Think criminology

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Title:

Think criminology

Author:

Fuller, John R.

ISBN:

9780073379982

Personal Author:

Fuller, John R.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

xxv, 397 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Contents:

The scope of crime -- Thinking critically about crime -- Measuring crime -- Victims of crime -- Theories of crime -- The classical and positivist schools of criminology -- Biological and psychological theories -- Sociological theories of crime and delinquency -- Life-course and integrated theories -- Conflict and critical theories of crime -- Typologies of crime -- Property offenses -- Criminal offenses against people -- Organized and white-collar crime -- Public-order offenses and values -- Responding to crime -- Terrorism -- Criminology, technology, and privacy.

Subject Term:

Criminology.

Criminology -- Study and teaching.

Criminology. (OCoLC)fst00883566

Criminology -- Study and teaching. (OCoLC)fst00883585

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Summary

Think Criminology strives to spark students' interest in the fascinating and rapidly changing field of criminology. Designed to promote student learning and stimulate critical thinking, this text demonstrates how understanding criminological theories and differentiating between different types of crime will serve them well as future law enforcement professionals, citizens, and consumers of mass media. Developed for today's generation, Think Criminology effectively guides students through a critical thinking framework to move beyond rote memorization of facts to better understand criminological theory and how it applies to crime. Think Criminology engages students of this generation CRITICALLY and ACTIVELY in the classroom and in their world.