Criminology / Freda Adler, Gerhard O.W. Mueller, William S. Laufer.

By: Adler, Freda Contributor(s): Mueller, Gerhard O. W | Laufer, William S Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1991. Description: xx, 535 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN: 0070004110; 9780070004115Subject(s): CriminologyDDC classification: 364 LOC classification: HV6025 | .A35 1991Online resources: WorldCat details

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TOC Pt. 1. Understanding criminology -- An overview of criminology -- Measuring crime and criminal behavior patterns -- Schools of thought throughout history -- pt. 2. Explanation of criminal behavior -- Psychological and biological perspectives -- Strain and cultural deviance theories -- The formation of subcultures -- Social control theory -- Alternative explanations of crime: labeling, conflict, and radical theories -- pt. 3. Types of crimes -- The concept of crime -- Violent crimes -- Crimes against property -- Organizational criminality -- Drug-, alcohol-, and sex-related crime -- pt. 4. A criminological approach to the criminal justice system -- Processes and decisions -- Enforcing the law: pracitce and research -- The nature and functioning of courts -- A research focus on corrections.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section	Non-fiction	364 ADC 1991 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		3614

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

TOC Pt. 1. Understanding criminology --
An overview of criminology --
Measuring crime and criminal behavior patterns --
Schools of thought throughout history --
pt. 2. Explanation of criminal behavior --
Psychological and biological perspectives --
Strain and cultural deviance theories --
The formation of subcultures --
Social control theory --
Alternative explanations of crime: labeling, conflict, and radical theories --
pt. 3. Types of crimes --
The concept of crime --
Violent crimes --
Crimes against property --
Organizational criminality --
Drug-, alcohol-, and sex-related crime --
pt. 4. A criminological approach to the criminal justice system --
Processes and decisions --
Enforcing the law: pracitce and research --
The nature and functioning of courts --
A research focus on corrections.

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