Criminology

By Erika Harrell

ISBN-10: 1593322062

ISBN-13: 9781593322069

ISBN-10: 159332281X

ISBN-13: 9781593322816

Harrell makes use of numerous waves of the nationwide formative years Survey to degree no matter if Agnew s common pressure idea (GST) may well clarify the connection among adolescent victimization and delinquency. She examines the results of victimization on sorts of delinquency throughout racial and gender teams. the most premise of the GST, that elevated pressure in somebody can result in elevated antisocial habit, is supported the following. Adolescent victimization, as a resource of pressure, raises antisocial habit. despite the fact that, the impact of adolescent victimization delinquency did differ throughout racial and gender teams.

By Jeremy Travis, Christy Visher

ISBN-10: 0511345208

ISBN-13: 9780511345203

ISBN-10: 0521849160

ISBN-13: 9780521849166

What are the general public protection outcomes of the fourfold elevate within the variety of members getting into and leaving the nation's prisons every year? Many have speculated in regards to the nexus among prisoner reentry and public defense. police officers have attributed raises in violence of their groups to the inflow of returning prisoners. Politicians have prompt rules that maintain former prisoners out of excessive crime neighborhoods within the trust that crime will be decreased. The chapters during this ebook handle those matters and recommend rules that may retain published prisoners from committing new crimes.

By Yvonne Jewkes, Gayle Letherby

ISBN-10: 0761947108

ISBN-13: 9780761947103

ISBN-10: 0761947116

ISBN-13: 9780761947110

ISBN-10: 1848605331

ISBN-13: 9781848605336

This reader offers a accomplished advent for college students learning criminology at undergraduate point. not just does the publication comprise 34 crucial readings, but in addition editorial statement with part introductions, examine questions, and recommendations for extra analyzing. The reader will offer an intensive grounding in matters on the topic of the examine of crime, the legal justice procedure, and social regulate. of their choice the editors have sought to point crime's diverse and conflicting background in addition to its present debates. the combination of ancient and newer readings exhibits numerous views. The Reader could be a necessary sourcebook for college kids and academics within the fields of criminology, felony justice reviews, the sociology of crime and deviance, socio- criminal experiences, social coverage, felony legislations and social paintings.

By Jurg Gerber, Eric L. Jensen

ISBN-10: 0313088306

ISBN-13: 9780313088308

ISBN-10: 0313335249

ISBN-13: 9780313335242

The excessive profile cave in of Enron, WorldCom, and Arthur Andersen are contemporary examples of company scandals that experience rocked the enterprise international. This entire encyclopedia covers the background and present nation of significant company and different kinds of white-collar crime. whereas emphasis is put on modern occasions, the main major occasions from the heritage of white-collar crime are integrated to boot. Geographic assurance specializes in occasions in English talking elements of the realm, yet significant circumstances in different nations also are included.

From Union Carbide's lethal man-made catastrophe at Bhopal, to the oily mess brought on by the Exxon Valdez, to the monetary shennanigans that introduced down Barings financial institution, to Jim Bakker's daliances and the autumn of the PTL empire, this no-holds-barred accomplished encyclopedia of white-collar crime leaves no stone unturned in its exhaustive stock of malfeasance devoted via the rich. After an essay at the historiography of white-collar crime, approximately 2 hundred alphabetically prepared entries (written by means of best students within the box) supply an in-depth check out many of the features of white-collar crime, describing humans, legislation, businesses, kinds of crimes, and events.

By Sheilagh Hodgins

ISBN-10: 0511065779

ISBN-13: 9780511065774

ISBN-10: 0521580730

ISBN-13: 9780521580731

Lately there was an important elevate in crime between folks being affected by significant psychological issues. The authors try to describe the criminal activity of the mentally unwell and to spot the advanced chain of things which reason it. As a part of their research they study a special crew of 15,117 folks born in Stockholm who have been studied from prenatal improvement to the age of thirty. Their findings make a worthy contribution to ongoing debates on psychological wellbeing and fitness and felony justice coverage and perform.

By Shadd Maruna

ISBN-10: 1843920573

ISBN-13: 9781843920571

ISBN-10: 1843920581

ISBN-13: 9781843920588

ISBN-10: 184392420X

ISBN-13: 9781843924203

The problem of resettling ex-prisoners and ex-offenders into the neighborhood has turn into an more and more vital one on either side of the Atlantic. within the united states the previous legal professional normal Janet Reno pointed out the problem as 'one of the main urgent difficulties we are facing as a kingdom' in view of the large criminal inhabitants and the speedy raise in premiums of incarceration, whereas within the united kingdom it has develop into an increasingly vital factor for comparable purposes, and the topic of modern stories by way of HM Inspectorate of Prisons and HM Inspectorate of Probation, in addition to from the Social Exclusion Unit of the Home. Read more...

By Ventura, Holly Ventura Miller

ISBN-10: 1849505594

ISBN-13: 9781849505598

Sociology of Crime, legislations and Deviance is an annual sequence of volumes that publishes scholarly paintings in criminology and legal justice stories, sociology of legislation, and the sociology of deviance. every one quantity revolves round one vital topic in any of those parts, largely outlined. Showcasing a range of methodological ways, paintings released within the sequence comprises theoretical contributions, serious reports of literature, empirical examine, and methodological thoughts.

By Larry J. Siegel

"The phrases and ideas are optimistically and adequately outlined and mentioned. I fairly preferred the writer voluminous use of mentioned references for phrases and ideas. That establishes the textbook's credibility and correctly authoritative tone. the truth that this textbook is in its eleventh version displays its worth and demonstrates a trait that I infrequently see yet price hugely within the educational context i.e. humble confidence."
"This textual content takes the cloth that should be mentioned in a path on criminology and offers it in a fashion that's either comprehensible and noteworthy. The charts and images would appear to facilitate the digestion of all helpful info. actually the required connection is already made for college kids (connections sections). This process is particularly beautiful to me. this article is specified by a manner that I are likely to lecture… take the concept that and make stronger the educational of acknowledged thought by utilizing "real international examples."

By John J Tierney

ISBN-10: 0335240585

ISBN-13: 9780335240586

ISBN-10: 1282382640

ISBN-13: 9781282382640

By Petter Gottschalk

ISBN-10: 3319449850

ISBN-13: 9783319449852

ISBN-10: 3319449869

ISBN-13: 9783319449869

This booklet introduces 'convenience' because the key thought to give an explanation for monetary crime by way of white-collar criminals. in line with a few fraud exam- stories from the us and Norway, the e-book records empirical facts of comfort between white-collar criminals. It advances our knowing of white-collar crime by way of drawing realization to non-public research experiences via fraud examiners and fiscal crime experts, who're within the turning out to be company of fraud investigations. experiences of investigations have by no means sooner than been researched when it comes to white-collar criminals nor crime comfort. stories of investigations by way of auditing and legislation organizations symbolize a helpful empirical foundation – as well as court docket files and different resources of knowledge approximately monetary crime. A methodical and well-researched examine, this booklet can be of specific curiosity to students of criminological concept and legislations – as well as ethics classes in company schools.