(eBook PDF) The Criminal Event: An Introduction to Criminology in Canada 5th Edition – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download
product details:
- ISBN-10 : 0176169075
- ISBN-13 : 978-0176169077
- Author: Leslie W. Sacco, Vincent F.; Kennedy
In The Criminal Event: An Introduction to Criminology in Canada, Fifth Edition, students are introduced to a complete and compelling discussion of what motivates people to commit crimes, who suffers and how, and what we should do about the problem of crime. The authors take the conventional topics such as definitions of crime, theories, research methods and societal reaction and integrate them under a central theme – the criminal event itself. This new edition includes updated and new material on the history of criminology in Canada, and new discussions on modern criminal cases and issues.
table of contents:
- Ch 1: What is Criminology? Defining and Constructing the Problem of Crime
- Ch 2: The Criminal Event
- Ch 3: Researching Criminal Events
- Ch 4: Psychosocial Conditions and Criminal Motivations
- Ch 5: Offending, Social Control, and the Law
- Ch 6: Opportunities, Lifestyles, and Situations
- Ch 7: Crime’s Aftermath: The Consequences of Criminal Events
- Ch 8: Crime and the Family and Household
- Ch 9: Crime and Leisure
- Ch 10: Crime and Work
- Ch 11: Summary and Review of Public Policy Responses to Crime