CRIMINOLOGY AND JUSTICE is comprehensive, well-researched, and sophisticated - the perfect introduction to criminology. For use in both Sociology and Criminal Justice departments, this text offers detailed coverage of the types and theories of crime.

Criminology and Justice

Politics & Social Sciences

Thornton, William E.

Voigt, Lydia

Barrile, Leo

Seaman, Jerrol M.

Social Sciences

Mcgraw-Hill College

A basic mainstream text for introductory courses in juvenile delinquency taught in sociology or criminal justice departments, this is a comprehensive look at juvenile delinquency with particularly reference to history and theories. This revision, in addition to including a general updating to reflect current research, features greater treatment of female offenders and more description of real, individual delinquents. There is also an instructor's manual.

Delinquency and Justice

Why Violence? is designed to be used with Violence: Do We Know It When We See It?: A Reader. These two volumes explore the many ways in which violence is understood and manifest in contemporary society. These books offer a critical analysis of the interplay between popular perceptions and myths with official trends and scientific data; and ultimately they address the puzzling question of why there is a ''disconnect'' between the public's understanding of violence in society and scientific evidence.

Why Violence?: Leading Questions Regarding the Conceptualization and Reality of Violence in Society

Harper, Dee

Thornton, William

Carolina Academic Press

Violence is among the foremost social problems confronting human beings in democratic societies, particularly in the United States. The problem of violence extends beyond its expression as a criminal justice or a public health or a human rights issue, requiring a holistic, integrated understanding of various perspectives as well as a critical consideration of approaches and solutions. The second edition of Why Violence? not only covers age-old questions such as why some human beings, under certain circumstances, react in violent or aggressive ways and others do not and why some social forces/institutions tend to encourage or exacerbate violence and others do not, the book also treats questions conventionally not associated with violence. For instance, why are public policies or official actions associated with evidence of social injustice and violation of human rights such as mass incarceration, homelessness, environmental degradation, and gross abuse of power not considered violence per se? In this sense, the book serves to fill a gap in the literature by raising not only the enduring questions of violence, but also new questions about the conceptualization and reality of violence. The second edition of Why Violence? offers a significantly enhanced treatment of the complexities and controversies surrounding the problem of violence with special emphasis on violence as a violation of democratic/constitutional values and principles threatening human beings living in democratic societies today. The book advances the idea that in addition to rhetorical affirmation of democratic ideals, a greater demonstrable commitment to and compliance with democratic and constitutional rights and values (including acknowledgement of the antithetical relationship between violence and democracy and a commitment to nonviolence) is arguably the most effective preventive measure against the threat of violence in our contemporary world. The book begins with the question "Why Violence?" and ends with the question "Why not peace?". Drawing upon criminology, sociology, anthropology, psychology, political science, economics, history, philosophy, and law, Why Violence? brings together state-of-the-art thinking and associated research/knowledge-base on violence. It provides a critical analysis of the interplay between popular questions of why there is a "disconnect" between the public's understanding of violence, including official responses to violence and scientific evidence. The most current theories and research evidence from interdisciplinary viewpoints are presented and critically considered with respect to their relative strengths and weaknesses and potential for finding solutions to the problem of violence.

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Criminology and Justice

Delinquency and Justice

Why Violence?: Leading Questions Regarding the Conceptualization and Reality of Violence in Society

Why Violence?: Leading Questions Regarding the Conceptualization and Reality of Violence in Society