Criminology: A Sociological Understanding

Criminology: A Sociological Understanding
Author: Steven E. Barkan
Publisher: Pearson Higher Ed
Total Pages: 533
Release: 2013-08-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1292036079

For courses in Introduction to Criminology and Crime and Society. Taking a sociological perspective, this book offers award-winning coverage of criminology and highlights issues of race, ethnicity, gender and social class throughout. Designed in a four-color format, this edition includes a new chapter on classical and neoclassical theories, over 160 recent references and unique chapters on political crime and public opinion, crime and the media. Moving beyond simple “get tough” approaches, the book emphasizes the need to understand social causes of criminal behavior in order to significantly reduce it.

Criminology

Criminology
Author: Piers Beirne
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Total Pages: 694
Release: 1995
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780155019263

This comprehensive text introduces the basic aspects of modern criminology, emphasizing the importance of historical, feminist, and comparative perspectives on crime and offering a critical sociological perspective on the relationship between crime and structured social inequality. The authors explore what crime is and why it occurs by examining the four major forms of social inequality in the U.S.--class, gender, race, and age--and their influence on patterns of crime and victimization.

Understanding Criminal Justice

Understanding Criminal Justice
Author: Philip Daniel Smith
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2005
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0761940316

Providing an overview of the sociological approaches to law and criminal justice, this book focuses on how law and the criminal justice system inevitably affect one another, and the ways in which both are intimately connected with wider social forces.

Criminology

Criminology
Author: Eamonn Carrabine
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 617
Release: 2014-03-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136179569

Building on the success of the second edition, Criminology: A Sociological Introduction offers a comprehensive overview of the study of criminology, from early theoretical perspectives to pressing contemporary issues such as the globalization of crime, crimes against the environment and state crime. Authored by an internationally renowned and experienced group of authors in the Sociology department at Essex University, this is a truly international criminology text that delves into areas that other texts may only reference. This new edition will have increased coverage of psychosocial theory, as well as more consideration of the social, political and economic contexts of crime in the post-financial-crisis world. Focusing on emerging areas in global criminology, such as green crime, state crime and cyber crime, this book is essential reading for criminology students looking to expand their understanding of crime and the world in which they live.

Criminology

Criminology
Author: Piers Beirne
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-09-10
Genre: SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN: 9780199334643

"This is a comprehensive introduction to the study of crime and criminological theory for criminology courses. The authors take a critical sociological approach, which emphasizes the relationship between gender, class, race, age, and crime. Definitions of crime and the measurement of crime are subjected to a critical analysis that focusses on the social construction of crime and crime rates. The book addresses historical, feminist, and comparative perspectives highlighting the major types of crime and victimization patterns. It is of most interest to those who teach criminology out of a sociology department, those who are sociologists teaching the course out of CJ, or any instructor for whom a critical approach is key"--

Fundamentals of Criminal Justice: A Sociological View

Fundamentals of Criminal Justice: A Sociological View
Author: Steven E. Barkan
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 623
Release: 2011-01-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1449636012

The criminal justice system is a key social institution pertinent to the lives of citizens everywhere. Fundamentals of Criminal Justice: A Sociological View, Second Edition provides a unique social context to explore and explain the nature, impact, and significance of the criminal justice system in everyday life. This introductory text examines important sociological issues including class, race, and gender inequality, social control, and organizational structure and function.

Criminology

Criminology
Author: Tim Newburn
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1863
Release: 2017-02-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1317244257

Comprehensive and accessible, Tim Newburn’s bestselling Criminology provides an introduction to the fundamental themes, concepts, theories, methods and events that underpin the subject and form the basis for all undergraduate degree courses and modules in Criminology and Criminal Justice. This third edition includes: A new chapter on politics, reflecting the ever increasing coverage of political influence and decision making on criminology courses New and updated crime data and analysis of trends, plus new content on recent events such as the Volkswagen scandal, the latest developments on historic child abuse, as well as extended coverage throughout of the English riots A fully revised and updated companion website, including exam, review and multiple choice questions, a live Twitter feed from the author providing links to media and academic coverage of events related to the concepts covered in the book, together with links to a dedicated textbook Facebook page Fully updated to reflect recent developments in the field and extensively illustrated, this authoritative text, written by a leading criminologist and experienced lecturer, is essential reading for all students of Criminology and related fields.

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Introduction to Criminal Justice
Author: Charis Elizabeth Kubrin
Publisher: Stanford Social Sciences
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780804762601

Approaches the theories, organization, and practices of criminal justice from a sociological perspective so that students can simultaneously develop expertise in criminal justice and understand how issues related to the police, courts, and corrections are informed by broader sociological principles and concepts.

Crime, Deviance and Society

Crime, Deviance and Society
Author: Ana Rodas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2020-08-25
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1108430309

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to criminological theory and examines how crime and deviance are constructed.

Criminology and Social Theory

Criminology and Social Theory
Author: David Garland
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2000
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780198299424

The questions that animate this collection of essays concern the challenges that are posed for criminology by the economic, cultural, and political transformations that have marked late 20th century social life.