Criminology today
Subtitle: an integrative introduction
By: Frank Schmalleger.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 558
Subjects: Criminology.; Criminology -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: What is criminology?; title: Patterns of crime; title: Research methods and theory development; title: Classical and neoclassical thought; title: Biological roots of criminal behavior; title: Psychological and psychiatric foundations of criminal behavior; title: Sociological theories I : social structure; title: Sociological theories II : social process and social development; title: Sociological theories III : social conflict; title: Crimes against persons; title: Crimes against property; title: White-collar and organized crime; title: Drug abuse and crime; title: Technology and crime; title: Criminology and social policy; title: Future directions.