Criminology today : an integrative introduction

著者

• Schmalleger, Frank

書誌事項

Criminology today : an integrative introduction

Frank Schmalleger

Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2006

4th ed

注記

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Criminology Today: An Integrative Introduction 4e is a clear, contemporary and comprehensive introduction to the study of criminology. Offering a thematic approach that contrasts the social responsibility and social problems approaches to crime theory, the book encourages students to think critically about the causes of crime. Completely up to date and featuring expanded coverage of sociological theories of crime, terrorism and white collar and high tech crime, Criminology Today: An Integrative Introduction 4e introduces students to the exciting field of criminology in the 21st century.

目次

I. THE CRIME PICTURE. 1. What Is Criminology? Introduction What Is Crime? CRIME IN THE NEWS: Fans and Family Defend Michael Jackson Crime and Deviance CRIME IN THE NEWS: In Taiwan, Not Much Ado over Gays Saying "I Do" What Should be Criminal? What Do Criminologists Do? What is Criminology? THEORY VERSUS REALITY: Varying Perspectives on Crime and Criminology Theoretical Criminology Criminology and Social Policy Social Policy and Public Crime Concerns The Theme of this Book The Social Context of Crime THEORY VERSUS REALITY: A Public Health Model of Crime Control Making Sense of Crime: The Causes and Consequences of the Criminal Event THEORY VERSUS REALITY: The Murder of John Lennon The Primacy of Sociology? Summary Discussion Questions Web Quest Library Extras Notes 2. Patterns of Crime. Introduction A History of Crime Statistics Adolphe Quetelet and Andre Michel Guerry Crime Statistics Today Programmatic Problems with Available Data The UCR Program NIBRS: The New UCR CRIME IN THE NEWS: Crime Rate Hits 30-Year Low Hate Crimes Data Gathering under the NCVS Patterns of Change The Crime Problem Crime in World Context Major Crimes in the United States Criminal Homicide Forcible Rape EXPLORING CRIME'S CAUSES: Case Study: Charles Manson Robbery Aggravated Assault Burglary Larceny Motor Vehicle Theft Arson Part II Offenses Other Sources of Data Unreported Crime The Social Dimensions of Crime What Are "Social Dimensions"? Age and Crime CRIME IN THE NEWS: Elderly Man Sentenced to More than 12 Years for Bank Robbery Gender and Crime THEORY VERSUS REALITY: Adolescent Motherhood and Crime Race and Crime Social Class and Crime Summary Discussion Questions Web Quest Library Extras Notes 3. Research Methods and Theory Development. Introduction The Science of Criminology Theory Building The Role of Research Problem Identification Research Designs Techniques of Data Collection Data Analysis Quantitative Versus Qualitative Methods Values and Ethics in the Conduct of Research Writing the Research Report EXPLORING CRIME'S CAUSES: Case Study: Jeffrey Dahmer Writing for Publication Summary Discussion Questions Web Quest Library Extras Notes II. CRIME CAUSATION. 4. Classical and Neoclassical Thought. Introduction Major Principles of the Classical School Forerunners of Classical Thought CRIME IN THE NEWS: "Sex Tourists" Warned: Law Is Watching The Demonic Era Early Sources of the Criminal Law The Enlightenment The Classical School Cesare Beccaria (1738-1794) Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) Heritage of the Classical School Neoclassical Criminology Rational Choice Theory The Seductions of Crime Situational Crime Control Policy CRIME IN THE NEWS: California Officials Struggling to Find a Motive in Fresno Case Critique of Rational Choice Theory Punishment and Neoclassical Thought THEORY IN PERSPECTIVE: The Classical School and Neoclassical Thinkers Just Deserts Deterrence The Death Penalty CRIME IN THE NEWS: Death Penalty Gains Unusual Defenders Policy Implications of the Classical School A Critique of Classical Theories EXPLORING CRIME'S CAUSES: Case Study:Pamela Smart THEORY VERSUS REALITY: Assessing Dangerousness Summary Discussion Questions Web Quest Library Extras Notes 5. Biological Roots of Criminal Behavior. Introduction Major Principles of Biological Theories Biological Roots of Human Aggression Early Biological Theories THEORY IN PERSPECTIVE: Types of Biological Theories THEORY VERSUS REALITY: Positivism: The Historical Statement Body Types Chemical and Environmental Precursors of Crime CRIME IN THE NEWS: Lead Linked to Delinquent Behavior Hormones and Criminality Weather and Crime Genetics and Crime Criminal Families CRIME IN THE NEWS: Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Child Undergoes Castration The XYY "Supermale" Chromosomes and Modern-Day Criminal Families Behavioral Genetics CRIME IN THE NEWS: Scientific Study Concludes: Rape Is a Natural Product of Evolution The Human Genome Project Male-Female Differences in Criminality Sociobiology Crime and Human Nature: A Contemporary Synthesis Policy Implications of Biological Theories EXPLORING CRIME'S CAUSES: Case Study: Josef Mengele Critiques of Biological Theories Summary Discussion Questions Web Quest Library Extras Notes 6. Psychological and Psychiatric Foundations of Criminal Behavior. Introduction THEORY VERSUS REALITY: What Is Forensic Psychology? Major Principles of Psychological Theories Early Psychological Theories The Psychopath Antisocial Personality Disorder Personality Types and Crime Therory in Perspective Types of Psychological and Psychiatric Theories Early Psychiatric Theories Criminal Behavior as Maladaptation The Psychoanalytic Perspective The Psychotic Offender The Link between Frustration and Aggression Crime as Adaptive Behavior EXPLORING CRIME'S CAUSES: Case Study: David Berkowitz Modeling Theory CRIME IN THE NEWS: Battle over Violent Video Games Heating Up Behavior Theory Attachment Theory Self-Control Theory Insanity and the Law The M'Naughten Rule The Irresistible-Impulse Test The Durham Rule The Substantial-Capacity Test The Brawner Rule Guilty but Mentally Ill Federal Provisions for the Hospitalization of Individuals Found "NGRI" Social Policy and Forensic Psychology Social Policy and the Psychology of Criminal Conduct Criminal Psychological Profiling Summary Discussion Questions Web Quest Library Extras Notes III. CRIME CAUSATION REVISITED. 7. Sociological Theories I: Social Structure. Introduction Major Principles of Sociological Theories Social Structure Theories Defined Types of Social Structure Theories Social Disorganization Theory THEORY IN PERSPECTIVE: Types of Social Structure Theories EXPLORING CRIME'S CAUSES: Case Study: Al Capone Strain Theory THEORY VERSUS REALITY: The Criminology of Place, Routine Activities, and Crime Mapping CRIME IN THE NEWS: Young, Jobless, Hopeless Culture Conflict Theory Policy Implications of Social Structure Theories Critique of Social Structure Theories Summary Discussion Questions Web Quest Library Extras Notes 8. Sociological Theories II: Social Process and Social Development. Introduction The Social Process Perspective THEORY IN PERSPECTIVE: Types of Social Process Theories Types of Social Process Approaches Learning Theory Social Control Theory CRIME IN THE NEWS: Crime in an American Family Labeling Theory Reintegrative Shaming Dramaturgy Policy Implications of Social Process Theories Critique of Social Process Theories The Social Development Perspective Concepts in Social Development Theories The Life Course Perspective THEORY IN PERSPECTIVE: Social Development Theories Laub and Sampson's Age-Graded Theory Moffitt's Dual Taxonomic Theory Farrington's Delinquent Development Theory Evolutionary Ecology THEORY VERSUS REALITY: Social Influences on Developmental Pathways Thornberry's Interactional Theory Developmental Pathways The Chicago Human Development Project EXPLORING CRIME'S CAUSES: Case Study: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold Policy Implications of Social Development Theories Critique of Social Development Theories Summary Discussion Questions Web Quest Library Extras Notes 9. Sociological Theories III: Social Conflict. Introduction THEORY VERSUS REALITY: The Unabomber and Domestic Terrorism Law and Social Order Perspectives The Consensus Perspective EXPLORING CRIME'S CAUSES: Case Study: Theodore Kaczynski The Pluralist Perspective The Conflict Perspective CRIME IN THE NEWS:Effort to Ban Head Scarves in France Sets Off Culture Clash THEORY IN PERSPECTIVE:Social Conflict Theories Radical Criminology Critical Criminology Radical-Critical Criminology and Policy Issues Critique of Radical-Critical Criminology Emerging Conflict Theories Left-Realist Criminology Feminist Criminology Postmodern Criminology Peacemaking Criminology Policy Implications of Social Conflict Theories Summary Discussion Questions Web Quest Library Extras Notes IV. CRIME IN THE MODERN WORLD. 10. Crimes Against Persons. Introduction Violent Crime Typologies Homicide The Subculture of Violence Thesis and Structural Explanations The Victim-Offender Relationship Instrumental and Expressive Homicide Victim Precipitation Weapon Use Alcohol and Drug Use EXPLORING CRIME'S CAUSES: Case Study: Ted Bundy Gangs Serial Murder Mass Murder Rape Rape Myths The Common Law Definition of Rape Rape Law Reform The Social Context of Rape CRIME IN THE NEWS: The Ice Man who Confessed Theoretical Perspectives on Rape Typologies of Rapists Robbery The Lethal Potential of Robbery Criminal Careers of Robbers Robbery and Public Transportation The Motivation of Robbers Drug Robberies The Gendered Nature of Robbery Assault Stranger Assault Assault within Families Workplace Violence Stalking The Extent of Stalking Victim-Offender Relationships in Stalking Stalking in Intimate-Partner Relationships Consequences of Stalking Cyberstalking Terrorism International Terrorism Domestic Terrorism Cyberterrorism Terrorism Commissions and Reports Countering the Terrorist Threat CRIME IN THE NEWS: Al-Qaeda May Be Showing a New Face THEORY VERSUS REALITY: Individual Rights versus Public Safety EXPLORING CRIME'S CAUSES: Case Study:Mohammed Atta Summary Discussion Questions Web Quest Library Extras Notes 11. Crimes Against Property. Introduction Persistent and Professional Thieves Criminal Careers of Property Offenders Property Offenders and Rational Choice EXPLORING CRIME'S CAUSES: Case Study:Jesse James Larceny-Theft Prevalence and Profile of Larceny-Theft Theft on College Campuses Motor Vehicle Theft Shoplifting and Employee Theft CRIME IN THE NEWS: Judge Commends Actress Winona Ryder after Shoplifting Conviction Burglary The Social Ecology of Burglary Types of Burglars THEORY VERSUS REALITY: Ethnographic Research on Active Burglars Burglary Locales The Motivation of Burglars Target Selection Costs of Burglary The Burglary-Drug Connection The Sexualized Context of Burglary Stolen Property The Role of Criminal Receivers CRIME IN THE NEWS: Urban Eco-terrorism Arson Fire Setters Summary Discussion Questions Web Quest Library Extras Notes 12. White-Collar and Organized Crime. Introduction CRIME IN THE NEWS: Martha Stewart Found Guilty on All Counts White-Collar Crime Definitional Evolution of White-Collar Crime EXPLORING CRIME'S CAUSES: Case Study:Charles Keating THEORY VERSUS REALITY: White-Collar Crime: The Initial Statement Corporate Crime Causes of White-Collar Crime Curtailing White-Collar and Corporate Crime CRIME IN THE NEWS: Ex-Dynegy Executive Gets 24 Years in Prison Organized Crime History of Organized Crime in the United States A Rose by Any Other Name-La Cosa Nostra Prohibition and Official Corruption The Centralization of Organized Crime La Cosa Nostra Today Activities of Organized Crime EXPLORING CRIME'S CAUSES: Case Study: John Gotti Code of Conduct Other Organized Criminal Groups Transnational Organized Crime Organized Crime and the Law Policy Issues: The Control of Organized Crime Summary Discussion Questions Web Quest Library Extras Notes 13. Drug Abuse and Crime. Introduction History of Drug Abuse in the United States Extent of Abuse Young People and Drugs THEORY VERSUS REALITY: The Harvard Alcohol Study Costs of Abuse Types of Illegal Drugs Stimulants Depressants Cannabis Narcotics Hallucinogens Anabolic Steroids Inhalants Pharmaceutical Diversion and Designer Drugs Drug Trafficking Drugs and Crime EXPLORING CRIME'S CAUSES: Case Study: Pablo Escobar Illegal Drugs and Official Corruption Social Policy and Drug Abuse Recent Legislation THEORY VERSUS REALITY: Drug Courts and Public Policy Drug-Control Strategies The National Drug-Control Policy CRIME IN THE NEWS: Painkiller Thieves Posing as Homebuyers Alternative Drug Policies Summary Discussion Questions Web Quest Library Extras Notes 14. Technology and Crime. Introduction The Advance of Technology High Technology and Criminal Opportunity CRIME IN THE NEWS: Worm Squirms into Thousands of PCs Technology and Criminal Mischief Computer Crime and the Law CRIME IN THE NEWS: Woman Sentenced in Multimillion-Dollar Software Sting A Profile of Computer Criminals The History and Nature of Hacking THEORY VERSUS REALITY: Wisconsin Defines Computer Crime THEORY VERSUS REALITY: Colorado Defines Computer Crime Computer Crime as a Form of White-Collar Crime THEORY VERSUS REALITY: Technological Attraction EXPLORING CRIME'S CAUSES: Case Study: Kevin Mitnick Securing the Internet Technology in the Fight Against Crime DNA Technology Computers as Crime-Fighting Tools Combating Computer Crime Police Investigation of Computer Crime Dealing with Computer Criminals Policy Issues: Personal Freedoms in the Information Age What the Future Holds THEORY VERSUS REALITY: Press Release Announcing the Formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation Summary Discussion Questions Web Quest Library Extras Notes V. RESPONDING TO CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. 15. Criminology and Social Policy. Introduction Federal Anticrime Initiatives The Hoover Administration Federal Policy following World War II The Reagan and Bush Years Clinton Administration Initiatives THEORY VERSUS REALITY: Gun Control The Administration of George W. Bush Crime Control Philosophies Today Types of Crime Control Strategies THEORY VERSUS REALITY: Youth Violence and Social Policy 9 International Policies CRIME IN THE NEWS: China Thrown Off Balance as Boys Outnumber Girls Criminology and Social Policy The Victims' Movement A History of the Victim Current Directions in Victims' Rights THEORY VERSUS REALITY: A Proposed Victims' Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Victim-Impact Statements Victim Restitution Can We Solve the Problem of Crime? Symbolism and Public Policy Summary Discussion Questions Web Quest Library Extras Notes 16. Future Directions. Introduction Globalization Comparative Criminology Techniques of Futures Research THEORY VERSUS REALITY: United Nations Offense Definitions THEORY VERSUS REALITY: Crime and Justice Challenges of the Near Future Future Crimes Terrorism and Technology CRIME IN THE NEWS: Gods and Monsters The New Criminologies Theory Integration Policies of the Future Summary Discussion Questions Web Quest Library Extras Notes Glossary. Subject Index. Name Index.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA72516807
• ISBN:
  • 0131702106
• LCCN: 2004026806
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Upper Saddle River, N.J.
• ページ数/冊数: xxix, 558, 14, 13 p.
• 大きさ: 29 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : HV6025
  • DC22 : 364
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Criminology
  • LCSH : Criminology -- United States