Criminology For Dummies. Steven Briggs
Homicide Attacking or Threatening Someone: Assault and Battery Forcing Sexual Contact: Rape, Sodomy, and Child Molestation Taking Property under the Threat of Violence: Robbery Kidnapping Pinpointing Causes of Violence Chapter 6: Hitting You in the Pocketbook: Property Crimes Categorizing Types of Theft Defining Property Damage Looking at the Causes of Property Crime Chapter 7: Dressing Sharp and Stealing Big: White-Collar Crimes Identifying Types of White-Collar Crime The Challenges of Investigating White-Collar Crime Prosecuting and Punishing White-Collar Crime Chapter 8: A Group Effort: Organized Crime and Gangs Grasping the Basics of Organized Crime Obsessing over the Italian Mafia Identifying Other Ethnic-Based Organized Crime Groups Looking at What Organized Crime Groups Do Fighting Organized Crime Getting an Inside Scoop on Criminal Gangs Chapter 9: Tackling a Worldwide Problem: The Narcotics Trade The Global Workings of Dealing Drugs Treating Drug Users Working to Prevent Drug Abuse Chapter 10: Front-Page News: Terrorism Structuring Terrorist Threats Recognizing Types of Terrorist Threats in the U.S. Acting Out of Hate: Distinguishing Hate Crimes Fighting Back against Terrorism
7 Part 3: Figuring Out Who Commits Crimes and Why Chapter 11: What Factors Lead to Crime? Noting Personal Characteristics That Many Criminals Share Looking at the Impact of Societal Conditions on Crime Studying the Impact of Atmospheric Changes Chapter 12: Regarding Crime as a Rational Decision: Rational Choice Theory Taking a Quick Tour through Classical Theory Calculating the Benefits and Drawbacks of Crime Creating Rational Deterrents to Crime Examining the Limits of Rational Choice Theory Chapter 13: Looking at Society’s Role in Crime Introducing Social Disorganization Theory Studying Strain Theory Considering Social Learning Theories Delving into Social Control Theories Chapter 14: Can Your Mind or Body Make You a Criminal? Biological Positivism: Trying to Link Appearance to Crime Wrestling with the Influence of Genetics Blaming the Brain Struggling with Mental Illness Dealing with a Personality Disorder Chapter 15: Critical Criminology: Theories off the Beaten Path Considering Someone a Criminal: Labeling Theory Exploring Feminist Theory Examining Leftist Realism: A Response to Law and Order Making Peace with Peacemaking Theory Seeking Healing through Restorative Justice
8 Part 4: Fighting Crime Chapter 16: Battling Crime at the Local Level Keeping the Streets Clean: The Players at the Local Level Thinking about Theories of Policing Chapter 17: Tackling Crime at the Federal Level Sorting through the Alphabet Soup of Federal Agencies Coordinating Federal and Local Efforts Chapter 18: Solving Crimes: The Process Responding to a Crime Scene Using Special Crime-Fighting Tools and Techniques
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Part 5: Prosecuting and Punishing Crime
Chapter 19: Seeking Justice in Court: The Players and Their Roles
Prosecutors: Guardians of Safety
Defense Attorneys: Guardians