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Criminology and the criminal justice system /

Adler, Freda.

Criminology and the criminal justice system / Freda Adler, Gerhard O.W. Mueller, William S. Laufer. - 6th ed. - Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2007. - xxxi, (various pagination) ; ill. col. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

PART 1: UNDERSTANDING CRIMINOLOGY Chapter 1. The Changing Boundaries of Criminology Chapter 2. Counting Crime and Measuring Criminal Behavior Chapter 3. Schools of Thought throughout History PART II: EXPLANATIONS OF CRIME AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR Chapter 4. Psychological and Biological Perspectives Chapter 5. Strain and Cultural Deviance Theories Chapter 6. The Formation of Subcultures Chapter 7. Social Control Theory Chapter 8. Labeling, Conflict, and Radical Theories Chapter 9. Environmental Theory PART III: TYPES OF CRIMES Chapter 10. Violent Crimes Chapter 11. Crimes against Property Chapter 12. White-Collar and Corporate Crime Chapter 13. Public Order Crimes Chapter 14. International and Comparative Criminology PART IV: A CRIMINOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Chapter 15. Processes and Decisions Chapter 16. Enforcing the Law: Practice and Research Chapter 17. The Nature and Functioning of Courts Chapter 18. A Research Focus on Corrections TOC

Suitable for courses in Criminology, this book features a student-oriented approach, and interdisciplinary global perspective.



9780073124476 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0073124478 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2006287181


Criminology.

HV6025 / .A353 2007

364 / ADC 2007