Author : Shlomo Giora Shoham
Release : 2010-02-23
Genre : Law
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 522/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis International Handbook of Criminology by : Shlomo Giora Shoham
Download or read book International Handbook of Criminology written by Shlomo Giora Shoham. This book was released on 2010-02-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second handbook in the Shoham trilogy, which includes the esteemed International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice and the upcoming International Handbook of Victimology, this volume is a comprehensive treatment of criminology theory. This text contains contributions from 25 of the top international scholars in the field across a wide range of disciplines. Topics include social deviance, research methods, biological and physiological explanations, personality types, and family socialization processes. The book also explores ecological and economic factors, differential association and situational crime prevention, cultural conflicts and immigration, as well as stigmas, group delinquency and juvenile delinquency.