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Preface Chapter 1. Introduction to the Book: An Overview of Issues in Criminological Theory What Is Criminology, and How Does It Differ from Other Examinations of Crime? What Is Theory? What Is Crime? How Are Criminological Theories Classified? The Major Theoretical Paradigms Additional Ways to Classify Criminological Theories Characteristics of Good Theories Criteria for Determining Causality Measures of Crime The Uniform Crime Report The National Crime Victimization Survey Self-Report Studies of Crime What Do the Measures of Crime Show regarding the Distribution of Crime? Rates of Crime Regional and City Differences Rates of Crime according to Time of Day and Time of Year Rates of Crime according to Age and Gender Rates of Crime according to Population Density Rates of Crime according to Race or Ethnicity Policy Implications Conclusion Chapter Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Web Resources Chapter 2. Preclassical and Classical Theories of Crime Preclassical Perspectives of Crime and Punishment The Age of Enlightenment The Classical School of Criminology Influences on Beccaria and His Writings Beccaria’s Proposed Reforms and Ideas of Justice Beccaria’s Ideas regarding the De

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Author
Stephen G. Tibbetts, California State University, San Bernardino.
Publisher
SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Published
2019
Language
EN
ISBN
9781506367897
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Social Science, Social Sciences, Social_sciences
Rating
4.6 / 5 (198 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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