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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
Criminology
Crime and Deviance
Social Change and the Emergence of Law
The Crime Problem
Chapter 2 · Research Methods in Criminology
The Research Enterprise of Criminology
Official Police Statistics—The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
Alternative Data-Gathering Strategies
Experiments and Evidence-Based Research in Criminology
Surveys
Participant Observation, Case Studies, Life History, Unobtrusive Research Methods, and Network Analysis
Validity, Reliability, and Triangulation
Chapter 3 · General Characteristics of Crime and Criminals
International Variations in Crime
Trends in Crime
Regional Variation in Crime
Institutions and Crime
Chapter 4 · What Is Victimology?
Nature of Victimization
Costs of Victimization
Theories of Victimization
Victims’ Rights
Victimization and COVID-19
Part II: Theories of Criminology
Chapter 5 · Early and Classical Criminological Theories
Theory
Demonological Theory
Classical Theory
Neoclassical Theory
Ecological Theory
Economic Theory
The Theory–Policy Connection
Chapter 6 · Biological and Psychological Theories
Positivist Theory
Biological Theories
Psychological Theories
The Theory–Policy Connection
Chapter 7 · Sociological Mainstream Theories
Anomie Theories
Social Process Theories
Social Control Theories
Developmental and Life Course (DLC) Theories
Chapter 8 · Sociological Critical Theories and Integrated Theories
Mainstream Versus Critical Criminology
Labeling Theory
Conflict Criminology
Feminist Criminology
New Critical Criminology
Radical Marxist Criminology
Integrated Theories of Crime
Criminal Typologies
Theoretical Range and Criminological Explanation
The Theory–Policy Connection
Part III: Crime Typologies
Chapter 9 · Violent Crime
History of Violence in the United States
Murder
Homicide and Assault Statistics
Patterns and Trends in Violent Crime
Societal Reaction
Theory and Crime
Chapter 10 · Property Crime: Occasional, Conventional, and Professional
Occasional Property Crimes
Professional Crime
Criminal Careers of Professional Criminals
Theory and Crime
Chapter 11 · White-Collar Crime: Occupational and Corporate
White-Collar Crime—The Classic Statement
Measurement and Cost of Occupational and Corporate Crime
History of Corporate, Organizational, and Occupational Crime
Cons and Scams
Big Cons
Legal Regulation
Occupational Crime
Corporate Crime
Criminal Careers of Occupational and Organizational Offenders
Societal Reaction
Theory and Crime
Chapter 12 · Political Crime and Terrorism
Ideology
Political Crime: A Definition
Legal Aspects
Crimes by Government
Crimes Against Government
Terrorism
Crime Careers of Political Criminals
Societal Reaction
Theory and Crime
Chapter 13 · Organized Crime
Sources of Information on Organized Crime
Types of Organized Crime
Organized Crime Continuum
Street Gangs
International Organized Crime
Nature of Organized Crime
Money Laundering
Drug Trafficking
Theories of the Nature of Syndicate Crime in the United States
Classic Pattern of Organized Crime
Crime Careers of Organized Criminals
Societal Reaction
Theory and Crime
Chapter 14 · Public Order Crime
Broken Windows
Sex Work
Sexual Offenses
Drug Use
Societal Reaction
Theory and Crime
Chapter 15 · Cybercrime and the Future of Crime
Types of Cybercrime
Types of Attacks on Computer Systems
Argot of Cybercrime
Online Predators
Cyberterrorism
Societal Reaction
The Future of Crime
Theory and 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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