Criminology
Subtitle: theory, research, and policy
By: Gennaro F Vito, Jeffrey R. Maahs
Contributors: Maahs, Jeffrey R.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 444
ISBN-13: 9780763766658
Subjects: Criminology
Description: Criminology: Theory, research and policy, third edition, uses an interdisciplinary approach to examine and explain how and why crime occurs. Comprehensive coverage of a variety of crimes and leading criminological theories is provided and supported by new, relevant case studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Crime and criminology; title: The incidence of crime; title: Neoclassical criminology; title: Biology and crime; title: Psychology and crime; title: Social structure and crime; title: Social process and crime; title: Social conflict and crime; title: Developmental criminology; title: Crimes of violence; title: Property and public order crimes; title: Cybercrime; title: Terrorism; title: Drugs and crime; title: Crimes of the powerful : organized and white-collar crime.