Criminology: A Sociological Understanding (Pearson New International Edition) 5/E ePDF

Taking a sociological perspective, this book offers award-winning coverage of criminology and highlights issues of race, ethnicity, gender and social class throughout. Designed in a four-colour format, this edition includes a new chapter on classical and neoclassical theories, over 160 recent references and unique chapters on political crime and public opinion, crime and the media. Moving beyond simple, get-tough approaches, this book emphasises the need to understand social causes of criminal behaviour so as to significantly reduce it.

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