Essential criminology
What is criminology? the study of crime, criminals, and victims in a global context -- What is crime? defining the problem -- Classical, neoclassical, and rational choice theories -- "Born to be bad" : biological, physiological, and biosocial theories of crime -- Criminal minds : psychiatr...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boulder, Colo.
Westview Press
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Edition: | 3. ed. |
| Online Access: |
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| Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 3947 |
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| Summary: | What is criminology? the study of crime, criminals, and victims in a global context -- What is crime? defining the problem -- Classical, neoclassical, and rational choice theories -- "Born to be bad" : biological, physiological, and biosocial theories of crime -- Criminal minds : psychiatric and psychological explanations for crime -- Learning criminal behavior : social process theories -- Failed socialization : control theory, social bonds, and labeling -- Crimes of place : social ecology and cultural theories of crime -- The sick society : anomie, strain, and subcultural theory -- Capitalism as a criminogenic society : conflict and radical theories of crime -- Patriarchy, gender, and crime : feminist criminological theory -- New directions in criminological theory |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XIV, 488 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780813344164 |