Description
Criminology in Brief
Understanding Crime and Criminal Justice
Author: Heiner Robert
Language: English
Subjects for Criminology in Brief:
Keywords
Swat Team; Criminal Justice; Civil Libertarians; Criminology; Antisocial Behavior; Crime; Prison Nurseries; Heiner; Drug Court; Robert; Young Man; Robert Heiner; Systematic Sampling Bias; The Police; Sentencing Guidelines; The Courts; Inmate Subculture; Patterns of Crime; DNA Research; Corrections; SJS; Theories of Crime; Social Disorganization Theory; Methods and Data; Frisk Policies; Black Lives Matter; Psychopathic Personality Disorder; War on Drugs; Psychopathic Personality; Sociology; Attention Deficit Disorder; Law; Comparative Criminology; Politics; Serial Homicide; Undergraduates; Internal Revenue Service; Criminological Theory; Ecole Nationale De La Magistrature; Crime Control; Mass Shootings; Introduction to Criminology; Indigent Defendants; Crime typologies; White Collar Crime; Criminal Justice System; Alternative Sanctions; Criminology in Brief; Plea Bargaining; Understanding Crime and Justice; Crime Typology; American's prison system; criminological methods; criminological theories
Publication date: 11-2020
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Hardback
Publication date: 11-2020
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Paperback
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This book offers a short and accessible introduction to criminology. Written in a clear and direct style, criminological theories are made more accessible for undergraduates, and the workings of the criminal justice system are explained. Students will learn not only how the criminal justice system works, but also how it does not work. Beyond introducing students to the basics, the book provides a persuasive argument that the criminal justice system we have in the United States comes nowhere close to our ideals for justice, doing little good in terms of crime control, while doing great harm to minorities and the poor.
Engaging and far-ranging, this text offers a condensed approach to the key themes and debates surrounding crime and justice, and covers definitions and measurements of crime, criminological theories, crime typologies, and contemporary issues in the criminal justice system. It includes chapters on:
- Criminological Methods and Data
- Biological, Psychological, and Classical Theories of Crime
- Sociological Theories of Crime
- Patterns of Crime
- The Police
- The Courts
- Corrections and the American Prison System
Written by an experienced textbook author, this book offers a critical approach to the subjects discussed and draws on topical examples such as Black Lives Matter, the militarization of the police, plea bargaining and the War on Drugs. It is essential reading for Criminology courses within a Sociology Major and will also be of interest to Criminal Justice majors, law students, policymakers, and informed citizens.
1.Methods and Data 2.Biological, Psychological, and Classical Theories of Crime 3.Sociological Theories of Crime 4.Patterns of Crime 5.The Police 6.The Courts 7.Corrections
Robert Heiner received his Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Virginia. He is on the faculty at Plymouth State University; and he has authored or edited numerous textbooks with well-renowned publishers, including a Social Problems textbook now in its fifth edition with Oxford University Press.
