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Crime and Criminology
Crime and Criminology, Fourth Edition, analyzes the causes of crime, while exploring the major theories and perspectives that attempt to explain criminal behavior in society. The fourth edition of this popular book provides an accessible and engaging introduction to all the major theories and
approaches to crime, including classic theory, biological and psychological positivism, strain theory, labelling, Marxism, feminism, left realism, republicanism, and critical theory.
NEW TO THIS EDITION
* New real-life, contemporary case studies, with a particular focus on the role of media representations and other important concepts
* New "Then and Now" boxes analyzing the evolution of criminological theories
* Revised and updated chapters
approaches to crime, including classic theory, biological and psychological positivism, strain theory, labelling, Marxism, feminism, left realism, republicanism, and critical theory.
NEW TO THIS EDITION
* New real-life, contemporary case studies, with a particular focus on the role of media representations and other important concepts
* New "Then and Now" boxes analyzing the evolution of criminological theories
* Revised and updated chapters
229 pages, Paperback
First published July 18, 1996
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June 2, 2020
This is one of those textbooks that you end up reading the whole thing throughout the entirety of a course. And I was honestly wondering whether or not to include it in my reviews and reading for the year. And then I realised that a) I did read it, so it should be included. And b) even if this isn’t a novel, it’s still a book that had authors put a lot of effort into it, and I should recognise that with a review.
This is a very easy and accessible textbook. It encompasses so many different psychological theories that help to explain crime. But it does so in a very open and accessible format. Particularly when considering how difficult I sometimes find wadding through theoretical information.
The division of each chapter was brilliantly done – it gave you a historical perspective that actually provided information and not a list of names. And it did so in a consistent manner throughout the text. There were also great contemporary examples and a number of case studies. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and couldn’t stop thinking about the many aspects of criminology that were bought to life.
This is a very easy and accessible textbook. It encompasses so many different psychological theories that help to explain crime. But it does so in a very open and accessible format. Particularly when considering how difficult I sometimes find wadding through theoretical information.
The division of each chapter was brilliantly done – it gave you a historical perspective that actually provided information and not a list of names. And it did so in a consistent manner throughout the text. There were also great contemporary examples and a number of case studies. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and couldn’t stop thinking about the many aspects of criminology that were bought to life.
November 4, 2023
Is adding my textbooks to my reading challenge cheating??? Maybe. Did I read these bad boys pretty much cover to cover. Yes I did. Sooooo. Pretty interesting too actually.
April 9, 2012
Really useful, well written text for condensed criminological theory.
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