Homicide: A Sociological Explanation
The book is well written, well referenced, and adequately indexed. Recommended. (Choice Magazine)Beeghley's book provides an impressive sociological understanding of murder. (Okeechobee News)Homocide: A Sociological Explanationis an ideal text for sociology and criminology graduate students because it offers a comprehensive review of U.S. homicide through a critical lens. The material is challenging, and Beeghley's research is thorough. (Laurie J. SamuelCriminal Justice Review)Homocide: A Sociological Explanation is an ideal text for sociology and criminology graduate students because it offers a comprehensive review of U.S. homicide through a critical lens. The material is challenging, and Beeghley's research is thorough.... (Laurie J. SamuelCriminal Justice Review)With skillful use of analogies and an engaging writing style, Leonard Beeghley has written a book on the sociology of homicide that is highly accessible to the general public. The arguments are well reasoned and located skillfully in the scholarly literature. A first rate book. (Steven Messner)