Criminology A Sociological Understanding
, by Barkan, Steve E.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780135109793 | 0135109795
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 1/28/2011
Taking a sociological perspective, CRIMINOLOGY: A SOCIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING, 5/e#xA0;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 #x1C;get tough#x1D; approaches, the book emphasizes the need to understand social causes of criminal behavior in order to significantly reduce it.