Ebook: Criminology: theories, patterns, and typologies

This text presents criminology in a clear interdisciplinary manner that will appeal to those interested in scientific versus ideological academic instruction. The text is extremely readable and visually interesting and should appeal to college students who likely are taking criminology as an introductory course.;Concepts of crime, law and criminology -- Crime and criminology -- The nature and extent of crime -- Victims and victimization -- Theories of crime causation -- Rational choice theory -- Trait theories -- Social structure theories -- Social process theories -- Social conflict, critical criminology, and restorative justice -- Development theories: life course and latent trait -- Crime typologies -- Interpersonal violence -- Political crime and terrorism -- Property crime -- Enterprise crime: white-collar and organized crime -- Public order crime: sex and substance abuse -- Cyber crime and technology.