Crime, Justice, and Society : : An Introduction to Criminology / / Marvin D. Jr. Free, Ronald J. Berger, Patricia Searles.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Berger, Ronald J.,; Free, Marvin D. Jr.,; Searles, Patricia,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (471 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Tables and Figures --; Preface --; 1 Perspectives on the Problem of Crime --; Part 1 Methods and Theories --; 2 Crime Data and Methods of Research --; 3 Individualistic Explanations of Criminal Behavior --; 4 Sociological Explanations of Criminal Behavior --; 5 Conflict Theory and Critical Criminology --; Part 2 Patterns of Criminality and Victimization --; 6 Corporate and Organized Crime --; 7 Street Crime --; 8 Gender and Crime --; 9 Sexual Violence --; 10 Political and Governmental Crime --; Part 3 Criminal Justice and the Search for Solutions --; 11 The Police and the Courts --; 12 Punishment and Prisons --; 13 Community Corrections and Alternative Solutions --; References --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781685858674; 9783110784251
• DOI: 10.1515/9781685858674
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Marvin D. Jr. Free, Ronald J. Berger, Patricia Searles.

Introduces students to the core issues of criminology and helps them to think critically about often-sensationalized topics.