Criminology A Sociological Understanding

Download or read book Criminology: A Sociological Understanding written by Steven E. Barkan and published by Pearson Higher Ed. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Criminology written by Piers Beirne and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 1995 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Understanding Criminal Justice written by Philip Daniel Smith and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Criminology written by Eamonn Carrabine and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-21 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Criminology written by Piers Beirne and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014-09-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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"--

Download or read book Fundamentals of Criminal Justice: A Sociological View written by Steven E. Barkan and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Introduction to Criminal Justice written by Charis Elizabeth Kubrin and published by Stanford Social Sciences. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.