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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]Copyright date: ©2005Description: 1 online resource (471 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781588262585
  • 9781685858674
Subject(s): Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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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
Summary: Introduces students to the core issues of criminology and helps them to think critically about often-sensationalized topics.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781685858674

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

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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.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mai 2023)