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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berger, Ronald J., Author.

Free, Marvin D., Author.

Searles, Patricia, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (632 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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

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

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

ISBN:

1-68585-680-2

OCLC:

1334344968