Mark M Lanier, Stuart Henry, Desire' J M Anastasia

Essential Criminology

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Produktbeschreibung

"Essential Criminology" brings a breath of fresh air to my course at the same time it provides the materials to cover a very important but very difficult topic: theorizing about crime itself. Sandra Quinn, St. Ambrose University No other text on theories of crime can compete with "Essential Criminology" s precise coverage of core theories in crime causation or with its seductive encouragement to actively engage the respective theories. This book will not only appeal to students but also to those seeking a comprehensive, critical reference text. Dragan Milovanovic, Northeastern Illinois University In the fourth edition of "Essential Criminology," authors Mark M. Lanier, Stuart Henry, and Desire J.M. Anastasia build upon this best-selling critical review of criminology, which is now essential reading for students of criminology in the 21st century. Designed as an alternative to overly comprehensive, lengthy, and expensive introductory texts, "Essential Criminology" provides a concise overview of the field. It guides students through the various definitions of crime and the different ways crime is measured, and then covers the major theories of crime, from individual-level, classical, and rational choice, to biological, psychological, social learning, social control, and interactionist perspectives. In this latest edition, the authors explore the kind of criminology that is needed for the globally interdependent twenty-first century. With cutting-edge updates, illustrative real-world examples, and new study tools for students, this text is a necessity for both undergraduate and graduate courses in criminology. Mark M. Lanier is professor and the Dean's Assistant in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama. He is the author or editor of 12 books on crime and research methods, including "Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology: A Mixed Methods Approach "(Oxford University). Stuart Henry is professor of Criminal Justice and Director of the School of Public Affairs at San Diego State University. He is the author of over twenty books including the classic work, "The Hidden Economy." Desire J. M. Anastasia is assistant professor of sociology at Metropolitan State University of Denver. "

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• 4th edition
• Seitenzahl: 430
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 744g
• ISBN-13: 9780367097899
• ISBN-10: 0367097893
• Artikelnr.: 57111609

Autorenporträt

Mark M Lanier

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables and Figures Preface and Acknowledgments 1 What Is
Criminology? The Study of Crime, Criminals, and Victims in a Global Context
Globalization What is Criminology? What is Victimology? Summary and
Conclusion Discussion Questions 2 What is Crime? Defining the Problem Legal
Definition Consensus and Conflict Approaches Hagan's Pyramid of Crime Crime
Prism Application of the Prism to the Problem of School Violence Crimes of
the Powerless Crimes of the Powerful Summary and Conclusion Discussion
Questions 3 Classical, Neoclassical, and Rational Choice Theories The
Preclassical Era The Classical Reaction Neoclassical Revisions Criminal
Justice Implications: The Move to "Justice" Theory Redefining Rational
Choice: Situational Factors and Routine Activities Theory Conceptual and
Empirical Limitations: What the Research Shows Summary and Conclusion
Summary Chart: Classical, Rational Choice and Routine Activities Theories
Discussion Questions 4 "Born to Be Bad": Biological, Physiological and
Biosocial Theories of Crime Biological and Positivistic Assumptions The
Born Criminal Early U.S. Family-Type and Body-Type Theories Contemporary
Biological Perspectives Biosocial Criminology: A Developmental Explanation
of Crime Conceptual and Empirical Limitations Criminal Justice Policy
Implications Summary and Conclusion Summary Chart: Biological Theory
Discussion Questions 5 Criminal Minds: Psychiatric and Psychological
Explanations for Crime From Sick Minds to Abnormal Behavior Shared
Psychological Assumptions The Psychoanalytic Approach Trait-Based
Personality Theories Behavioral, Situational, and Social Learning and
Modeling Theories Cognitive Theories Ecological Psychology Evolutionary
Psychology Summary and Conclusion Summary Chart: Psychological Theories of
Crime Discussion Questions 6 Learning Criminal Behavior: Social Process
Theories Common Themes and Different Assumptions Sutherland's Differential
Association Theory Cognitive Social Learning Neutralization Theory: