An Introduction to Crime and Crime Causation - Couverture souple

Winters, Robert C.; Globokar, Julie L.; Roberson, Cliff

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0367669773 ISBN 13 : 9780367669775

Editeur : Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

A student-friendly textbook that defines and explains the concepts of crime, criminal law, and criminology, this book compares and contrasts early criminal behavior and today's modern forms of crime. It also explores society's responses to criminal behavior in the past and in the present day. It covers both major and lesser-known crime causation

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert Winters is currently a full-time faculty member at Kaplan University. He is a member of the National Criminal Justice Association and serves as a Western Regional Representative, member of the National Advisory Board and its National Elections Committee. He earned his J.D. and B.S. in law degrees at Western State University of Law, Fullerton, California. Robert has taught at Governor's State University in University Park, Illinois in the areas of crime theory, criminology, and deviance and ethics and for Kaplan University, where he has taught a wide range of courses including criminal law, criminal procedure, and constitutional law.

Julie L. Globokar is an assistant professor of criminology & justice studies at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. Her work has appeared in the British Journal of Criminology, International Review of Victimology, and Law Enforcement Executive Forum. Her current research examines the social, organizational, and historic factors that shape probation work. Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in criminology, law, and justice from the University of Illinois at Chicago; an M.A. in criminal justice from the University of Illinois at Chicago; and a B.A. in psychology from the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater.

Cliff Roberson is an emeritus professor of criminal justice at Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas. He is also a retired professor of criminology from California State University, Fresno. In 2009, a research study conducted by a group of professors from Sam Houston State University determined that he was the leading criminal justice author in the United States based on his publications and their relevance to the profession [See Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol. 6, issue 1, 2009]. He has authored or co-authored more than 50 books and texts on legal subjects. His educational background includes a Ph.D. in human behavior from U.S. International University; an L.L.M. in criminal law, criminology, and psychiatry from George Washington University; a J.D. from American University; a B.A. in political science from the University of Missouri; and one year of post-graduate legal study at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0367669773
• ISBN 13: 9780367669775
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 324
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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