Criminology Today : An Integrative Introduction

by Schmalleger, Frank

• ISBN13: 9780130917959
• ISBN10: 0130917958
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: PRENTICE HALL

Summary

Helping readers better understand the central issues defining contemporary criminology and come to their own conclusions about the value of criminological theorizing, this well-received four-color introductory text builds upon the dichotomy between the social problems perspective and the social responsibility perspective in crime, creating a useful framework for integrating the voluminous material contained within the field of criminology. Interesting, timely, and relevant, it helps readers draw their own conclusions about the American crime problem, prepare for the future, and learn to make informed decisions about public policy in the crime-control area. The author details and analyzes all aspects of crime patterns, methods and theory development, crime causation, crime in the modern world, and response to criminal behavior. For individuals interested in understanding contemporary criminology.

Table of Contents

PART I The Crime Picture	1	(106)
What Is Criminology?	3	(30)
Patterns of Crime	33	(48)
Research Methods and Theory Development	81	(26)
PART II Crime Causation	107	(178)
Classical and Neoclassical Thought	109	(28)
Biological Roots of Criminal Behavior	137	(32)
Psychological and Psychiatric Foundations of Criminal Behavior	169	(32)
Sociological Theories I: Social Structure	201	(26)
Sociological Theories II: Social Process and Social Development	227	(32)
Sociological Theories III: Social Conflict	259	(26)
PART III Crime in the Modern World	285
Crimes against Persons	287
Crimes against Property	329
White-Collar and Organized Crime	357
Drug Abuse and Crime	387
Technology and Crime	417
PART IV Responding to Criminal Behavior
Criminology and Social Policy	449
Future Directions	477