Criminology - General & Miscellaneous, Administration of Criminal Justice
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Overview
Barlow's Introduction to Criminology is a comprehensive introduction to crime, criminality, and societal responses from a sociological perspective. Strong coverage of historical trends is a key feature of the text, allowing students to examine recent events within a context of social change. This edition has been updated throughout with current information and examples to reflect society's changing response to criminal behavior, including new coverage of small business crime, motorcycle gangs, community policing, AIDS in prison, and the theories behind intelligence and crime and female crime.Editorials
Booknews
An introduction to crime, criminality, and societal responses from a sociological perspective, featuring coverage of historical trends within a context of social change. Sections on the methods of criminology, doing crime, reacting to crime, and explaining crime offer chapter summaries and special topics boxes. This seventh edition reflects society's changing response to criminal behavior, and includes new material on small business crime; gangs; community policing; theories of intelligence; and female crime. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
December 18, 1992
Publisher
Longman
Pages
657
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780673522658