Crime and criminals : contemporary and classic readings in criminology

Scarpitti, Frank R. (Author). Nielsen, Amie L., 1970- (Added Author). Miller, J. Mitchell. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0195370902 (paper : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780195370904 (paper : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xvii, 503 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Sect. I. Defining Criminology and Crime -- 1. Criminology as Social Science / J. Mitchell Miller -- 2. Historical Explanations of Crime: From Demons to Politics / C. Ronald Huff -- 3. Characteristics of the Criminal Law / Edwin H. Sutherland and Donald R. Cressey -- 4. The State, the Law, and the Definition of Behavior as Criminal or Delinquent / William J. Chambliss -- Sect. II. Extent and Nature of Crime -- 5. Are Uniform Crime Reports a Valid Indicator of the Index Crimes? An Affirmative Answer with Minor Qualifications / Walter R. Gove, Michael Hushes and Michael Geerken -- 6. Reassessing the Reliability and Validity of Self-Report Delinquency Measures / David Huizinga and Delbert S. Elliott -- 7. Managing Rape: Exploratory Research on the Behavior of Rape Statistics / Gary F. Jensen and Maryaltani Karpos -- 8. A Snowball's Chance in Hell: Doing Fieldwork with Active Residential Burglars / Richard Wright, Scott H. Decker, Allison K. Redfern and Dietrich L. Smith -- 9. Covert Participant Observation: Reconsidering the Least Used Method / J. Mitchell Miller --