Introduction to Criminology: A Text/Reader / Edition 1

by Anthony Walsh, Craig Hemmens

Overview

This uniquely comprehensive criminology textbook provides instructors and students the best of both worlds -- a text with carefully selected accompanying readings. The readings have a policy orientation, giving them a real-world, applied character. Containing all the usual topics found within a typical textbook, this text/reader uniquely includes a more extensive coverage of what the psychological and biological sciences have to offer.

This book presents criminological theory and concepts first in their traditional form and then shows, in the text and then in the journal readings portion, how integrating theory and concepts from the more basic sciences can complement, expand, strengthen, and add coherence to them.
With more coverage of the kinds of crimes and criminals that students find most fascinating, such as serial killing, terrorism, psychopathy, and organized crime, this text/reader offers a more complete look at the world of criminology than any other existing text.

This text/reader is divided into 14 sections that mirror the sections in a typical criminology textbook, each dealing with a particular type of subject matter in criminology.

Supplemented with a full ancillary package, including a robust student study site and Instructor's Resources on CD-Rom (contact [e-mail] to request a copy), this text/reader provides a low-cost, high-value option for both students and instructors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412956833
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/07/2008
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	632
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Anthony Walsh, Professor of Criminology at Boise State University, received his Ph D from Bowling Green State University at the ripe old age of 43. He has field experience in law enforcement and corrections. He is the author of over 150 journal articles/book chapters and 34 books, including Biology and Criminology (Routledge, 2009), Feminist Criminology Through a Biosocial Lens (Carolina Academic Press, 2011), Law, Justice, and Society (with Craig Hemmens, Oxford University Press, 2011), Correctional Assessment, Casework, and Counseling (with Mary K. Stohr, American Correctional Association, 2011), The Neurobiology of Criminal Behavior: Gene-Brain-Culture Interaction (with Jon Bolen, Ashgate, 2012), Corrections: The Essentials (with Mary K. Stohr, SAGE, 2012), The Science Wars: The Politics of Gender and Race (Transaction, 2013), Criminological Theory: Assessing Philosophical Assumptions (Anderson/Elsevier, 2014), Biosociology: Bridging the Biology-Sociology Divide (Transaction, 2014), and Criminology: The Essentials (Sage, 2015). His interests include the biosocial criminology, statistics, and criminal justice assessment and counseling.

Craig Hemmens is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University. He holds a JD from North Carolina Central University School of Law and a Ph D in criminal justice from Sam Houston State University. He previously served as department head of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Missouri State University and as chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, director of the Paralegal Studies Program, and director of the Honors College at Boise State University. Professor Hemmens has published 20 books and more than 100 articles on a variety of criminal justice topics. He has served as the editor of the Journal of Criminal Justice Education.

Table of Contents

SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF CRIME AND CRIMINOLOGY
What Is Criminology?
What Is Crime?
Crime as a Moving Target
Crime as a Subcategory of Social Harms
Beyond Social Construction: The Stationary Core Crimes
Criminality
A Short History of Criminology
The Role of Theory in Criminology
A Brief Word About the Section Readings
Reading 1: The Use and Usefulness of Criminology, 1751–2005: Enlightened Justice and Its Failures, by Lawrence W. Sherman
Reading 2: What Biosocial Criminology Offers Criminology, by John Paul Wright and Danielle Boisvert
SECTION TWO: MEASURING CRIME AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
Categorizing and Measuring Crime and Criminal Behavior
The Uniform Crime Reports: Counting Crime Officially
NIBRS: The “New and Improved” UCR
Crime Victimization Survey Data and Their Problems
Areas of Agreement Between the UCR and NCVS
Self-Reported Crime Surveys and Their Problems
The Dark Figure of Crime
What Can We Conclude About the Three Main Measures of Crime in America?
The FBI’s Ten Most Wanted
Reading 3: Gender Gap Trends for Violent Crimes, 1980 to 2003: A UCR-NCVS Comparison, by Darrell Steffensmeier, Hua Zhong, Jeff Ackerman, Jennifer Schwartz, and Suzanne Agha
Reading 4: Race and the Probability of Arrest, by Stewart J. D’Alessio and Lisa Stolzenberg
SECTION THREE: VICTIMOLOGY: EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCE OF VICTIMIZATION
The Emergence of Victimology
Who Gets Victimized?
Victimization in the Workplace and School
Child Sexual Assault: Who Gets Victimized?
Human Trafficking
Victimization Theories
Is Victimology “Blaming the Victim”?
The Consequences of Victimization
Victimization and the Criminal Justice System
Reading 5: Understanding Human Trafficking in the United States, by T.K. Logan, Robert Walker, and Gretchen Hunt
Reading 6: MAOA, Drug Selling, and Violent Victimization: Evidence of a Gene ? Environment Interaction, by Stephen J. Watts, Melissa J. Tetzlaff-Bemiller and James C. Mc Cutcheon Scott Menard
SECTION FOUR: THE EARLY SCHOOLS OF CRIMINOLOGY AND MODERN COUNTERPARTS
Preclassical Notions of Crime and Criminals
The Classical School
The Rise of Positivism
Neoclassicism: The Return of Choice and Deterrence
Is the United States Hard or Soft on Crime?
Reading 7: An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, by Jeremy Bentham
Reading 8: Assessing the Effect of Routine Activity Theory and Self-Control on Property, Personal, and Sexual Assault victimization, by Courtney A. Franklin, Travis W. Franklin, Matt R. Nobles, and Glen A. Kercher
SECTION FIVE: SOCIAL STRUCTURAL THEORIES
The Social Structural Tradition
The Chicago School of Social Ecology/Social Disorganization
The Anomie/Strain Tradition
Gangs Today
Policy and Prevention: Implications of Social Structural Theories
Reading 9: Rural Youth Crime: A Reexamination of Social Disorganization Theory’s Applicability to Rural Areas, by Matthew Moore and Molly Sween D
Reading 10: Social Structure and Anomie, by Robert K. Merton
SECTION SIX: SOCIAL PROCESS THEORIES
The Basic Assumptions of Social Process Theories
Differential Association Theory
Ronald Akers’ Social Learning Theory
Social Control Theories
Gottfredson and Hirschi’s Low Self-Control Theory
Integrating Social Control and Self-Control Theories
Evaluation of Social Control and Self-Control Theories
Labeling Theory: The Irony of Social Reaction
Sykes and Matza’s Neutralization Theory
Evaluation of Labeling and Neutralization Theories
Policy and Prevention: Implications of Social Process Theories
Reading 11: An Examination of Differential Association and Social Control Theory Family Systems and Delinquency, by Wesley T. Church II, Tracy Wharton, and Julie K. Taylor
Reading 12: Parental Low Self-Control, Parental Socialization, Young Adult Low self-Control, and Offending, by Ryan C. Meldrum, Jacob T. N. Young and Peter S. Lehmann
SECTION SEVEN: CRITICAL THEORIES: MARXIST, CONFLICT, AND FEMINIST
The Conflict Perspective of Society
Karl Marx and Revolution
Willem Bonger: The First Marxist Criminologist
Modern Marxist Criminology
Conflict Theory: Max Weber, Power, and Conflict
Peacemaking Criminology
Evaluation of Critical Theories
Feminist Criminology
Evaluation of Feminist Theories
Policy and Prevention: Implications of Critical Theories
Reading 13: Has Criminology Awakened From Its “Androcentric Slumber”?, by Kimberly J. Cook
Reading 14: Patriarchy, Crime, and Justice: Feminist Criminology in an Era of Backlash, by Meda Chesney-Lind
SECTION EIGHT: PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORIES: INDIVIDUAL TRAITS AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
Basic Assumptions of the Psychosocial Perspective on Criminal Behavior
Intelligence
The IQ/Crime Connection
Temperament and Personality
Conscience and Arousal
Glenn Walters’s Lifestyle Theory
The Antisocial Personalities
Evaluation of the Psychosocial Perspective
Policy and Prevention: Implications of Psychosocial Theories
Reading 15: What Is the Effect of IQ on Offending?, by Daniel P. Mears and Joshua C. Cochran
Reading 16: Recidivism in Released Lifestyle Change Program Participants, by Glen D. Walters
SECTION NINE: BIOSOCIAL APPROACHES
Behavior Genetics
Gene-Environment Interaction and Correlation
Behavior Genetics and Criminal Behavior
Molecular Genetics
Evolutionary Psychology
The Evolution of Criminal Traits
The Neurosciences
Some Other Biosocial Risk Factors
Evaluation of the Biosocial Perspective
Policy and Prevention: Implications of Biosocial Theories
Reading 17: A Theory Explaining Biological Correlates of Criminality, by Lee Ellis
Reading 18: A Gene-Based Evolutionary Explanation for the Association Between Criminal Involvement and Number of Sex Partners, by Kevin M. Beaver, John P. Wright, and Anthony Walsh
SECTION TEN: DEVELOPMENTAL THEORIES: FROM DELINQUENCY TO CRIME TO DESISTANCE
Risk and Protective Factors for Serious Delinquency
Major Developmental Theories
Evaluation of Developmental Theories
Policy and Prevention: Implications of Developmental Theories
Reading 19: The Adolescence-Limited/Life-Course Persistent Theory of Antisocial Behavior: What Have We Learned?, by Terrie E. Moffitt and Anthony Walsh
Reading 20: A Life-Course View of the Development of Crime, by Robert J. Sampson and John H. Laub
SECTION ELEVEN: VIOLENT CRIMES
Murder
Rape
Robbery
Aggravated Assault
Domestic Violence
Gun Violence
Theories of Violence
Violence and Inequality
Reading 21: Getting the Upper Hand: Scripts for Managing Victim Resistance in Carjackings, by Heith Copes, Andy Hochstetler, and Michael Cherbonneau
Reading 22: The Abuse of Technology in Domestic Violence and Stalking, by Delanie Woodlock
SECTION TWELVE: MULTIPLE MURDER AND TERRORISM
Mass, Spree, and Serial Murder
Terrorism
Reading 23: African Americans and Serial Killing in the Media: The Myth and the Reality, by Anthony Walsh
Reading 24: Close Cousins or Distant Relatives? The Relationship Between Terrorism and Hate Crime, by Kathleen Deloughery, Ryan D. King, and Victor Asal
SECTION THIRTEEN: PROPERTY CRIME
Larceny/Theft
Burglary
Motor Vehicle Theft
Arson
Crimes of Guile and Deceit: Embezzlement, Fraud, and Forgery/Counterfeiting
Cybercrime: Oh What a Tangled World Wide Web We Weave
Reading 25: The Impact of Neighborhood Context on Spatiotemporal Patterns of Burglary, by Matt R. Nobles, Jeffrey T. Ward, and Rob Tillyer
Reading 26: Exploring the Subculture of Ideologically Motivated Cyber-Attackers, by Thomas J. Holt, Joshua D. Freilich, and Steven M. Chermak
SECTION FOURTEEN: PUBLIC ORDER CRIME
The Scope of the Alcohol/Crime Problem
The Effects of Alcohol and Context on Behavior
Drunk Driving
Alcoholism: Type I and Type II
Illegal Drugs and Crime
Prostitution and Commercialized Vice
Reading 27: Medical Marijuana and Crime: Further Evidence From the Western States, by Edward M. Shepard and Paul R. Blackley
Reading 28: DUI Offenders’ Beliefs About DUI Statutes and DUI Law Enforcement: Implications for Deterrence, by Marianne Goodfellow and Catharine Kilgore
SECTION FIFTEEN: WHITE-COLLAR AND ORGANIZED CRIME
The Concept of White-Collar Crime
Occupational Crime
Corporate Crime
Organized Crime
Theories of Organized Crime
Reading 29: Criminal Thinking and Identity in Male White-Collar Offenders, by Glenn D. Walters and Matthew D. Geyer
Reading 30: Corporate Environmental Crime and Environmental Justice, by Matthew Greife, Paul B. Stretesky, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Mark Pogrebin

Editorial Reviews

"I have been looking for something like that for quite some time. It is balanced in original text and undergraduate-worthy rephrasing of theories. "

Kay Pih

This text is a fresh, clean approach to criminology. It’s challenges the student to enhance their higher-level reading skills. Ultimately the students should experience improvement in their use of evidence-based methodology through the use of peer-reviewed journal articles referencieng key points in their study of criminological theory.”

Thomas Ziesemer

The text is well done and provides a solid overview of criminology. The text is supported by readings in each section that help provide students with information that allow them to more fully understand the materials . The material is consice and the point”

Kevin Warwick

This is a very good text/reader that covers the most important theoretical explanations of criminal behavior and also offers details about various types of crimes and recent crime trends. While using a novel approach to the study of criminal behavior, the book is accessible, logically structured, and thought-provoking. It includes a good selection of contemporary writings that would help students better understand how theories can be applied to explain variations in crime and how research findings may be used to guide social policies.”

Viviana Andreescu

You know how we prefer readers and students prefer texts because the readers don’t resonate with students because they do not know the content well enough? Well, Walsh corrected this problem with his “text/reader.” You willl love it because it gives students the basics in the text section and then two or three articels that more throughly explain the content and “draws a picture” of the content. It is the perfect combination of both. Personally, I love it.”

Kelley Christopher

I chose this text/reader even though it is not entirely based on the sociological perspective. Criminology is interdisciplinary and my students come from many different disciplines. This text is a good balance for me and my students.”

Meredith Dye

An introductory criminology textbook that is suited for students with various levels of knowledge and skills. What separates this intro book is the practical use of journal articles to foster both critical thinking and application skills; students would find these articles relevant and readable as well.”

Yumi Suzuki

This is a great text for professors who use a textbook as a starting point in their classrooms. Some professors prefer a text to provide them with everything they need to teach a class and rely on the information in the book to give students the bulk of the information. Professors wanting that kind of text may not be happy. However, for professors who use the text as a means of providing students with fundamental, easily explained theoretical concepts and application to research that can then be expanded upon in class in a variety of ways…this text is great.”

Kate Burmon