A Primer On Crime And Delinquency Theory

Author : Robert M. Bohm
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Primer on Crime and Delinquency Theory written by Robert M. Bohm and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This slim volume offers a comprehensive survey of the major criminological and delinquency theories including their philosophical foundations and policy implications. The text can be used as either a primary text or as a supplement for other texts, anthologies, or collections of journal articles.

Author : Robert M. Bohm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780534698898
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Primer on Crime and Delinquency Theory written by Robert M. Bohm and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert M. Bohm
Publisher : Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 9780495807506
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Primer on Crime and Delinquency Theory written by Robert M. Bohm and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2010-06-16 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This slim volume offers a comprehensive survey of the major criminological and delinquency theories, including their philosophical foundations, policy implications, empirical support, and criticisms. A PRIMER ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY THEORY can be used as a primary text or as a supplement for other texts, anthologies, or collections of journal articles. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Author : Robert M. Bohm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780534507114
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Primer on Crime and Delinquency written by Robert M. Bohm and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a short and affordable primer on basic and modern criminological theories. Each chapter, organized by theory, offers information on the key concepts and precepts of the theory, major contributors to the theory, and the philosophical context of the theory. An ideal text for those courses where coverage of theory is desired, but time is limited.

Author : Hugh D. Barlow
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742565104
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Explaining Crime written by Hugh D. Barlow and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a concise but comprehensive review of the full range of classic and contemporary theories of crime. With separate chapters on the nature and use of criminological theory as well as theoretical application, the authors render the difficult task of explaining crime more understandable to the introductory student. All of the main theories in criminology are reviewed including classical and rational choice, biological, psychological, and evolutionary, social structural, social process, critical, general, and integrated approaches. Copious examples of the spirit of the theories are supplied, many with a popular culture (e.g., film and music) connection.

Author : Cliff Roberson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538131900
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Juvenile Delinquency written by Cliff Roberson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-02-08 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Juvenile Delinquency: Why Do Youths Commit Crime? focuses on why juveniles commit crime. It includes discussions on what constitutes criminal behavior by juveniles, the general theories on delinquency, and discussions that tie the theories with real life situations. The book opens the students’ eyes to the fascinating concepts involving juvenile delinquency, and is designed to provide a complete study of the behavior, beliefs, conditions, and reactions to deviance by young offenders. Throughout Cliff Roberson and Elena Azaola gives students a detailed discussion of and what constitutes juvenile delinquency to allow for better understanding of this phenomenon. In each of the chapters, the authors encourage the student to develop new insights on criminal behavior of juveniles. The book makes the subject come alive by the generous use of “down to earth” examples of the issues involved in the area. While each chapter builds on the previous chapters, the book is written in a manner to reduce the necessity of memorization by students. Each chapter begins with chapter objectives that highlights key points for the student and brief chapter outlines. Each chapter closes with a practicum, chapter summary, and discussion and review questions which enhance student learning. The book closes with a glossary where student may refer to they key terms and words throughout the text.

Author : Ronald L. Akers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135948291
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Criminological Theories written by Ronald L. Akers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Criminological Theories, the noted criminologist Ronald Akers provides thorough description, discussion, and appraisal of the leading theories of crime/delinquent behavior and law/criminal justice - the origin and history of each theory and its contemporary developments and adherents. Akers offers a clear explanation of each theory (the central concepts and hypotheses of each theory as well as critical criteria for evaluating each theory in terms of its empirical validity). Researchers and librarians, as well as general readers, will find this book a very useful tool and will applaud its clear and understandable exposition of abstract concepts.

Author : S. Giora Shoham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Primer in the Sociology of Crime written by S. Giora Shoham and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An English language adaptation of a Hebrew textbook introduces theories of crime and delinquency drawn from sociology.Chapter topics include: criminology and social deviance; theoretical and methodological issues in criminology; ecological theories; strain theories; differential association and learning theories; control theories; social reactions to crime; conflict and radical perspectives on crime; and recent developments.

Author : Michael J. Lynch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Primer in Radical Criminology written by Michael J. Lynch and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contents of this book include the Marxist theories on state and law, the radical concept of crime, incipient radicalism: conflict and labeling approaches, the causes of crime: a radical view, traditional contributions to radical criminology, the radical perspective on policing, the American court system: a justice model, a critical interpretation of punishment and corrections,and the policy implications of the radical position.

Author : Rajub Bhowmik
Publisher : Austin Macauley
ISBN 13 : 9781788236249
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leading Theories of Delinquent Behavior and Criminology written by Rajub Bhowmik and published by Austin Macauley. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading Theories of Delinquent Behavior and Criminology covers major theories of crime, delinquent behavior, and criminology. This introductory primer criminology book demonstrates the contemporary uses of each criminological theory and summarizes the major points of each. The text primarily focuses on providing students with uncomplicated elucidation of each theory's fundamental concepts and perspectives. This book offers a fruitful approach to understanding major theories of crime, delinquent behavior, and criminology.