Criminological Theory: Context and Consequences

Criminological Theory: Context and Consequences
ISBN-10
1506387306
ISBN-13
9781506387307
Series
Criminological Theory
Category
Social Science
Pages
592
Language
English
Published
2018-11-29
Publisher
SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Authors
Francis T. Cullen, J. Robert Lilly, Richard A. Ball

Description

Updated Edition of a Best-Seller! Offering a rich introduction to how scholars analyze crime, Criminological Theory: Context and Consequences moves readers beyond a commonsense knowledge of crime to a deeper understanding of the importance of theory in shaping crime control policies. The Seventh Edition of the authors’ clear, accessible, and thoroughly revised text covers traditional and contemporary theory within a larger sociological and historical context. It includes new sources that assess the empirical status of the major theories, as well as updated coverage of crime control policies and their connection to criminological theory.

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