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1 online resource (545 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Criminology: Explaining Crime and Its Context; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Preface; Part I Foundations for Criminology; Chapter 1 Crime and Criminology; Criminology as Science; Ideology within Criminology; The "Crime" in Criminology; Paradigms in Criminology; Policy and Criminology; Summary; Chapter 2 Criminal Law and the Criminal Justice System; The Concept of Law; The Criminal Justice System; Goals of Criminal Justice; Administration of Justice; Summary; Chapter 3 Production of Crime Statistics; Review of Elementary Research Methodology |
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History of Official Crime StatisticsDescription of the Uniform Crime Reports; A New Look to the UCR: NIBRS-National Incident-Based Reporting System; Alternative Measures of Crime; Comparison of UCR, SRD, and NCVS Data Sources; Summary; Chapter 4 Distribution of Crime; Volume of Crime: Uniform Crime Reports; Volume of Crime: National Crime Victimization Survey; Volume of Crime: Self-Report Studies; Distribution of Crime by Gender; Distribution of Crime by Age; Distribution of Crime by Race; Distribution of Crime by Social Class; Victims of Crime; Summary; Part II Theories of Crime |
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Chapter 5 Deterrence and Rational Choice Theories of CrimePreclassical Views of Crime; The Classical School of Criminology; Contemporary Deterrence Theory; Conceptualizing Deterrence; A Rational Choice Perspective; How Rational Is Choice?; Summary; Chapter 6 Biogenic and Psychogenic Theories of Crime; Criminal Heredity: The Bad Seed Theory; Contemporary Biological Perspectives; Psychogenic Theories of Crime; Psychoanalytic Theories; Personality Theories; Integrating Psychological Explanations; Summary; Chapter 7 Social Structure Theories of Crime; Strain Theories; Assessing Strain Theories |
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Policy ImplicationsSocial Ecology; Summary; Chapter 8 Social Process Theories of Crime; Learning Criminal Behavior; Culture Conflict and Crime; Social Control and Crime; Summary; Chapter 9 Social Reaction Theories of Crime; Labeling Theory; Roots of Critical Criminology; Summary; Chapter 10 Recent Developments in Criminological Theory; Integrated Theoretical Models; The Criminal Career Debate; Developmental and Lifecourse Criminology; Policy Implications of Developmental Criminology; Summary; Part III Types of Crime; Chapter 11 Violent Crime; Index Crimes: Murder, Assault, and Rape |
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Family ViolenceCorporate, Government, and Professional Violence; Summary; Chapter 12 Economic Crime; Acquisitiveness and Theft; Acquisitiveness Cross-Culturally; Social Conditions and Theft; The Law of Theft; Background of White-Collar Crime; Forms of White-Collar Crime; Rationalization and White-Collar Crime; Other Characteristics of White-Collar Crime; Crooked Corporations and Thieving Executives; Criminological Theory and White-Collar Crime; Summary; Chapter 13 Crimes without Victims and Victims without Crimes; Crimes without Victims; Should They Be Crimes?; Pornography; Motorcycle Helmets |
| Summary |
This highly acclaimed criminology text presents an up-to-date review of rational choice theories, including deterrence, shaming and routine activities. It also incorporates current examples of deterrence research regarding domestic violence, drunk driving and capital punishment, and features thought-provoking discussion of the relativity of crime. The authors explore the crime problem, its context, and causes of crime. The organization of the text reflects the fact that the etiology of crime must be at the heart of criminology. It examines contemporary efforts to redefine crime by focusing on |
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Pros and Cons |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Criminology.
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Crime.
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Criminology
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Crime
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criminology.
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crimes (events)
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Crime
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Criminology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Esbensen, Finn-Aage
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Geis, Gilbert
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| ISBN |
9781437778953 |
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143777895X |
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9781422463321 |
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142246332X |
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