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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (632 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781685856809
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- 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 Political and Governmental Crime -- 8 Street Crime -- 9 Gender and Crime -- 10 Sexual Violence -- 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
Summary: Introduces students to the core issues of criminology and helps them to think critically about often-sensationalized topics.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- 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 Political and Governmental Crime -- 8 Street Crime -- 9 Gender and Crime -- 10 Sexual Violence -- 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

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

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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