Crime, Justice, and Society : : An Introduction to Criminology / / Melissa Deller, Ronald J. Berger, Marvin D. Free.
Introduces students to the core issues of criminology and helps them to think critically about often-sensationalized topics.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (471 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Preface
- Part 1 Introducing Sociological Criminology
- 1 The Social Problem of Crime
- 2 Counting Crime
- 3 Individualistic Explanations of Crime
- 4 Microsocial Explanations of Crime
- 5 Macrosocial Explanations of Crime
- Part 2 Patterns of Criminality and Victimization
- 6 Street Crime
- 7 Illegal Drugs
- 8 Sexual Violence
- 9 Corporate Crime
- 10 Political and Government Crime
- Part 3 The Criminal Justice System
- 11 The Police and Courts
- 12 Punishment and Corrections
- References
- Index
- About the Book