Criminology, 2 n edition is the most accessible, hands-on introductory textbook on the market. The author uses a unique method for organizing the material in this manageable, 14-chapter textbook. A student-friendly format -- bulleted lists, summary statements, a running glossary, and a built-in study guide -- prepare students for success.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Crime and Criminology. 1.1 Introduction: What is Criminology 1.2 Criminology and the Criminologist's
Roles. 1.3 Criminology and the Scientific Approach. 1.4 Criminological Perspectives. 1.5 The Nature of Deviant
and Criminal Behavior. 1.6 Defining Crime 1.7 Durkheim on the Normality of Crime 1.8 Summary Study Guide Reading
1.1:Crime as Normal Behavior,Emile Durkheim. Reading 1.2:Criminology as Social Science,J. Mitchell Miller
Chapter 2. The Nature and Extent of Crime: Measuring Behavior. 2.1 Introduction: Researching Crime 2.2 Criminological
Research and Data Collection 2.3 The Uniform Crime Reports 2.4 Other Ways to Measure Crime. 2.5 Crime Patterns:
Characteristics of Criminals and Crime Victims 2.6 Summary Study Guide Reading 2.1:A Professional Thief,Edwin Sutherland.
Chapter 3. Early Explanations for Criminal Behavior and Neoclassical Theories. 3.1 Introduction: Theories of Crime
3.2 Traditional Explanations for Crime. 3.3 Cesare Beccaria 3.4 Jeremy Bentham 3.5 The Positivist School of Criminology.
3.6 Contemporary Classicism and Positivism. 3.7 Study Guide Reading 3.1:Contemporary Classicism: Deterrence and
Econometrics, and Implications and Conclusions,George B. Vold and Thomas J. Bernard.
Chapter 4. Biological Explanations for Criminal Behavior. 4.1 Introduction: Biological Perspectives 4.2 Criminality
and Genetics. 4.3 Biochemical Influences on Behavior. 4.4 Neurophysiological Factors. 4.5 Summary Study Guide
Chapter 5. Psychological Explanations for Criminal Behavior. 5.1 Introduction: Psychological Perspectives 5.2 Psychiatric
Explanations for Criminal Behavior 5.3 Behavioral Explanations for Crime 5.4 Cognitive Theories and Crime 5.5 Personality
Theories and Crime 5.6 Summary Study Guide Reading 5.1:Media Violence and Youth,John P. Murray.
Chapter 6. Sociological Theories I: Social-Structural Explanations for Criminal Behavior. 6.1 Introduction: Structure-Based
Explanations 6.2 Social Disorganization Theory 6.3 Strain Theory. 6.4 Subcultural Delinquency Theories. 6.5 Summary
Study Guide Reading 6.1:Illegitimate Means and Delinquent
