Criminology: A Sociological Understanding (5th Edition)

Prentice Hall

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UPC:
9780135109793
Binding:
Hardcover
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Publication Date:
2/7/2011
Author:
Steve E. Barkan
Language:
english
Edition:
5
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Product Overview

Taking a sociological perspective, CRIMINOLOGY: A SOCIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING, 5/e offers award-winning coverage of criminology and highlights issues of race, ethnicity, gender and social class throughout. Designed in a four-color format, this edition includes a new chapter on classical and neoclassical theories, over 160 recent references and unique chapters on political crime and public opinion, crime and the media. Moving beyond simple get tough approaches, the book emphasizes the need to understand social causes of criminal behavior in order to significantly reduce it.