Barkan, Steven E.,  1951- <br/><br/>
Criminology :  a sociological understanding / 
Steven E. Barkan. 
 - 5th ed. 
 - Boston :  Prentice Hall,  c2012. 
 - xxv, 563 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.) ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 479-541) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>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> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780135109793 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0135109795 (hbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010047572 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Crime--Sociological aspects.<br/>Criminology.<br/>Crimen--Aspectos Sociologicos.<br/>Criminolgía.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV 6025  / B254c 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364