Overview

This comprehensive resource for the Introduction to Criminology course shows students how to think logically and critically about real, contemporary cases and issues in criminology, engaging each student in a dynamic process of discovery. Real Criminology draws on the latest literature from a range of fields to analyze and explain crime. Through this interdisciplinary lens, the textbook introduces students to criminology; types of crime; impacts of crime; theories explaining crime, criminality, and victimization; studies on crime, offenders, victims, and witnesses of crime; and the nature and extent of crime in the United States and abroad. Available as an enhanced eBook, each section is a self-contained unit of pedagogy integrating text, media, and assessment, all corresponding to learning objectives. The text incorporates not only videos and assessments but references to popular films, TV shows, fiction books, music, and games, as well as discussions of well-known national and international crimes, drawing readers' attention to how crimes and criminal behavior are depicted in the media.

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Author:   Marie-Helen Maras
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 26.70cm
Weight:   0.953kg
ISBN:  

9780190904029

ISBN 10:   019090402
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   04 July 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1: THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF CRIME Chapter 1: Crime and Criminology 1.1: Crime, Law, and Justice 1.1.1:. Classifications of Crime 1.1.2: The Evolution of Crime 1.1.3: Criminal Justice 1.2: Criminology 1.2.1: What Do Criminologists Do? 1.2.2: Theories of Crime 1.2.3: Cybercriminology 1.3: Critiques and Implications of Crime, Law, Justice, and Criminology Case Study: Don't F**k With Cats Check Your Understanding Key Terms Definitions Endnotes Chapter 2: Measuring Crime 2.1: Reporting and Measuring Crime 2.1.1: Uniform Crime Reporting Program 2.1.2: National Incident Based Reporting System 2.1.3: National Crime Victimization Survey 2.1.4: Self-Report Surveys 2.1.5: International Crime Measurement Tools 2.2: The Dark Figure of Crime 2.3: Cybercrime Measurement 2.4: Critiques and Implications of Crime Measurement Tools Case Study: Evaluating Crime Measurement Tools Check Your Understanding Key Terms Chapter 3: Victims and Victimization 3.1: The Impacts of Victimization 3.1.1: Direct Costs 3.1.2: Indirect Costs 3.2: Victims' Attributes 3.2.1: Demographics 3.2.2: Victim-Offender Relationship and Race/Ethnicity 3.2.3: Repeat Victimization 3.3: Victimization Theories 3.3.1: Victim Precipitation Theory 3.3.2: Lifestyle Exposure Theory 3.3.3: Routine Activity Theory 3.3.4: Critiques and Implications of Victimization Theories 3.4: Victim Blaming and Secondary Victimization 3.4.1: Explanations of Victim-Blaming Behavior 3.4.2: Rape Myths 3.4.3: Secondary Victimization 3.5: Victims' Rights 3.5.1: Campaigns for Women's Rights 3.5.2: The Crime Victims' Rights Act 3.5.3: Victim Services 3.5.4: Victim Impact Statements Case Study: Applying Victimization Theory to Child Sexual Assault Check Your Understanding Key Terms Definitions Endnotes Part 2: CRIME CAUSATION AND REDUCTION Chapter 4: Rational Choice Theory 4.1: The Idea of Crime as a Rational Choice 4.1.1: The Classical School of Criminology 4.1.2: Components of Rational Choice Theory 4.2: Responding to Crime 4.2.1: Retribution 4.2.2: Deterrence 4.2.3: Incapacitation 4.2.4: Rehabilitation 4.3: Reducing Crime 4.3.1: International Cooperation 4.3.2: Situational Crime Prevention 4.3.3: Displacement 4.3.4: Commodification of Security 4.4: Critiques and Implications of Theories Case Study: Applying Rational Choice Theory to Terrorism Check Your Understanding Key Terms Definitions Endnotes Chapter 5: Trait Theories: Biological and Psychological Predisposition 5.1: The Positivist School and Trait Theories 5.2: Biological Trait Theories: Criminals Are Born, Not Made 5.2.1: Physiological Characteristics 5.2.2: Evolution 5.2.3: Biochemical Influences 5.2.4: Neurological Influences 5.3: Psychological Theories: The New Positivists 5.3.1: Intelligence 5.3.2: Mental Disorders 5.3.3: Personality Theories 5.3.4: Emotions 5.3.5: Psychoanalytical Theories 5.3.6: Attachment Theory 5.4: Critiques and Implications of Theories Case Study: Applying Trait Theories to Mass Murder Check Your Understanding Key Terms Definitions Endnotes Chapter 6: Social Structure Theories: Crime, Culture and Inequality 6.1: Social Structure Theories 6.1.1: Chicago School of Criminology Human Ecology and Concentric Zones Social Disorganization Theory Hot Spots, Crime Mapping, and Deviant Places Social Capital and Collective Efficacy Broken Windows Theory 6.2: Strain Theories 6.2.1: Anomie: Concept and Theory 6.2.2: Relative Deprivation Theory 6.2.3: Institutional Anomie Theory 6.2.4: General Strain Theory Sources and Management of Strain 6.3: Cultural Deviance Theories 6.3.1: Theory of Delinquent Subcultures 6.3.2: Theory of Differential Opportunity 6.4: Critiques and Implications of Theories Case Study: Applying Social Structure Theory to Fraud Check Your Understanding Key Terms Definitions Endnotes Chapter 7: Social Process Theories: Conformity, Learning, and Sources of Social Control 7.1: Controlling Criminality 7.2: Learning Criminality 7.3: Neutralizing Offenses 7.4: Moral Disengagement 7.5: Developmental and Life Course Criminology 7.5.1: Latent Trait Perspective Control Balance Theory General Theory of Crime 7.5.2: Life Course Perspective 7.6: Critiques and Implications of Theories Case Study: Applying Social Process Theories to Involuntary Manslaughter Check Your Understanding Key Terms Definitions Endnotes Chapter 8: Labeling and Moral Panics: Constructing and Reacting to Crime 8.1: The Label of Deviant or Criminal 8.1.1: Crime as Theater 8.1.2: Crime Through the Lens of Social Psychology 8.1.3: Implications of the Deviant or Criminal Label 8.2: Shaming and Sanctions 8.2.1: Reintegrative and Disintegrative Shaming 8.2.2: Public Shaming 8.2.3: Online Shaming and Trial by Internet 8.2.4: Shaming Sanctions 8.2.5: Defiance Theory 8.3: Moral Panics and Social Contagion 8.3.1: Moral Panics 8.3.2: Social Contagion 8.3.3: Theories and Perspectives on Moral Panics 8.4: Critiques and Implications of Theories Case Study: Applying Moral Panics to Comic Books Check Your Understanding Key Terms Definitions Endnotes Chapter 9: Conflict Criminology: Effects of Class, Power, Gender, and Race 9.1: Introducing Conflict Theories 9.2: Types of Conflict Criminology 9.2.1: Radical Criminology 9.2.2: Left Realism 9.2.3: Peacemaking Criminology 9.2.4: Feminist Criminology Women and Criminological Theory Gendered Perspectives on Crime 9.2.5: Race and Crime 9.3: Critiques and Implications Case Study: Applying Conflict Criminology to the Criminal Justice System's Responses to Racial Minorities Check Your Understanding Key Terms Definitions Endnotes Part 3: CRIME TYPOLOGIES Chapter 10: Antisocial Behavior and Interpersonal Crime 10.1: Criminal Antisocial Behavior 10.1.1: Trolling 10.1.2: Bullying 10.1.3: Harassment 10.1.4: Stalking 10.2: Family and Intimate Partner Violence 10.2.1: Domestic Violence 10.2.2: Marital and Intimate Partner Rape 10.2.3: Murder 10.2.4: Child Maltreatment 10.2.5: Elder Abuse 10.2.6: Honor Killings 10.3: Community Violence 10.3.1: Assault 10.3.2: Robbery 10.3.3: Sexual Abuse 10.3.4: Mass, Spree, and Serial Murder 10.3.5: Hate Crime 10.3.6: Active Shooting Workplace Violence School Shooting 10.4: Controlling Antisocial Behavior and Interpersonal Crime Challenging Your Assumptions Case Study: Controlling Active Shooter Incidents Check Your Understanding Key Terms Endnotes Chapter 11: Property Crime and White-Collar Crime 11.1: Property Crime 11.1.1: Larceny-Theft 11.1.2: Trespass 11.1.3: Vandalism 11.1.4: Burglary 11.1.5: Shoplifting 11.1.6: Motor Vehicle Theft 11.1.7: Arson 11.1.8: Identity Theft 11.1.9: Intellectual Property Theft 11.1.10: Fraud Bank Fraud Phishing Advance Fee Fraud Catfishing 11.1.11: Extortion 11.2: White-Collar Crime 11.2.1: Bribery and Public Corruption 11.2.2: Securities Fraud 11.2.3: Insider Trading 11.2.4: Bankruptcy Fraud 11.2.5: Insurance Fraud 11.2.6: Healthcare Fraud 11.3: Controlling Property Crime and White-Collar Crime Case Study: Applying Techniques to Prevent White-Collar Crime Check Your Understanding Key Terms Definitions Endnotes Chapter 12: Deviant Acts and Public Order Crimes: Paraphilia, Sex Work, Drug Use, and Gambling 12.1: The Relationship Between Law and Morality 12.2: Deviance 12.3: Public Order Crimes 12.3.1: Sex Work The Impacts Associated with the Sex Work Sex Work and the Law 12.3.2: Drug Use and Crime Substance Abuse Prescription Drugs and the Law 12.3.3: Gambling Addiction Gambling and the Law Sports Betting Internet Gambling 12.4: Controlling Deviance and Public Order Crimes Case Study: Sugaring Check Your Understanding Key Terms Endnotes Chapter 13: Transnational Organized Crime 13.3: Organized Crime 13.3.1: Group Structure 13.3.2: Criminal Activities Money Laundering Cybercrime 3.4: Trafficking in Persons 13.2.1: Sex Trafficking 13.2.2: Labor Trafficking 13.2.3: Organ Trafficking 13.3: Human Smuggling 13.4: Drugs Trafficking 13.5: Firearms Trafficking 13.6: Cigarette Trafficking 13.7: Precious Metals and Gemstones Trafficking 13.8: Cultural Property Trafficking 13.9: Environmental Crime 13.9.1: Wildlife Crime 13.9.2: Pollution Crime 13.10: Controlling Transnational Organized Crime and Cybercrime Case Study: Controlling Wildlife Crime Check Your Understanding Key Terms Definitions Endnotes

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Marie-Helen Maras is an Associate Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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