TY - BOOK AU - Hagan,Frank E. TI - Introduction to criminology: theories, methods, and criminal behavior SN - 0830413510 AV - HV6025 .H26 2008 U1 - 364 HAG 22 PY - 1994/// CY - Chicago. PB - Nelson-Hall Publishers KW - Criminology KW - United States KW - Social,Probs & Services N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [483]-514) and index; 1; Introduction --; 2; Research methods in criminology --; 3; General characteristics of crime and criminals --; 4; Early and classical criminological theories --; 5; Positivist theories : biological and psychological --; 6; Sociological mainstream theories --; 7; Sociological critical theories and integrated theories --; 8; Violent crime --; 9; Property crime : occasional, conventional and professional --; 10; White collar crime : occupational and corporate --; 11; Political crime --; 12; Organized crime --; 13; Public-order crime --; 14; The American criminal justice system : an overview N2 - "The sixth edition of Introduction to Criminology: Theories, Methods, and Criminal Behavior is an introduction to the study of criminology with a chapter devoted to the criminal justice system. This book concentrates on the vital core of criminological theory - theory, method, and criminal behavior - and avoids an overly legal or crime control orientation. The sixth edition investigates all major forms of criminal activity, including organized crime, white collar crime, political crime, and environmental crime."--BOOK JACKET UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0712/2007008884.html ER -