Criminology : explaining crime and its context

Brown, Stephen Eugene, 1951- (author.). Esbensen, Finn-Aage, (author.). Geis, Gilbert, (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 9781138601789 (hbk)
ISBN: 9781138601796 (pbk)
ISBN: 9780429892158 (epub)
Physical Description: xix, 565 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: Tenth Edition.
Publisher: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Revised edition of Criminology, 2015.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foundations for criminology -- Crime and criminology -- The relativity of law and crime -- Crime statistics and the distribution of crime -- Theories of crime -- Deterrence and rational choice theories of crime -- Individual theories of crime : a biosocial perspective -- Social structure theories of crime -- Social process theories of crime -- Social reaction theories of crime -- New directions : integration and a life-course perspective -- Types of crime -- Violent crime 11. economic crime -- Crimes without victims and victims without crimes -- Youth violence.