Criminology and the Criminal Justice System
Edition: 6 edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Published: July 21, 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780073124476
Copyright date: 2007
Subjects: Crime & criminology; Law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Textbooks; Criminal Law - General; Law / Criminal Law; Criminology
First sentence: Criminology is the scientific study of the making of laws, the breaking of laws, and society's reaction to the breaking of laws.
Table of contents: title: Part one : Understanding criminology.; title: The changing boundaries of criminology; title: Counting crime and measuring criminal behavior; title: Schools of thought throughout history; title: Part two : Explanations of crime and criminal behavior.; title: Psychological and biological perspectives; title: Strain and cultural deviance theories; title: The formation of subcultures; title: Social control theory; title: Labeling, conflict, and radical theories; title: Environmental theory; title: Part three : Types of crimes.; title: Violent crimes; title: Crimes against property; title: White-collar and corporate crime; title: Public order crimes; title: International and comparative criminology; title: Part four : A criminological approach to the criminal justice system.; title: Processes and decisions; title: Enforcing the law : practice and research; title: The nature and functioning of courts; title: A research focus on corrections