Criminal Behavior | |
| Schools of Thought throughout History | |
| Explanations Of Crime And Criminal Behavior | |
| Psychological and Biological Perspectives | |
| Strain and Cultural Deviance Theories | |
| The Formation of Subcultures | |
| Social Control Theory | |
| Labeling, Conflict, and Radical Theories | |
| Environmental Theory | |
| Types Of Crimes | |
| Violent Crimes | |
| Crimes against Property | |
| White-Collar and Corporate Crime | |
| Public Order Crimes | |
| International and Comparative Criminology | |
| A Criminological Approach To The Criminal Justice System | |
| Processes and Decisions | |
| Enforcing the Law: Practice and Research | |
| The Nature and Functioning of Courts | |
| A Research Focus on Corrections | |
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