Key Ideas in Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Key Ideas in Criminology and Criminal Justice

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Key Ideas in Criminology and Criminal Justice

About this book

Explores the key contributions to the fields of criminology and criminal justice from the late 18th century to todayā€” and the conditions that led to their prominence

The development of both criminology and criminal justice has been characterized by different theories and ideas that capture academic (and sometimes political) imaginations and send the discipline veering in entirely new directions. Why did these ideas catch on? What about them attracted and held scholars? attention and on occasion caused them to impact policy considerations? Why do they still have value today? These are the questions addressed in Key Ideas in Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Key Ideas in Criminology and Criminal Justice is an innovative, fascinating treatment of some of the seminal theories in criminology and key policies in criminal justice, offering a detailed and nuanced picture of these core ideas. With a fluid, accessible, and lively writing style, this brief text is organized around major theories, ideas, and movements that mark a turning point in the field, and concludes with a discussion of the future of criminology and criminal justice. Readers will learn about the most salient criminological and criminal justice research and understand its influence on theory and policy. They will also understand the surrounding socio-political conditions from which the ideas sprang and the style and manner in which they were disseminated, both of which helped these scholarly contributions become cornerstones in the fields of criminology and criminal justice.

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Yes, you can access Key Ideas in Criminology and Criminal Justice by Travis C. Pratt,Jacinta M. Gau,Travis W. Franklin in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Criminology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Brief Contents
  5. Detailed Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1. Introduction
  8. Chapter 2. Key Idea: Rational Offending and Rational Punishment
  9. Chapter 3. Key Idea: The Science of Criminal Behavior
  10. Chapter 4. Key Idea: Understanding Crime and Society
  11. Chapter 5. Key Idea: Hirschiā€™s Social Bond/Social Control Theory
  12. Chapter 6. Key Idea: Rehabilitation Is Dead
  13. Chapter 7. Key Idea: Crime Control Through Selective Incapacitation
  14. Chapter 8. Key Idea: The Police Can Control Crime
  15. Chapter 9. Key Idea: The War on Drugs
  16. Chapter 10. Key Idea: Rehabilitationā€”Not Dead Yet
  17. Chapter 11. Key Idea: Crime and the Life Course
  18. Chapter 12. Looking Back, Looking Forward: Conclusions
  19. Name Index
  20. Subject Index
  21. About the Authors