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Criminology
Title:
Criminology
Author:
Conklin, John E.
ISBN:
9780205464401
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Edition:
9th ed.
Publication Information:
Boston, MA : Pearson Allyn and Bacon, ©2007.
Physical Description:
xi, 516 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Contents:
The study of crime -- Measuring crime -- Crime and its costs -- Dimensions of crime -- Biological and psychological explanations of crime -- Social, cultural, and economic sources of crime -- Social control and commitment to the law -- Learning to commit crime -- Opportunities and facilitating factors -- Criminal careers -- The organization of criminal behavior -- Community reactions to crime -- The criminal justice system -- Deterrence, incapacitation, retribution, and rehabilitation -- Solving the crime problem.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip067/2006003602.html
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