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The
Eleventh Edition of bestselling
Introduction to Criminology: Theories, Methods, and Criminal Behavior provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the study of criminal behavior with a focus on the core of criminology – theory, method, and criminal behavior. In a clear and accessible manner, authors Frank E. Hagan and Leah E. Daigle present readers with detailed explanations of criminal behavior; examine various forms of criminal activity, such as organized crime, white collar crime, political crime, and environmental crime; the effects on society and policy decisions; and the connection between theory and criminal behavior.
Table of Content
Part I: Foundations of Criminology
Chapter 1 · Introduction to Criminology
Chapter 2 · Research Methods in Criminology
Chapter 3 · General Characteristics of Crime and Criminals
Chapter 4 · What Is Victimology?
Part II: Theories of Criminology
Chapter 5 · Early and Classical Criminological Theories
Chapter 6 · Biological and Psychological Theories
Chapter 7 · Sociological Mainstream Theories
Chapter 8 · Sociological Critical Theories and Integrated Theories
Part III: Crime Typologies
Chapter 9 · Violent Crime
Chapter 10 · Property Crime: Occasional, Conventional, and Professional
Chapter 11 · White-Collar Crime: Occupational and Corporate
Chapter 12 · Political Crime and Terrorism
Chapter 13 · Organized Crime
Chapter 14 · Public Order Crime
Chapter 15 · Cybercrime and the Future of Crime
About the author
Leah E. Daigle is professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. She received her Ph D in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati in 2005. Her most recent research is centered on repeat sexual victimization of college women and responses women use during and after being sexually victimized. Her other research interests include the development and continuation of offending and victimization across the life course. She is author of Victimology: A Text/Reader (2nd ed.), Victimology: The Essentials (2nd ed.), coauthor of Criminals in the Making: Criminality Across the Life Course, Victimology, and Unsafe in the Ivory Tower: The Sexual Victimization of College Women, which was awarded the 2011 Outstanding Book Award by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. She has also published numerous peer-reviewed articles that have appeared in outlets such as Justice Quarterly, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Victims and Offenders.
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