Criminology:A Sociological Understanding
by Steven E. Barkan
Price: N22500
Product Code: 1299936067
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Number of Pages: 592
Weight: 2kg
Binding: Paper Back
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Edition: 2011(5th)
ISSN: 9780135109793
Availability: To be delivered within 12 working days
Summary: Taking a sociological perspective, "CRIMINOLOGY: A SOCIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING, 5/e "offers award-winning coverage of criminology and highlights issues of race, ethnicity, gender and social class throughout. Designed in a four-color format, this edition includes a new chapter on classical and neoclassical theories, over 160 recent references and unique chapters on political crime and public opinion, crime and the media. Moving beyond simple "get tough" approaches, the book emphasizes the need to understand social causes of criminal behavior in order to significantly reduce it