Criminology: A Sociological Understanding (5th Edition)

by Steven E. Barkan

Book Overview

Taking a sociological perspective, this book offers award-winning coverage of criminology and highlights issues of race, ethnicity, gender and social class throughout. Criminology: A Sociological... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0135109795
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.0" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

School Book

Book is well written and easy to read, I am going back to school after 20+ years.....and found this book very helpful.

Criminology: A Sociological Understanding, 3rd Ed.

While there is another newer edition of this textbook, this 3rd edition still contains the valuable information youll find in the updated version. I use the texbook throughout the course, and the instructor didn't see to mind. The texbook start by explaining the vast different theories of crime and victimization. At the conclusion of the text, which I found very intersesting, the author, recommneds a sociological prescription for crime reduction. The ideology of the criminal justice system funnel presented by the author, (Barkan, 2006) it really makes sense. If you can afford the updated version of the text, I highly reccomended. Otherwise, the 2006 version still as good.

Criminology

I received this book very quickly and it was in excellent condition. I would definately buy from this person again.