Criminology : explaining crime and its context / Stephen Brown, Finn-Aage Esbensen, Gilbert Geis.

By:

Brown, Stephen Eugene, 1951-

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Routledge Taylor Francis Group 2015Edition: 9thDescription: xxiv, 620 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9781138915596

Subject(s):

Criminology

DDC classification:

364 BRO.S

Summary: Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART 1 Foundations for Criminology; CHAPTER 1 Crime and Criminology; Learning Objectives; Criminology as Science; Ideology and Criminology; Media and Criminology; The "Crime" in Criminology; Paradigms in Criminology; Criminology and Public Policy; Summary; Key Terms and Concepts; Key Criminologists; Discussion Questions; References; CHAPTER 2 The Relativity of Law and Crime; Learning Objectives; The Concept of Law; Conflict or Consensus?; The Relativity of Crime; Relativity Across Time; Substance Abuse; Drugs; Alcohol. TobaccoSodomy; Rape; Relativity Across Space; The Criminal Justice System; Goals of Criminal Justice; The Administration of Justice; Summary; Key Terms and Concepts; Key Criminologists; Cases; Discussion Questions; References; CHAPTER 3 Production of Crime Statistics; Learning Objectives; Review of Elementary Research Methodology; History of Official Crime Statistics; Description of the UCR; Strengths of the UCR; Weaknesses of the UCR; A New Look to the UCR: National Incident-Based Reporting System; Strengths of NIBRS; Weaknesses of NIBRS; Recent Studies Using NIBRS. Alternative Measures of CrimeSelf-report Studies; Short and Nye (1957); The National Youth Survey; Program of Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency; The Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods; The International Self-Report Delinquency Study; Strengths of SRD; Weaknesses of SRD; Victimization Studies; The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS); Strengths of Victimization Surveys; Weaknesses of Victimization Surveys; Comparison of UCR, SRD, and NCVS Data Sources; Summary; Key Terms and Concepts; Key Criminologists; Discussion Questions; References. CHAPTER 4 Distribution of CrimeLearning Objectives; Volume of Crime: Uniform Crime Reports; Geographical Distribution; Temporal Distribution; Volume of Crime: National Crime Victimization Survey; Geographical Distribution; Temporal Distribution; Volume of Crime: Self-report Studies; Geographical Location; Temporal Distribution; Distribution of Crime by Gender; Perspectives on Female Crime; Explanations of Female Crime; Liberation and Crime; Post-liberation Explanations; UCR Data on Gender and Crime; NCVS Data on Gender and Crime; SRD on Gender and Crime; Distribution of Crime by Age. Criminal Careers DebateDistribution of Crime by Race; Distribution of Crime by Social Class; Victims of Crime; Household Income; Geographical Location; Race and Ethnicity; Gender; Age; Summary; Key Terms and Concepts; Key Criminologists; Discussion Questions; References; PART 2 Theories of Crime; CHAPTER 5 Deterrence and Rational Choice Theories of Crime; Learning Objectives; Preclassical Views of Crime; The Classical School of Criminology; Cesare Beccaria-Father of Classical Criminology; Jeremy Bentham-Utilitarianism and Classical Thought; Impact of Classicism; Criminal Law and Procedure

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 580-590) and indexes.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART 1 Foundations for Criminology; CHAPTER 1 Crime and Criminology; Learning Objectives; Criminology as Science; Ideology and Criminology; Media and Criminology; The "Crime" in Criminology; Paradigms in Criminology; Criminology and Public Policy; Summary; Key Terms and Concepts; Key Criminologists; Discussion Questions; References; CHAPTER 2 The Relativity of Law and Crime; Learning Objectives; The Concept of Law; Conflict or Consensus?; The Relativity of Crime; Relativity Across Time; Substance Abuse; Drugs; Alcohol.
TobaccoSodomy; Rape; Relativity Across Space; The Criminal Justice System; Goals of Criminal Justice; The Administration of Justice; Summary; Key Terms and Concepts; Key Criminologists; Cases; Discussion Questions; References; CHAPTER 3 Production of Crime Statistics; Learning Objectives; Review of Elementary Research Methodology; History of Official Crime Statistics; Description of the UCR; Strengths of the UCR; Weaknesses of the UCR; A New Look to the UCR: National Incident-Based Reporting System; Strengths of NIBRS; Weaknesses of NIBRS; Recent Studies Using NIBRS.
Alternative Measures of CrimeSelf-report Studies; Short and Nye (1957); The National Youth Survey; Program of Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency; The Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods; The International Self-Report Delinquency Study; Strengths of SRD; Weaknesses of SRD; Victimization Studies; The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS); Strengths of Victimization Surveys; Weaknesses of Victimization Surveys; Comparison of UCR, SRD, and NCVS Data Sources; Summary; Key Terms and Concepts; Key Criminologists; Discussion Questions; References.
CHAPTER 4 Distribution of CrimeLearning Objectives; Volume of Crime: Uniform Crime Reports; Geographical Distribution; Temporal Distribution; Volume of Crime: National Crime Victimization Survey; Geographical Distribution; Temporal Distribution; Volume of Crime: Self-report Studies; Geographical Location; Temporal Distribution; Distribution of Crime by Gender; Perspectives on Female Crime; Explanations of Female Crime; Liberation and Crime; Post-liberation Explanations; UCR Data on Gender and Crime; NCVS Data on Gender and Crime; SRD on Gender and Crime; Distribution of Crime by Age.
Criminal Careers DebateDistribution of Crime by Race; Distribution of Crime by Social Class; Victims of Crime; Household Income; Geographical Location; Race and Ethnicity; Gender; Age; Summary; Key Terms and Concepts; Key Criminologists; Discussion Questions; References; PART 2 Theories of Crime; CHAPTER 5 Deterrence and Rational Choice Theories of Crime; Learning Objectives; Preclassical Views of Crime; The Classical School of Criminology; Cesare Beccaria-Father of Classical Criminology; Jeremy Bentham-Utilitarianism and Classical Thought; Impact of Classicism; Criminal Law and Procedure

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