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Criminology

Author: John E Conklin
Publisher: Boston, MA : Pearson Allyn and Bacon, ©2007.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 9th edView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: John E Conklin
ISBN: 0205464408 9780205464401
OCLC Number: 63472866
Description: xi, 516 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Contents: The study of crime --
Measuring crime --
Crime and its costs --
Dimensions of crime --
Biological and psychological explanations of crime --
Social, cultural, and economic sources of crime --
Social control and commitment to the law --
Learning to commit crime --
Opportunities and facilitating factors --
Criminal careers --
The organization of criminal behavior --
Community reactions to crime --
The criminal justice system --
Deterrence, incapacitation, retribution, and rehabilitation --
Solving the crime problem.
Responsibility: John E. Conklin.
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