Full Description
This is a comprehensive introduction to the study of criminology, focussing on the vital core of criminological theory - theory, method, and criminal behaviour. Hagan investigates all forms of criminal activity, such as organized crime, white collar crime, political crime, and environmental crime. He explains the methods of operation, the effects on society and policy decisions, and how various theories account for criminal behaviour in clear, accessible fashion.This Ninth Edition is also available as an Interactive Ebook. New to this editionUpdated coverage of terrorism and counter-terrorism efforts, as well as new coverage of emerging criminological methods, such as ethnographies. A concerted effort has also been made to make this text as concise as possible, while still maintaining the breadth and depth of coverage that makes this textTables, figures, statistics, and examples have been updated throughout.To help better prepare students for learning and to increase comprehensive, Learning Objectives and Pre-tests have been added to the beginning of each chapter.A new Crime in the Media box has been added to highlight the increasing attention to the effect that the media has on public perception of crime.To better differentiate the purpose of the crime files (to demonstrate a specific crime that helps illustrate a concept), many of your favourite crime files from the previous edition are now call Criminology in Context and provide further information on an important concept discussed in the text.Many of the Crime Files throughout have been updated to reflect recent cases.
Contents
PART ICHAPTER 1: IntroductionCriminologyCrime and DevianceSocial Change and the Emergence of LawCrime and Criminal LawThe Crime ProblemCHAPTER 2: Research Methods in CriminologyThe Research Enterprise of CriminologyOfficial Police Statistics-The Uniform Crime Report (UCR)Alternative Data-Gathering StrategiesExperiments & Evidence-Based Research in CriminologySurveysParticipant ObservationLife History and Case StudiesUnobtrusive MeasuresValidity, Reliability, and TriangulationCHAPTER 3: General Characteristics of Crime and CriminalsCaution in Interpreting Crime DataInternational Variations in CrimeTrends in CrimeInstitutions and CrimeCHAPTER 4: What Is Victimology?Leah Daigle, Georgia State UniversityThe Nature of VictimizationThe Costs of VictimizationTheories of VictimizationPART II: Theories of CriminologyCHAPTER 5: Early and Classical Criminological TheoriesTheoryDemonological TheoryClassical TheoryNeoclassical TheoryEcological TheoryEconomic TheoryThe Theory-Policy ConnectionCHAPTER 6: Biological and Psychological TheoriesPositivist TheoryBiological TheoriesMore Recent Biological TheoriesPsychological TheoriesThe Theory-Policy ConnectionCHAPTER 7: Sociological Mainstream TheoriesMajor Sociological Theoretical Approaches in CriminologyAnomie TheoriesSocial Process TheoriesSocial Control TheoriesDevelopmental and Life Course (DLC) TheoriesThe Theory-Policy ConnectionCHAPTER 8: Sociological Critical Theories and Integrated TheoriesMainstream Versus Critical CriminologyLabeling TheoryConflict CriminologyFeminist CriminologyNew Critical CriminologyRadical "Marxist" CriminologyIntegrated Theories of CrimeCriminal TypologiesTheoretical Range and Criminological ExplanationThe Theory-Policy ConnectionPART III: Crime TypologiesCHAPTER 9: Violent CrimeHistory of Violence in the United StatesMurderPatterns and Trends in Violent CrimeSexual AssaultRobberyDomestic ViolenceCriminal Careers of Violent OffendersSocietal ReactionTheory and CrimeCHAPTER 10: Property Crime: Occasional, Conventional, and ProfessionalOccasional Property CrimesConventional Property CrimesArson: A Special-Category OffenseCriminal Careers of Occasional and Conventional Property CriminalsProfessional CrimeCriminal Careers of Professional CrimeSocietal ReactionTheory and CrimeCHAPTER 11: White-Collar Crime: Occupational and CorporateWhite-Collar Crime-The Classic StatementThe Measurement and Cost of Occupational and Corporate CrimeThe History of Corporate, Organizational, and Occupational CrimeCons and ScamsLegal RegulationOccupational CrimeCorporate CrimeCriminal Careers of Occupational and Organizational OffendersSocietal ReactionTheory and CrimeCHAPTER 12: Political Crime and TerrorismIdeologyPolitical Crime: A DefinitionLegal AspectsCrimes by GovernmentCrimes Against GovernmentTerrorismCrime Careers of Political CriminalsSocietal ReactionTheory and CrimeCHAPTER 13: Organized CrimeSources of Information on Organized CrimeTypes of Organized CrimeThe Nature of Organized CrimeTheories of the Nature of Syndicate Crime in the United StatesThe Classic Pattern of Organized CrimeCrime Careers of Organized CriminalsSocietal ReactionTheory and CrimeCHAPTER 14: Public Order CrimeBroken WindowsProstitutionSexual OffensesDrug AbuseSocietal ReactionTheory and CrimeCHAPTER 15: Cybercrime and the Future of CrimeTypes of CybercrimeTypes of Attacks on Computer SystemsArgot of CybercrimeOnline PredatorsCyberterrorismSocietal ReactionThe Future of CrimeTheory and Crime
