Introduction to Criminology
Theories, Methods, and Criminal Behavior
9th Edition
Published on 29. February 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
488 pages
978-1-4833-8917-2 (ISBN)
Description
This is a comprehensive introduction to the study of criminology, focussing on the vital core of criminological theory - theory, method, and criminal behaviour. Hagan investigates all forms of criminal activity, such as organized crime, white collar crime, political crime, and environmental crime. He explains the methods of operation, the effects on society and policy decisions, and how various theories account for criminal behaviour in clear, accessible fashion.
This Ninth Edition is also available as an Interactive Ebook.
New to this edition
Updated coverage of terrorism and counter-terrorism efforts, as well as new coverage of emerging criminological methods, such as ethnographies.
A concerted effort has also been made to make this text as concise as possible, while still maintaining the breadth and depth of coverage that makes this text
Tables, figures, statistics, and examples have been updated throughout.
To help better prepare students for learning and to increase comprehensive, Learning Objectives and Pre-tests have been added to the beginning of each chapter.
A new Crime in the Media box has been added to highlight the increasing attention to the effect that the media has on public perception of crime.
To better differentiate the purpose of the crime files (to demonstrate a specific crime that helps illustrate a concept), many of your favourite crime files from the previous edition are now call Criminology in Context and provide further information on an important concept discussed in the text.
Many of the Crime Files throughout have been updated to reflect recent cases.
This Ninth Edition is also available as an Interactive Ebook.
New to this edition
Updated coverage of terrorism and counter-terrorism efforts, as well as new coverage of emerging criminological methods, such as ethnographies.
A concerted effort has also been made to make this text as concise as possible, while still maintaining the breadth and depth of coverage that makes this text
Tables, figures, statistics, and examples have been updated throughout.
To help better prepare students for learning and to increase comprehensive, Learning Objectives and Pre-tests have been added to the beginning of each chapter.
A new Crime in the Media box has been added to highlight the increasing attention to the effect that the media has on public perception of crime.
To better differentiate the purpose of the crime files (to demonstrate a specific crime that helps illustrate a concept), many of your favourite crime files from the previous edition are now call Criminology in Context and provide further information on an important concept discussed in the text.
Many of the Crime Files throughout have been updated to reflect recent cases.
Reviews / Votes
"It has a lot of really great features that make it worth adopting." -- Patricia L. Donze, J.D. Ph.D. "I am already utilizing this text in my sections of JUS 200 Criminology. Most of my chapter responses above indicate strengths of this particular text compared to those from the previous text used. Not only does Hagan's text provide a strong foundation for students new to criminology, it also serves as a useful resource, with supporting citations, for those who choose to keep the book for future reference. I have been very pleased with the text as well as the instructor resources provided by SAGE. I do not imagine that I will change texts in the foreseeable future." -- Dr. Tamara J. Lynn "[Strengths include] the use of pictures, charts, graphs, tables, and "Crime Files". Not only do these resources provide valuable information, they help break-up the pages giving the reader the appearance that they are not reading a boring old textbook" -- Robert Roth "The book is a well-written and accessible to undergraduates. The book reflects important and noteworthy changes that are occurring in the field of criminology and it has great supplemental resources..." -- Arina Gertseva "I like the book a lot..." -- David R. Montague, Ph.D. "Comprehensive...easily accessible" -- Anita Kalunta-Crumpton "It is comprehensive and well-organized... the Crime File features add much to the material" -- Terri L. Earnest "[Strengths include the] writing style, general content and layout, and online supplemental materials for both students and instructors" -- Todd M. Krohn "Frequent references to actual, current cases/examples" -- Erica Ross "Since we already use this text book, I would very likely recommend to committees working on the course that we continue to use the book. It is working and I don't believe in fixing something that is not broken if we continue to have some input into making regular improvements and updates." -- Dorothy A. SlibenMore details
Edition
9th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
1066 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4833-8917-2 (9781483389172)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Previous edition
Book
11/2012
8th Edition
SAGE Publications Inc
€116.56
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Person
Frank E. Hagan is a native of the North Side of Pittsburgh and has earned degrees at Gannon, Maryland, and Case Western Reserve. He is Professor Emeritus and the former director of the James V. Kinnane Graduate Program in Administration of Justice and is the author of eight books. These are Deviance and the Family (with Marvin B. Sussman), Introduction to Criminology (11th edition), Crime Types and Criminals, Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology (10th edition), Essentials of Research Methods in Criminal Justice(3rd edition, Political Crime, White Collar Deviance (with David Simon), and The Language of Research (with Pamela Tontodonato).
He is also the author or coauthor of many journal articles and articles in edited volumes. A recipient of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Fellow Award (2000), he was also awarded the Teacher's Excellence Award by Mercyhurst University in 2006. His major interests are research methods, criminology and organized crime, white-collar crime, and political crime and terrorism.
He is also the author or coauthor of many journal articles and articles in edited volumes. A recipient of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Fellow Award (2000), he was also awarded the Teacher's Excellence Award by Mercyhurst University in 2006. His major interests are research methods, criminology and organized crime, white-collar crime, and political crime and terrorism.
Content
PART I: The Foundations of Criminology
CHAPTER 1: Introduction
Criminology
Crime and Deviance
Social Change and the Emergence of Law
Crime and Criminal Law
The Crime Problem
CHAPTER 2: Research Methods in Criminology
The Research Enterprise of Criminology
Official Police Statistics-The Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
Alternative Data-Gathering Strategies
Experiments & Evidence-Based Research in Criminology
Surveys
Participant Observation
Life History and Case Studies
Unobtrusive Measures
Validity, Reliability, and Triangulation
CHAPTER 3: General Characteristics of Crime and Criminals
Caution in Interpreting Crime Data
International Variations in Crime
Trends in Crime
Institutions and Crime
CHAPTER 4: What Is Victimology?
Leah Daigle, Georgia State University
The Nature of Victimization
The Costs of Victimization
Theories of Victimization
PART II: Theories of Criminology
CHAPTER 5: Early and Classical Criminological Theories
Theory
Demonological Theory
Classical Theory
Neoclassical Theory
Ecological Theory
Economic Theory
The Theory-Policy Connection
CHAPTER 6: Biological and Psychological Theories
Positivist Theory
Biological Theories
More Recent Biological Theories
Psychological Theories
The Theory-Policy Connection
CHAPTER 7: Sociological Mainstream Theories
Major Sociological Theoretical Approaches in Criminology
Anomie Theories
Social Process Theories
Social Control Theories
Developmental and Life Course (DLC) Theories
The Theory-Policy Connection
CHAPTER 8: Sociological Critical Theories and Integrated Theories
Mainstream Versus Critical Criminology
Labeling Theory
Conflict Criminology
Feminist Criminology
New Critical Criminology
Radical "Marxist" Criminology
Integrated Theories of Crime
Criminal Typologies
Theoretical Range and Criminological Explanation
The Theory-Policy Connection
PART III: Crime Typologies
CHAPTER 9: Violent Crime
History of Violence in the United States
Murder
Patterns and Trends in Violent Crime
Sexual Assault
Robbery
Domestic Violence
Criminal Careers of Violent Offenders
Societal Reaction
Theory and Crime
CHAPTER 10: Property Crime: Occasional, Conventional, and Professional
Occasional Property Crimes
Conventional Property Crimes
Arson: A Special-Category Offense
Criminal Careers of Occasional and Conventional Property Criminals
Professional Crime
Criminal Careers of Professional Crime
Societal Reaction
Theory and Crime
CHAPTER 11: White-Collar Crime: Occupational and Corporate
White-Collar Crime-The Classic Statement
The Measurement and Cost of Occupational and Corporate Crime
The History of Corporate, Organizational, and Occupational Crime
Cons and Scams
Legal Regulation
Occupational Crime
Corporate Crime
Criminal Careers of Occupational and Organizational Offenders
Societal Reaction
Theory and Crime
CHAPTER 12: Political Crime and Terrorism
Ideology
Political Crime: A Definition
Legal Aspects
Crimes by Government
Crimes Against Government
Terrorism
Crime Careers of Political Criminals
Societal Reaction
Theory and Crime
CHAPTER 13: Organized Crime
Sources of Information on Organized Crime
Types of Organized Crime
The Nature of Organized Crime
Theories of the Nature of Syndicate Crime in the United States
The Classic Pattern of Organized Crime
Crime Careers of Organized Criminals
Societal Reaction
Theory and Crime
CHAPTER 14: Public Order Crime
Broken Windows
Prostitution
Sexual Offenses
Drug Abuse
Societal Reaction
Theory and Crime
CHAPTER 15: Cybercrime and the Future of Crime
Types of Cybercrime
Types of Attacks on Computer Systems
Argot of Cybercrime
Online Predators
Cyberterrorism
Societal Reaction
The Future of Crime
Theory and Crime
CHAPTER 1: Introduction
Criminology
Crime and Deviance
Social Change and the Emergence of Law
Crime and Criminal Law
The Crime Problem
CHAPTER 2: Research Methods in Criminology
The Research Enterprise of Criminology
Official Police Statistics-The Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
Alternative Data-Gathering Strategies
Experiments & Evidence-Based Research in Criminology
Surveys
Participant Observation
Life History and Case Studies
Unobtrusive Measures
Validity, Reliability, and Triangulation
CHAPTER 3: General Characteristics of Crime and Criminals
Caution in Interpreting Crime Data
International Variations in Crime
Trends in Crime
Institutions and Crime
CHAPTER 4: What Is Victimology?
Leah Daigle, Georgia State University
The Nature of Victimization
The Costs of Victimization
Theories of Victimization
PART II: Theories of Criminology
CHAPTER 5: Early and Classical Criminological Theories
Theory
Demonological Theory
Classical Theory
Neoclassical Theory
Ecological Theory
Economic Theory
The Theory-Policy Connection
CHAPTER 6: Biological and Psychological Theories
Positivist Theory
Biological Theories
More Recent Biological Theories
Psychological Theories
The Theory-Policy Connection
CHAPTER 7: Sociological Mainstream Theories
Major Sociological Theoretical Approaches in Criminology
Anomie Theories
Social Process Theories
Social Control Theories
Developmental and Life Course (DLC) Theories
The Theory-Policy Connection
CHAPTER 8: Sociological Critical Theories and Integrated Theories
Mainstream Versus Critical Criminology
Labeling Theory
Conflict Criminology
Feminist Criminology
New Critical Criminology
Radical "Marxist" Criminology
Integrated Theories of Crime
Criminal Typologies
Theoretical Range and Criminological Explanation
The Theory-Policy Connection
PART III: Crime Typologies
CHAPTER 9: Violent Crime
History of Violence in the United States
Murder
Patterns and Trends in Violent Crime
Sexual Assault
Robbery
Domestic Violence
Criminal Careers of Violent Offenders
Societal Reaction
Theory and Crime
CHAPTER 10: Property Crime: Occasional, Conventional, and Professional
Occasional Property Crimes
Conventional Property Crimes
Arson: A Special-Category Offense
Criminal Careers of Occasional and Conventional Property Criminals
Professional Crime
Criminal Careers of Professional Crime
Societal Reaction
Theory and Crime
CHAPTER 11: White-Collar Crime: Occupational and Corporate
White-Collar Crime-The Classic Statement
The Measurement and Cost of Occupational and Corporate Crime
The History of Corporate, Organizational, and Occupational Crime
Cons and Scams
Legal Regulation
Occupational Crime
Corporate Crime
Criminal Careers of Occupational and Organizational Offenders
Societal Reaction
Theory and Crime
CHAPTER 12: Political Crime and Terrorism
Ideology
Political Crime: A Definition
Legal Aspects
Crimes by Government
Crimes Against Government
Terrorism
Crime Careers of Political Criminals
Societal Reaction
Theory and Crime
CHAPTER 13: Organized Crime
Sources of Information on Organized Crime
Types of Organized Crime
The Nature of Organized Crime
Theories of the Nature of Syndicate Crime in the United States
The Classic Pattern of Organized Crime
Crime Careers of Organized Criminals
Societal Reaction
Theory and Crime
CHAPTER 14: Public Order Crime
Broken Windows
Prostitution
Sexual Offenses
Drug Abuse
Societal Reaction
Theory and Crime
CHAPTER 15: Cybercrime and the Future of Crime
Types of Cybercrime
Types of Attacks on Computer Systems
Argot of Cybercrime
Online Predators
Cyberterrorism
Societal Reaction
The Future of Crime
Theory and Crime