The majority of criminology textbooks currently on the market are either comprehensive texts, or smaller texts that take a selective and too narrow a focusonly on some areas of criminology at the expense of others. Comprehensive texts are becoming increasingly more expensive and there is a market for a core textbook in that covers the essential and major topics in a concise manner at alower price for students. Criminology: The Essentials presents an overview ofthe major subject areas in criminology covering the most up to date advances in theory and research. The book will include special features that engage thereader in thinking critically about the subjects. Features and Benefits: - Each chapter beginning with a vignette designed to pull students into the material and provide motivation for discussion. - End of chapter Policy and Prevention sections describe the implications of each theoretical perspective.- End ofchapter Summarizing Theories tables in the theory chapters.- This textbook will be shorter than a hardback comprehensive text full of colored pictures, andthus less expensive - The book's brevity and price will allow instructors to use it either as the sole textbook or as the core textbook supplemented with other titles.- The author is known for his excellent writing and cutting edge research.- Accompanying instructor and student study sites will provide ample resources and support.
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-9943-4
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 344
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés