Criminology : explaining crime and its context / / Stephen E. Brown, Finn-Aage Esbensen, Gilbert Geis ; Pamela Chester, acquiring editor ; Ellen S. Boyne, development editor |
Autore | Brown Stephen Eugene <1951-> |
Edizione | [8th ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (589 p.) |
Disciplina | 364 |
Soggetto topico | Criminology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-315-72179-1
1-317-52306-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; PREFACE; Part 1 Foundations for Criminology; CHAPTER 1 Crime and Criminology; Criminology as Science; Ideology Within Criminology; The ""Crime"" in Criminology; Paradigms in Criminology; Policy and Criminology; The Media and Crime; Summary; References; CHAPTER 2 The Relativity of Law and Crime; The Concept of Law; Conflict or Consensus?; The Relativity of Crime; The Criminal Justice System; Summary; References; CHAPTER 3 Production of Crime Statistics; Review of Elementary Research Methodology; History of Official Crime Statistics
A New Look to the UCR: National Incident-Based Reporting SystemAlternative Measures of Crime; Comparison of UCR, SRD, and NCVS Data Sources; Summary; References; CHAPTER 4 Distribution of Crime; Volume of Crime: Uniform Crime Reports; Volume of Crime: National Crime Victimization Survey; Volume of Crime: Self-Report Studies; Distribution of Crime by Gender; Distribution of Crime By Age; Distribution of Crime by Race; Distribution of Crime by Social Class; Victims of Crime; Summary; References; Part 2 Theories of Crime; CHAPTER 5 Deterrence and Rational Choice Theories of Crime Preclassical Views of CrimeThe Classical School of Criminology; Impact of Classicism; Contemporary Deterrence Theory; Summary; References; CHAPTER 6 Individual Theories of Crime: A Biosocial Perspective; The History of Biological Positivism; Criminal Heredity: The Bad Seed Theory; Summary; References; CHAPTER 7 Social Structure Theories of Crime; Strain Theories; Recent Developments in Strain Theory; Assessing Strain Theories; Summary; References; CHAPTER 8 Social Process Theories of Crime; Learning Criminal Behavior; Culture Conflict and Crime; Summary; References CHAPTER 9 Social Reaction Theories of CrimeLabeling Theory; Overview of Labeling Perspective; Research on Labeling Theory; Policy Relevance of Labeling Theory; Roots of Critical Criminology; Research on Conflict Theory; Policy Relevance of Conflict Theory; Summary; References; CHAPTER 10 New Directions: Integration and a Life-Course Perspective; Integrated Theoretical Models; The Criminal Career Debate; Summary; References; Part 3 Types of Crime; CHAPTER 11 Violent Crime; Homicide, Assault, Terrorism, and Rape; Family Violence; Corporate, Government, and Professional Violence; Summary ReferencesCHAPTER 12 Economic Crime; Acquisitiveness and Theft; Summary; References; CHAPTER 13 Crimes without Victims and Victims without Crimes; Crimes without Victims; PROS and CONS on Victimless Crimes; Prostitution-Sex Work; Drug Offenses; Victims without Crimes; Summary; References; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465157003321 |
Brown Stephen Eugene <1951-> | ||
Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Criminology : explaining crime and its context / / Stephen E. Brown, Finn-Aage Esbensen, Gilbert Geis ; Pamela Chester, acquiring editor ; Ellen S. Boyne, development editor |
Autore | Brown Stephen Eugene <1951-> |
Edizione | [8th ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (589 p.) |
Disciplina | 364 |
Soggetto topico | Criminology |
ISBN |
1-315-72179-1
1-317-52306-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; PREFACE; Part 1 Foundations for Criminology; CHAPTER 1 Crime and Criminology; Criminology as Science; Ideology Within Criminology; The ""Crime"" in Criminology; Paradigms in Criminology; Policy and Criminology; The Media and Crime; Summary; References; CHAPTER 2 The Relativity of Law and Crime; The Concept of Law; Conflict or Consensus?; The Relativity of Crime; The Criminal Justice System; Summary; References; CHAPTER 3 Production of Crime Statistics; Review of Elementary Research Methodology; History of Official Crime Statistics
A New Look to the UCR: National Incident-Based Reporting SystemAlternative Measures of Crime; Comparison of UCR, SRD, and NCVS Data Sources; Summary; References; CHAPTER 4 Distribution of Crime; Volume of Crime: Uniform Crime Reports; Volume of Crime: National Crime Victimization Survey; Volume of Crime: Self-Report Studies; Distribution of Crime by Gender; Distribution of Crime By Age; Distribution of Crime by Race; Distribution of Crime by Social Class; Victims of Crime; Summary; References; Part 2 Theories of Crime; CHAPTER 5 Deterrence and Rational Choice Theories of Crime Preclassical Views of CrimeThe Classical School of Criminology; Impact of Classicism; Contemporary Deterrence Theory; Summary; References; CHAPTER 6 Individual Theories of Crime: A Biosocial Perspective; The History of Biological Positivism; Criminal Heredity: The Bad Seed Theory; Summary; References; CHAPTER 7 Social Structure Theories of Crime; Strain Theories; Recent Developments in Strain Theory; Assessing Strain Theories; Summary; References; CHAPTER 8 Social Process Theories of Crime; Learning Criminal Behavior; Culture Conflict and Crime; Summary; References CHAPTER 9 Social Reaction Theories of CrimeLabeling Theory; Overview of Labeling Perspective; Research on Labeling Theory; Policy Relevance of Labeling Theory; Roots of Critical Criminology; Research on Conflict Theory; Policy Relevance of Conflict Theory; Summary; References; CHAPTER 10 New Directions: Integration and a Life-Course Perspective; Integrated Theoretical Models; The Criminal Career Debate; Summary; References; Part 3 Types of Crime; CHAPTER 11 Violent Crime; Homicide, Assault, Terrorism, and Rape; Family Violence; Corporate, Government, and Professional Violence; Summary ReferencesCHAPTER 12 Economic Crime; Acquisitiveness and Theft; Summary; References; CHAPTER 13 Crimes without Victims and Victims without Crimes; Crimes without Victims; PROS and CONS on Victimless Crimes; Prostitution-Sex Work; Drug Offenses; Victims without Crimes; Summary; References; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789118603321 |
Brown Stephen Eugene <1951-> | ||
Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Criminology : explaining crime and its context / / Stephen E. Brown, Finn-Aage Esbensen, Gilbert Geis ; Pamela Chester, acquiring editor ; Ellen S. Boyne, development editor |
Autore | Brown Stephen Eugene <1951-> |
Edizione | [8th ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (589 p.) |
Disciplina | 364 |
Soggetto topico | Criminology |
ISBN |
1-315-72179-1
1-317-52306-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; PREFACE; Part 1 Foundations for Criminology; CHAPTER 1 Crime and Criminology; Criminology as Science; Ideology Within Criminology; The ""Crime"" in Criminology; Paradigms in Criminology; Policy and Criminology; The Media and Crime; Summary; References; CHAPTER 2 The Relativity of Law and Crime; The Concept of Law; Conflict or Consensus?; The Relativity of Crime; The Criminal Justice System; Summary; References; CHAPTER 3 Production of Crime Statistics; Review of Elementary Research Methodology; History of Official Crime Statistics
A New Look to the UCR: National Incident-Based Reporting SystemAlternative Measures of Crime; Comparison of UCR, SRD, and NCVS Data Sources; Summary; References; CHAPTER 4 Distribution of Crime; Volume of Crime: Uniform Crime Reports; Volume of Crime: National Crime Victimization Survey; Volume of Crime: Self-Report Studies; Distribution of Crime by Gender; Distribution of Crime By Age; Distribution of Crime by Race; Distribution of Crime by Social Class; Victims of Crime; Summary; References; Part 2 Theories of Crime; CHAPTER 5 Deterrence and Rational Choice Theories of Crime Preclassical Views of CrimeThe Classical School of Criminology; Impact of Classicism; Contemporary Deterrence Theory; Summary; References; CHAPTER 6 Individual Theories of Crime: A Biosocial Perspective; The History of Biological Positivism; Criminal Heredity: The Bad Seed Theory; Summary; References; CHAPTER 7 Social Structure Theories of Crime; Strain Theories; Recent Developments in Strain Theory; Assessing Strain Theories; Summary; References; CHAPTER 8 Social Process Theories of Crime; Learning Criminal Behavior; Culture Conflict and Crime; Summary; References CHAPTER 9 Social Reaction Theories of CrimeLabeling Theory; Overview of Labeling Perspective; Research on Labeling Theory; Policy Relevance of Labeling Theory; Roots of Critical Criminology; Research on Conflict Theory; Policy Relevance of Conflict Theory; Summary; References; CHAPTER 10 New Directions: Integration and a Life-Course Perspective; Integrated Theoretical Models; The Criminal Career Debate; Summary; References; Part 3 Types of Crime; CHAPTER 11 Violent Crime; Homicide, Assault, Terrorism, and Rape; Family Violence; Corporate, Government, and Professional Violence; Summary ReferencesCHAPTER 12 Economic Crime; Acquisitiveness and Theft; Summary; References; CHAPTER 13 Crimes without Victims and Victims without Crimes; Crimes without Victims; PROS and CONS on Victimless Crimes; Prostitution-Sex Work; Drug Offenses; Victims without Crimes; Summary; References; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818892103321 |
Brown Stephen Eugene <1951-> | ||
Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|