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Criminology : a sociological understanding / Steven E. Barkan.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: Eng Publication details: Boston : Prentice Hall, c2012.Edition: 5th edDescription: xxv, 563 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780135109793 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0135109795 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364
LOC classification:
  • HV 6025 B254c 2012
Contents:
P><B>PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING CRIME AND VICTIMIZATION</B></P><P>1. Criminology and the Sociological Perspective</P><P>2. Public Opinion, the New Media, and the Crime Problem</P><P>3. The Measurement and Patterning of Criminal Behavior</P><P>4. Victims and Victimization</P><P> </P><P><B>PART TWO: EXPLAINING CRIME</B></P><P>5. Classical and Neoclassical Perspectives</P><P>6. Biological and Psychological Explanations</P><P>7. Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Structure</P><P>8. Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Process</P><P>9. Sociological Theories: Critical Perspectives</P><P> </P><P><B>PART THREE: CRIMINAL BEHAVIORS</B></P><P>10. Violent Crime: Homicide, Assault, and Robbery</P><P>11. Violence Against Women </P><P>12. Property and Crime Fraud</P><P>13. White-Collar and Organized Crime</P><P>14. Political Crime</P><P>15. Consensual Crime</P><P> </P><P><B>PART FOUR: CONTROLLING AND PREVENTING CRIME</B></P><P>16. Policing; Dilemmas of Crime Control in a Democratic Society</P><P>17. Prosecution and Punishment</P><P>18. Conclusion: How Can We Reduce Crime?</P>
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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HV 6025 B254c 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000103118

Includes bibliographical references (p. 479-541) and indexes.

P><B>PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING CRIME AND VICTIMIZATION</B></P><P>1. Criminology and the Sociological Perspective</P><P>2. Public Opinion, the New Media, and the Crime Problem</P><P>3. The Measurement and Patterning of Criminal Behavior</P><P>4. Victims and Victimization</P><P> </P><P><B>PART TWO: EXPLAINING CRIME</B></P><P>5. Classical and Neoclassical Perspectives</P><P>6. Biological and Psychological Explanations</P><P>7. Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Structure</P><P>8. Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Process</P><P>9. Sociological Theories: Critical Perspectives</P><P> </P><P><B>PART THREE: CRIMINAL BEHAVIORS</B></P><P>10. Violent Crime: Homicide, Assault, and Robbery</P><P>11. Violence Against Women </P><P>12. Property and Crime Fraud</P><P>13. White-Collar and Organized Crime</P><P>14. Political Crime</P><P>15. Consensual Crime</P><P> </P><P><B>PART FOUR: CONTROLLING AND PREVENTING CRIME</B></P><P>16. Policing; Dilemmas of Crime Control in a Democratic Society</P><P>17. Prosecution and Punishment</P><P>18. Conclusion: How Can We Reduce Crime?</P>

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