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Overview
This book is a short and affordable primer on basic and modern criminological theories. Each chapter, organized by theory, offers information on the key concepts and precepts of the theory, major contributors to the theory, and the philosophical context of the theory. An ideal text for those courses where coverage of theory is desired, but time is limited.Editorials
Booknews
A concise introduction and overview of crime and delinquency theory which includes chapters on classical and neoclassical, posivist, biological, psychological, sociological, and critical theories. Each chapter presents the theory's philosophical and social scientific assumptions, explains how to evaluate it, introduces the important theorists who developed and supported it, describes its real-life policy implications, and provides a critique. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
November 6, 1996
Publisher
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Pages
180
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780534507114