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Criminology : theories, patterns, and typologies / Larry J. Siegel.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Australia : Cengage Learning, 2016.Edition: 12th EdDescription: xxv, 610 pISBN:
  • 9781305261099
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Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE CONCEPTS OF CRIME, LAW, AND CRIMINOLOGY ch. 1 Crime And Criminology What Is Criminology? Criminology and Criminal Justice Criminology and the Sociology of Deviance What Criminologists Do: Criminology in Action Criminal Statistics and Crime Measurement 6 Sociology of Law, Law and Society, Socio-Legal Studies Theory Construction and Testing Criminal Behavior Systems and Crime Typologies Punishment, Penology, and Social Control Victimology: Victims and Victimization How Criminologists View Crime The Consensus View of Crime The Conflict View of Crime The Interactionist View of Crime Defining Crime Crime and the Law A Brief History of the Law Common Law The Law in Contemporary Society Shaping the Criminal Law The Substantive Criminal Law The Elements of Criminal Law Criminal Defenses The Evolution of Criminal Law Ethical Issues in Criminology What to Study? Contents note continued: Whom to Study? How to Study? ch. 2 The Nature And Extent Of Crime Primary Sources of Crime Data Official Records: The Uniform Crime Report Compiling the Uniform Crime Report Are the Uniform Crime Reports Valid? The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Survey Research The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Self-Report Surveys Evaluating the Primary Sources of Crime Data Secondary Sources of Crime Data Cohort Research Experimental Research Observational and Interview Research Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review Data Mining Crime Mapping Crime Trends Official Crime Trends Victimization Trends Trends in Self-Reporting International Crime Trends What the Future Holds Crime Patterns The Ecology of Crime Use of Firearms Social Class, Socioeconomic Conditions, and Crime Age and Crime Gender and Crime Race and Crime Cultural Bias Contents note continued: Economic and Social Disparity Immigration and Crime Chronic Offenders/​Criminal Careers ch. 3 Victims And Victimization Problems of Crime Victims Economic Costs Individual Costs The Cycle of Violence The Nature of Victimization The Social Ecology of Victimization The Victim's Household Victim Characteristics Victims and Their Criminals Theories of Victimization Victim Precipitation Theory Lifestyle Theory Deviant Place Theory Routine Activities Theory Caring for the Victim The Government's Response to Victimization Victim-Offender Reconciliation Programs Community Organization Victims and Self-Protection Victims' Rights pt. TWO THEORIES OF CRIME CAUSATION ch. 4 Rational Choice Theory The Development of Rational Choice Development of Classical Criminology Cesare Beccaria Classical Criminology Contemporary Choice Theory Emerges The Concepts of Rational Choice Contents note continued: Why Crime? Choosing Crime Offense and Offender Structuring Criminality Structuring Crime Is Crime Rational? Is Theft Rational? Is Drug Use Rational? Is Violence Rational? Eliminating Crime Situational Crime Prevention Targeting Specific Crimes Situational Crime Prevention: Costs and Benefits General Deterrence The Perception of Punishment/​Perceptual Deterrence Certainty of Punishment and Deterrence Severity of Punishment and Deterrence Speed (Celerity) of Punishment and Deterrence Analyzing General Deterrence Specific Deterrence Can Punishment Produce More Crime? Incapacitation Does Incarceration Control Crime? Public Policy Implications of Choice Theory Just Desert ch. 5 Trait Theories Foundations of Trait Theory Biological Positivism Cesare Lombroso The Legacy of Biological Criminology Sociobiology Contemporary Trait Theories Biosocial Theory Contents note continued: Biochemical Conditions and Crime Neurophysiological Conditions and Crime Arousal Theory Genetics and Crime Evolutionary Theory Evaluation of the Biosocial Branch of Trait Theory Psychological Trait Theories Psychodynamic Theory Attachment Theory Mental Disorders and Crime Behavioral Theory Cognitive Theory Psychological Traits and Characteristics Personality and Crime Intelligence and Crime Public Policy Implications of Trait Theory ch. 6 Social Structure Theories Development of Sociological Criminology Quetelet and Durkheim The Chicago School and Beyond Socioeconomic Structure and Crime The Underclass Child Poverty Minority Group Poverty Social Structure Theories Social Disorganization Theory The Social Ecology School Collective Efficacy Strain Theories The Concept of Anomie Merton's Theory of Anomie Institutional Anomie Theory General Strain Theory Contents note continued: Sources of Strain Coping with Strain Evaluating GST Cultural Deviance Theories Conduct Norms Focal Concerns Theory of Delinquent Subcultures Theory of Differential Opportunity Evaluating Social Structure Theories Public Policy Implications of Social Structure Theory ch. 7 Social Process Theories: Socialization And Society Socialization and Crime Family Relations Educational Experience Peer Relations and Crime Religion and Belief Social Learning Theory Differential Association Theory Differential Reinforcement Theory Neutralization Theory Are Learning Theories Valid? Social Control Theory Self-Concept and Crime Hirschi's Social Bond Theory Social Reaction Theory Defining Crime and Deviance Labeling Effects and Consequences Primary and Secondary Deviance Research on Social Reaction Theory Who Gets Labeled? Differential Enforcement Contents note continued: Is Labeling Theory Valid? Evaluating Social Process Theories Public Policy Implications of Social Process Theory ch. 8 Critical Criminology And Restorative Justice The Historical Development of Critical Criminology Productive Forces and Productive Relations A Marxist Vision of Crime Creating a Critical Criminology Contemporary Critical Criminology How Critical Criminologists Define Crime How Critical Criminologists View the Cause of Crime Failing Social Institutions Globalization State-Organized Crime Instrumental vs. Structural Theory Instrumental Theory Structural Theory Research on Critical Criminology Race and Justice Critique of Critical Criminology Alternative Views of Critical Theory Left Realism Critical Feminist Theory: Gendered Criminology Power-Control Theory Peacemaking Criminology Critical Theory and Public Policy The Concept of Restorative Justice Contents note continued: Reintegrative Shaming The Process of Restoration The Challenge of Restorative Justice ch. 9 Developmental Theories: Life Course, Latent Trait, And Trajectory Foundations of Developmental Theory Criminal Career Research Life Course, Latent Traits, and Trajectories Population Heterogeneity vs. State Dependence Life Course Fundamentals Disruption Promotes Criminality Changing Life Influences Life Course Concepts Problem Behavior Syndrome Offense Specialization/​Generalization Age of Onset Theories of the Criminal Life Course Sampson and Laub: Age-Graded Theory The Marriage Factor Age-Graded Theory Validity Propensity/​Latent Trait Theories How Can the Aging Out Process Be Explained? Crime and Human Nature General Theory of Crime Trajectory Theory Early, Late, and Non-Starters Pathways to Crime Adolescent-Limited Offenders vs. Life Course Persisters Contents note continued: Evaluating Developmental Theories Public Policy Implications of Developmental Theory pt. THREE CRIME TYPOLOGIES ch. 10 Interpersonal Violence The Causes of Violence Psychological/​Biological Abnormality Human Instinct Substance Abuse Socialization and Upbringing Exposure to Violence Cultural Values: Subculture of Violence Cultural Values: National Values Rape History of Rape Rape and War Incidence of Rape Types of Rape and Rapists The Causes of Rape Rape and the Law Murder and Homicide Degrees of Murder The Nature and Extent of Murder Murderous Relations Multiple Murders Serial Murder Mass Murders Assault and Battery Nature and Extent of Assault Assault in the Home Dating Violence Robbery The Calculating Robber Acquaintance Robbery Emerging Forms of Interpersonal Violence Hate Crimes Workplace Violence Stalking Contents note continued: ch. 11 Political Crime And Terrorism Political Crime The Nature of Political Crimes The Goals of Political Criminals Becoming a Political Criminal Types of Political Crimes Election Fraud Abuse of Office/​Public Corruption Treason Espionage State Political Crime Using Torture Terrorism Terrorist and Guerilla Terrorist and Insurgent Terrorist and Revolutionary A Brief History of Terrorism Religious Roots Political Roots Contemporary Forms of Terrorism Revolutionary Terrorists Political Terrorists Nationalist Terrorism Retributive Terrorism State-Sponsored Terrorism Criminal Terrorism How are Terror Groups Organized? What Motivates the Terrorist? Psychological View Alienation View Socialization/​Friendship View Ideological View Explaining State-Sponsored Terrorism Extent of The Terrorism Threat Response to Terrorism Contents note continued: Confronting Terrorism with Law Enforcement Federal Law Enforcement Combating Terrorism with the Courts Confronting Terrorism with the Law Combating Terrorism with Politics ch. 12 Property Crime A Brief History of Theft Theft in the Nineteenth Century: Train Robbery and Safecracking Contemporary Theft Occasional Thieves Professional Thieves The Fence Professional Cargo Thieves Larceny/​Theft Larceny Today Types of Larceny Shoplifting Bad Checks Credit Card Theft Auto Theft False Pretenses or Fraud Confidence Games Embezzlement Burglary The Nature and Extent of Burglary Residential Burglaries Commercial Burglary Careers in Burglary Arson The Juvenile Fire Starter Professional Arson ch. 13 Enterprise Crime: White-Collar, Green, And Transnational Organized Crime The Concept of Enterprise Crime White-Collar Crime Nature and Extent of White-Collar Crime Contents note continued: White-Collar Swindlers White-Collar Chiseling White-Collar Exploitation White-Collar Influence Peddling White-Collar Embezzlement and Employee Fraud Client Fraud Corporate Crime White-Collar Law Enforcement Systems Controlling White-Collar Crime Green Crime Defining Green Crime Forms of Green Crime Controlling Green Crime Organized and Transnational Organized Crime Origins of Organized Crime The Mafia in Decline The Rise of Transnational Organized Crime Characteristics of Transnational Organized Crime Activities of Transnational Organized Crime Transnational Gangs Controlling Transnational Crime The Causes of Enterprise Crime Rational Choice: Greed Rational Choice: Need Rationalization/​Neutralization View Cultural View Self-Control View ch. 14 Public Order Crime: Sex And Substance Abuse Law and Morality Debating Morality Social Harm Moral Crusades and Crusaders Contents note continued: Moral Crusades Today Sexually Related Offenses Paraphilias Pedophilia Prostitution Prostitution Today Incidence of Prostitution Prostitution in Other Cultures Types of Prostitutes Who Becomes a Prostitute? Controlling Prostitution Legalize Prostitution? Obscenity and Pornography Child Pornography Does Pornography Cause Violence? Pornography and the Law Controlling Pornography When Did Drug Use Begin? Alcohol and Its Prohibition How Much Drug Use Is There Today? Alcohol Abuse Costs of Substance Abuse What Causes Substance Abuse? Is There a Drug Gateway? Types of Drug Users and Abusers Drugs and Crime Drugs and the Law Drug Control Strategies Drug Legalization ch. 15 Crimes Of The New Millennium Cybercrime Development of Cybercrime Contemporary Cybercrime Cybertheft: Cybercrimes for Profit Computer Fraud Theft from ATMs Contents note continued: Distributing Illicit or Illegal Services and Material Distributing Dangerous Drugs Denial-of-Service Attack Illegal Copyright Infringement Internet Securities Fraud Identity Theft Etailing Fraud Cybervandalism: Cybercrime with Malicious Intent Worms, Viruses, Trojan Horses, Logic Bombs, and Spam Website Defacement Cyberstalking Cyberbullying Cyberspying The Costs of Cybercrime Combating Cybercrime International Treaties Cybercrime Enforcement Agencies Cyberwar: Politically Motivated Cybercrime Cyberespionage Cyberterrorism Combating Cyberwar.
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Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE CONCEPTS OF CRIME, LAW, AND CRIMINOLOGY
ch. 1 Crime And Criminology
What Is Criminology?
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Criminology and the Sociology of Deviance
What Criminologists Do: Criminology in Action
Criminal Statistics and Crime Measurement 6 Sociology of Law, Law and Society, Socio-Legal Studies
Theory Construction and Testing
Criminal Behavior Systems and Crime Typologies
Punishment, Penology, and Social Control
Victimology: Victims and Victimization
How Criminologists View Crime
The Consensus View of Crime
The Conflict View of Crime
The Interactionist View of Crime
Defining Crime
Crime and the Law
A Brief History of the Law
Common Law
The Law in Contemporary Society
Shaping the Criminal Law
The Substantive Criminal Law
The Elements of Criminal Law
Criminal Defenses
The Evolution of Criminal Law
Ethical Issues in Criminology
What to Study?
Contents note continued: Whom to Study?
How to Study?
ch. 2 The Nature And Extent Of Crime
Primary Sources of Crime Data
Official Records: The Uniform Crime Report
Compiling the Uniform Crime Report
Are the Uniform Crime Reports Valid?
The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
Survey Research
The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
Self-Report Surveys
Evaluating the Primary Sources of Crime Data
Secondary Sources of Crime Data
Cohort Research
Experimental Research
Observational and Interview Research
Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
Data Mining
Crime Mapping
Crime Trends
Official Crime Trends
Victimization Trends
Trends in Self-Reporting
International Crime Trends
What the Future Holds
Crime Patterns
The Ecology of Crime
Use of Firearms
Social Class, Socioeconomic Conditions, and Crime
Age and Crime
Gender and Crime
Race and Crime
Cultural Bias
Contents note continued: Economic and Social Disparity
Immigration and Crime
Chronic Offenders/​Criminal Careers
ch. 3 Victims And Victimization
Problems of Crime Victims
Economic Costs
Individual Costs
The Cycle of Violence
The Nature of Victimization
The Social Ecology of Victimization
The Victim's Household
Victim Characteristics
Victims and Their Criminals
Theories of Victimization
Victim Precipitation Theory
Lifestyle Theory
Deviant Place Theory
Routine Activities Theory
Caring for the Victim
The Government's Response to Victimization
Victim-Offender Reconciliation Programs
Community Organization
Victims and Self-Protection
Victims' Rights
pt. TWO THEORIES OF CRIME CAUSATION
ch. 4 Rational Choice Theory
The Development of Rational Choice
Development of Classical Criminology
Cesare Beccaria
Classical Criminology
Contemporary Choice Theory Emerges
The Concepts of Rational Choice
Contents note continued: Why Crime?
Choosing Crime
Offense and Offender
Structuring Criminality
Structuring Crime
Is Crime Rational?
Is Theft Rational?
Is Drug Use Rational?
Is Violence Rational?
Eliminating Crime
Situational Crime Prevention
Targeting Specific Crimes
Situational Crime Prevention: Costs and Benefits
General Deterrence
The Perception of Punishment/​Perceptual Deterrence
Certainty of Punishment and Deterrence
Severity of Punishment and Deterrence
Speed (Celerity) of Punishment and Deterrence
Analyzing General Deterrence
Specific Deterrence
Can Punishment Produce More Crime?
Incapacitation
Does Incarceration Control Crime?
Public Policy Implications of Choice Theory
Just Desert
ch. 5 Trait Theories
Foundations of Trait Theory
Biological Positivism
Cesare Lombroso
The Legacy of Biological Criminology
Sociobiology
Contemporary Trait Theories
Biosocial Theory
Contents note continued: Biochemical Conditions and Crime
Neurophysiological Conditions and Crime
Arousal Theory
Genetics and Crime
Evolutionary Theory
Evaluation of the Biosocial Branch of Trait Theory
Psychological Trait Theories
Psychodynamic Theory
Attachment Theory
Mental Disorders and Crime
Behavioral Theory
Cognitive Theory
Psychological Traits and Characteristics
Personality and Crime
Intelligence and Crime
Public Policy Implications of Trait Theory
ch. 6 Social Structure Theories
Development of Sociological Criminology
Quetelet and Durkheim
The Chicago School and Beyond
Socioeconomic Structure and Crime
The Underclass
Child Poverty
Minority Group Poverty
Social Structure Theories
Social Disorganization Theory
The Social Ecology School
Collective Efficacy
Strain Theories
The Concept of Anomie
Merton's Theory of Anomie
Institutional Anomie Theory
General Strain Theory
Contents note continued: Sources of Strain
Coping with Strain
Evaluating GST
Cultural Deviance Theories
Conduct Norms
Focal Concerns
Theory of Delinquent Subcultures
Theory of Differential Opportunity
Evaluating Social Structure Theories
Public Policy Implications of Social Structure Theory
ch. 7 Social Process Theories: Socialization And Society
Socialization and Crime
Family Relations
Educational Experience
Peer Relations and Crime
Religion and Belief
Social Learning Theory
Differential Association Theory
Differential Reinforcement Theory
Neutralization Theory
Are Learning Theories Valid?
Social Control Theory
Self-Concept and Crime
Hirschi's Social Bond Theory
Social Reaction Theory
Defining Crime and Deviance
Labeling Effects and Consequences
Primary and Secondary Deviance
Research on Social Reaction Theory
Who Gets Labeled? Differential Enforcement
Contents note continued: Is Labeling Theory Valid?
Evaluating Social Process Theories
Public Policy Implications of Social Process Theory
ch. 8 Critical Criminology And Restorative Justice
The Historical Development of Critical Criminology
Productive Forces and Productive Relations
A Marxist Vision of Crime
Creating a Critical Criminology
Contemporary Critical Criminology
How Critical Criminologists Define Crime
How Critical Criminologists View the Cause of Crime
Failing Social Institutions
Globalization
State-Organized Crime
Instrumental vs. Structural Theory
Instrumental Theory
Structural Theory
Research on Critical Criminology
Race and Justice
Critique of Critical Criminology
Alternative Views of Critical Theory
Left Realism
Critical Feminist Theory: Gendered Criminology
Power-Control Theory
Peacemaking Criminology
Critical Theory and Public Policy
The Concept of Restorative Justice
Contents note continued: Reintegrative Shaming
The Process of Restoration
The Challenge of Restorative Justice
ch. 9 Developmental Theories: Life Course, Latent Trait, And Trajectory
Foundations of Developmental Theory
Criminal Career Research
Life Course, Latent Traits, and Trajectories
Population Heterogeneity vs. State Dependence
Life Course Fundamentals
Disruption Promotes Criminality
Changing Life Influences
Life Course Concepts
Problem Behavior Syndrome
Offense Specialization/​Generalization
Age of Onset
Theories of the Criminal Life Course
Sampson and Laub: Age-Graded Theory
The Marriage Factor
Age-Graded Theory Validity
Propensity/​Latent Trait Theories
How Can the Aging Out Process Be Explained?
Crime and Human Nature
General Theory of Crime
Trajectory Theory
Early, Late, and Non-Starters
Pathways to Crime
Adolescent-Limited Offenders vs. Life Course Persisters
Contents note continued: Evaluating Developmental Theories
Public Policy Implications of Developmental Theory
pt. THREE CRIME TYPOLOGIES
ch. 10 Interpersonal Violence
The Causes of Violence
Psychological/​Biological Abnormality
Human Instinct
Substance Abuse
Socialization and Upbringing
Exposure to Violence
Cultural Values: Subculture of Violence
Cultural Values: National Values
Rape
History of Rape
Rape and War
Incidence of Rape
Types of Rape and Rapists
The Causes of Rape
Rape and the Law
Murder and Homicide
Degrees of Murder
The Nature and Extent of Murder
Murderous Relations
Multiple Murders
Serial Murder
Mass Murders
Assault and Battery
Nature and Extent of Assault
Assault in the Home
Dating Violence
Robbery
The Calculating Robber
Acquaintance Robbery
Emerging Forms of Interpersonal Violence
Hate Crimes
Workplace Violence
Stalking
Contents note continued: ch. 11 Political Crime And Terrorism
Political Crime
The Nature of Political Crimes
The Goals of Political Criminals
Becoming a Political Criminal
Types of Political Crimes
Election Fraud
Abuse of Office/​Public Corruption
Treason
Espionage
State Political Crime
Using Torture
Terrorism
Terrorist and Guerilla
Terrorist and Insurgent
Terrorist and Revolutionary
A Brief History of Terrorism
Religious Roots
Political Roots
Contemporary Forms of Terrorism
Revolutionary Terrorists
Political Terrorists
Nationalist Terrorism
Retributive Terrorism
State-Sponsored Terrorism
Criminal Terrorism
How are Terror Groups Organized?
What Motivates the Terrorist?
Psychological View
Alienation View
Socialization/​Friendship View
Ideological View
Explaining State-Sponsored Terrorism
Extent of The Terrorism Threat
Response to Terrorism
Contents note continued: Confronting Terrorism with Law Enforcement
Federal Law Enforcement
Combating Terrorism with the Courts
Confronting Terrorism with the Law
Combating Terrorism with Politics
ch. 12 Property Crime
A Brief History of Theft
Theft in the Nineteenth Century: Train Robbery and Safecracking
Contemporary Theft
Occasional Thieves
Professional Thieves
The Fence
Professional Cargo Thieves
Larceny/​Theft
Larceny Today
Types of Larceny
Shoplifting
Bad Checks
Credit Card Theft
Auto Theft
False Pretenses or Fraud
Confidence Games
Embezzlement
Burglary
The Nature and Extent of Burglary
Residential Burglaries
Commercial Burglary
Careers in Burglary
Arson
The Juvenile Fire Starter
Professional Arson
ch. 13 Enterprise Crime: White-Collar, Green, And Transnational Organized Crime
The Concept of Enterprise Crime
White-Collar Crime
Nature and Extent of White-Collar Crime
Contents note continued: White-Collar Swindlers
White-Collar Chiseling
White-Collar Exploitation
White-Collar Influence Peddling
White-Collar Embezzlement and Employee Fraud
Client Fraud
Corporate Crime
White-Collar Law Enforcement Systems
Controlling White-Collar Crime
Green Crime
Defining Green Crime
Forms of Green Crime
Controlling Green Crime
Organized and Transnational Organized Crime
Origins of Organized Crime
The Mafia in Decline
The Rise of Transnational Organized Crime
Characteristics of Transnational Organized Crime
Activities of Transnational Organized Crime
Transnational Gangs
Controlling Transnational Crime
The Causes of Enterprise Crime
Rational Choice: Greed
Rational Choice: Need
Rationalization/​Neutralization View
Cultural View
Self-Control View
ch. 14 Public Order Crime: Sex And Substance Abuse
Law and Morality
Debating Morality
Social Harm
Moral Crusades and Crusaders
Contents note continued: Moral Crusades Today
Sexually Related Offenses
Paraphilias
Pedophilia
Prostitution
Prostitution Today
Incidence of Prostitution
Prostitution in Other Cultures
Types of Prostitutes
Who Becomes a Prostitute?
Controlling Prostitution
Legalize Prostitution?
Obscenity and Pornography
Child Pornography
Does Pornography Cause Violence?
Pornography and the Law
Controlling Pornography
When Did Drug Use Begin?
Alcohol and Its Prohibition
How Much Drug Use Is There Today?
Alcohol Abuse
Costs of Substance Abuse
What Causes Substance Abuse?
Is There a Drug Gateway?
Types of Drug Users and Abusers
Drugs and Crime
Drugs and the Law
Drug Control Strategies
Drug Legalization
ch. 15 Crimes Of The New Millennium Cybercrime
Development of Cybercrime
Contemporary Cybercrime
Cybertheft: Cybercrimes for Profit
Computer Fraud
Theft from ATMs
Contents note continued: Distributing Illicit or Illegal Services and Material
Distributing Dangerous Drugs
Denial-of-Service Attack
Illegal Copyright Infringement
Internet Securities Fraud
Identity Theft
Etailing Fraud
Cybervandalism: Cybercrime with Malicious Intent
Worms, Viruses, Trojan Horses, Logic Bombs, and Spam
Website Defacement
Cyberstalking
Cyberbullying
Cyberspying
The Costs of Cybercrime
Combating Cybercrime
International Treaties
Cybercrime Enforcement Agencies
Cyberwar: Politically Motivated Cybercrime
Cyberespionage
Cyberterrorism
Combating Cyberwar.

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