NCJ Number
14921
Date Published
1974
Length
650 pages
Annotation
A TEXTBOOK WHICH INCLUDES BASIC TERMINOLOGY AND CONCEPTS OF CRIMINOLOGY, AND DISCUSSIONS OF SUCH TOPICS AS CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH, CRIME CAUSATION THEORIES, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, AND TREATMENT OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS.
Abstract
THE NATURE AND OCCURRENCE OF CRIME IN AMERICA, AND SOCIOLOGICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES OF CRIMINALITY ARE REVIEWED. SEVERAL PATTERNS OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR ARE DISCUSSED, INCLUDING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE, SEX OFFENDERS, ANTISOCIAL OR PSYCHOPATHIC PERSONALITIES, VIOLENT CRIMES, ORGANIZED CRIME, AND WHITE COLLAR CRIME. ISSUES RELATING TO POLICE FUNCTIONS AND MANAGEMENT, THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY ARE ALSO EXPLORED. METHODS OF DEALING WITH THE CRIMINAL OFFENDER SUCH AS INSTITUTIONALIZATION, PROBATION, PARDON, AND PAROLE ARE REVIEWED AS WELL. AN INSTRUCTOR'S MANUAL IS PROVIDED.