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Introduces the basic aspects of modern criminology to undergraduate students and emphasizes the importance of historical, feminist, and comparative perspectives on crime. This text offers a critical sociological perspective on the relationship between crime and structured social inequality.
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"Criminology is the most comprehensive, logically organized, and coherently presented book on the market."--Gary W. Potter, Eastern Kentucky University
"Beirne and Messerschmidt clearly offer far more in the way of examples and case
studies than my current text. The book is very user-friendly, and will appeal visually to today's students."--Laura Hansen, Western New England University
About the Author:
Piers Beirne is Professor of Sociology and Legal Studies in the Department of Criminology at the University of Southern Maine. James W. Messerschmidt is Professor of Sociology and Women and Gender Studies in the Department
of Criminology at the University of Southern Maine.
"Criminology is the most comprehensive, logically organized, and coherently presented book on the market."--Gary W. Potter, Eastern Kentucky University
"Beirne and Messerschmidt clearly offer far more in the way of examples and case
studies than my current text. The book is very user-friendly, and will appeal visually to today's students."--Laura Hansen, Western New England University
"Criminology is the most comprehensive, logically organized, and coherently presented book on the market."--Gary W. Potter, Eastern Kentucky University
"Beirne and Messerschmidt clearly offer far more in the way of examples and case
studies than my current text. The book is very user-friendly, and will appeal visually to today's students."--Laura Hansen, Western New England University
Piers Beirne is Professor of Sociology and Legal Studies in the Department of Criminology at the University of Southern Maine. James W. Messerschmidt is Professor of Sociology and Women and Gender Studies in the Department
of Criminology at the University of Southern Maine.
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- PublisherThomson Learning
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0155161229
- ISBN 13 9780155161221
- BindingCD-ROM
- Number of pages650
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