- 265 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Lessons of Criminology
About this book
Presents the stories, musings, advice and conclusions of well-known criminologists about their research and their careers. Provides readers with suggestions about how to manage their professional lives. Contributors include Frank Cullen, Julius Debro, Don Gibbons, John Irwin, Mac Klein, Gary Marx, Joan McCord, Richard Quinney, Frank Scarpitti, Jim Short, Rita Simon, Charles Tuttle and Jackson Toby.
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Yes, you can access Lessons of Criminology by Gilbert Geis,Mary Dodge in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Law & Criminal Law. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 It's a Wonderful Life: Reflections on a Career in Progress
- 2 Reflections of a Reluctant but Committed Criminologist
- 3 Surrounded by Crime: Lessons from One Academic Career
- 4 The Good Boy in a High-Delinquency Area—40 Years Later
- 5 Learning How to Learn and Its Sequelae
- 6 Looking for Meaning in All the Right Places: The Search for Academic Satisfaction
- 7 Ignoring Warnings, I Became a Criminologist
- 8 My Life in "Crim"
- 9 Criminologist as Witness
- 10 Reflections of an African-American Criminologist
- 11 Looking Back on 40-Plus Years of a Professional Career
- 12 Unwinding: Reflections on a Career
- 13 Doing Well in the Slow Lane
- Epilogue
- About the Authors