Siegel, Larry J.,

Criminology : the core / Larry J. Siegel. - Australia : Wadsworth Thomson Learning, c2002. - xxii, 389 pages : illustrations (black and white) ;

Includes bibliographical references, notes, glossary, and index.

Part 1 Concepts of crime, law, and criminology -- Chapter 1 Crime and criminology -- Chapter 2 The nature and extent of crime -- Chapter 3 Victims and victimization -- Part 2 Theories of crime causation -- Chapter 4 Choice theory: because they want to -- Chapter 5 Trait theory: it's in their blood -- Chapter 6 Social structure theory: because they're poor -- Chapter 7 Social process theories: socialized to crime -- Chapter 8 Social conflict theory: it's a dog-eat-dog world -- Chapter 9 Integrated theories: things change -- Part 3 Crime typologies -- Chapter 10 Violent crime -- Chapter 11 Property crimes -- Chapter 12 White-collar and organized crime -- Chapter 13 Public order crimes -- Part 4 The criminal justice system -- Chapter 14 The criminal justice system.

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