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Criminology : explaining crime and its context / Stephen E. Brown, Finn-Aage Esbensen, Gilbert Geis.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Providence, NJ : LexisNexis/Anderson Pub., [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Edition: Seventh editionDescription: xvi, 528 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 142246332X
  • 9781422463321
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364 22
LOC classification:
  • HV6025 .B76 2010
Contents:
Pt I Foundations for criminology: Crime and Criminology -- Criminology as Science -- Relatively law and crime -- Production of crime statistics -- Distribution of crime -- pt II Theories of crime: Deterrance and rational choice theories of crime -- Individual theories of crime: biological and psychological perspectives -- Social structure theories of crime -- Social process theories of crime -- Social reaction theories of crime -- Recent developments in criminological theory -- pt III Types of crime: Violent crime -- Economic crime -- Crimes without victims and victims without crimes.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt I Foundations for criminology: Crime and Criminology -- Criminology as Science -- Relatively law and crime -- Production of crime statistics -- Distribution of crime -- pt II Theories of crime: Deterrance and rational choice theories of crime -- Individual theories of crime: biological and psychological perspectives -- Social structure theories of crime -- Social process theories of crime -- Social reaction theories of crime -- Recent developments in criminological theory -- pt III Types of crime: Violent crime -- Economic crime -- Crimes without victims and victims without crimes.

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