TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barkan,Steven E.
TI  - Criminology: a sociological understanding 
SN  - 9780135109793 (hbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - HV 6025 B254c 2012
U1  - 364 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Prentice Hall
KW  - Crime
KW  - Sociological aspects
KW  - Criminology
KW  - Crimen
KW  - Aspectos Sociologicos
KW  - Criminolgía
N1  - 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>
ER  -