Criminology, 10th Edition (ISE eBook)

Criminology, 10th Edition Tenth ed (ISE eBook) - Original PDF
Authors: Adler, Freda; Laufer, William; Mueller, Gerhard O.
Publication: McGraw-Hill US Higher Ed ISE
Year: 2021-03-16
ISBN: 9781265766351, 9781264363384
Format: Original PDF
Language: English

Brief Contents

List of Boxes xvii

Preface xviii

PART 1 Understanding Criminology 1

1 The Changing Boundaries of Criminology 3

2 Defining Crimes and Measuring Criminal Behavior 27

3 Schools of Thought throughout History 59

PART 2 Explanations of Crime and Criminal Behavior 81

4 Biological and Psychological Perspectives 83

5 Strain and Cultural Deviance Theories 115

6 The Formation of Subcultures 142

7 Social Control Theory 173

8 Labeling, Conflict, and Radical Theories 196

9 Theories of Crime, Place, and Victimization 218

PART 3 Types of Crimes 241

10 Violent Crimes 243

11 Crimes against Property 296

12 White-Collar and Corporate Crime 326

13 Public Order Crimes 361

14 International and Comparative Criminology 387

PART 4* A Criminological Approach to the Criminal

Justice System

15 Processes and Decisions

16 Enforcing the Law: Practice and Research

17 The Nature and Functioning of Courts

18 A Research Focus on Corrections

CRIMINOLOGY

Tenth Edition

Freda Adler

University of Pennsylvania

Gerhard O. W. Mueller

Rutgers University

William S. Laufer

University of Pennsylvania