Title:
 Crime & criminology
Author:
 Reid, Sue Titus.
ISBN:
 9780072988581
9780072485950
Personal Author:
 
Edition:
 11th ed.
Publication Information:
 New York : McGraw-Hill, 2006.
Physical Description:
 xxv, 637 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Contents:
 Crime, criminal law, and criminology -- The measurement of crime and its impact -- Early explanations of criminal behavior and their modern counterparts -- Biological and psychological theories of criminal behavior -- Sociological theories of criminal behavior I : the social-structured approach -- Sociological theories of criminal behavior II : the social-process approach -- Violent crimes -- Property crimes -- Business- and government-related crimes -- Drug abuse, drug trafficking, and organized crime -- U.S. criminal justice systems -- Police -- Court systems -- The confinement of offenders -- Corrections in the community -- Appendix A: Selected amendments to the U.S. Constitution -- Appendix B: How to read a court citation -- Glossary.
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Electronic Access:
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Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0623/2005041503-d.html