Crime, Justice, and Society : : An Introduction to Criminology / / 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.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023] ©2005 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (471 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- 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