Criminology : explaining crime and its context
by
 
Brown, Stephen Eugene, 1951- author.

Title
Criminology : explaining crime and its context

Author
Brown, Stephen Eugene, 1951- author.

ISBN
9781138601789
 
9781138601796
 
9780429892158

Personal Author
Brown, Stephen Eugene, 1951- author.

Edition
Tenth Edition.

Physical Description
xix, 565 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

General Note
Revised edition of Criminology, 2015.

Contents
Foundations for criminology -- Crime and criminology -- The relativity of law and crime -- Crime statistics and the distribution of crime -- Theories of crime -- Deterrence and rational choice theories of crime -- Individual theories of crime : a biosocial perspective -- Social structure theories of crime -- Social process theories of crime -- Social reaction theories of crime -- New directions : integration and a life-course perspective -- Types of crime -- Violent crime 11. economic crime -- Crimes without victims and victims without crimes -- Youth violence.

Subject Term
Criminology.

Added Author
Esbensen, Finn-Aage,
 
Geis, Gilbert,


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