Criminology

by Leonard Glick and J. Mitchell Miller

This is a comprehensive core text with fully integrated readings and a built-in student study guide. Drawing on his 25 years of teaching experience, Professor Glick presents all basic criminological... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 020553693X
• ISBN13: 9780205536931
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Length: 443 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.7" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Criminology (2nd Edition)

This is a good textbook. there are practice problems at the end of every chapter. The information is up to date and framed in a current perspective. Overall, as text books go, this is a pretty good one and I'd recommend it to anyone.

A Great Teaching Resource...

"Criminology", co-authored by Leonard Glick and J. Mitchell Miller, is a comprehensive and well-written entry-level guide to the complex and controversial topic of criminology as practiced in the United States. "Criminology" is specifically organized to facilitate the work of the instructor and the student. Each of fourteen chapters covers basic definitions, theory, and observed behavior for some category of criminal activity and/or the police, judicial, and correctional response. The basic text presents narrative, graphics, and focused text boxes, augmented by excerpts from a variety of authors with more indepth analysis of various problems. Each chapter comes with self-testing questions to reinforce learning. The layout of each chapter easily translates to a classroom presentation. Presentation for the most part is even-handed, in recognition that criminology does not have perfect analyses or answers for what is very complex human behavior. Multiple theories of criminology are presented without predetermined selection of a single answer. Contrasting arguments for and against incarceration, capital punishment, and punitive sentences for drug-related offenses provide a good basis for further exploration in a classroom or seminar environment. The focus is on the United States, although some anecdotal context is provided for other nations. The text has been updated to include consideration of crimes of recent or renewed emphasis such as international terrorism and human trafficking. "Criminology" is very highly recommended as a great teaching resource for college entry-level criminology classes.

Criminology

Got it in the conditionso offered. Took a little longer, but was ok, the product was good.