NCJ Number
2274
Date Published
1967
Length
793 pages
Annotation
A TEXTBOOK OF CRIMINOLOGY COVERING RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY, FACTORS AND CAUSES RELATED TO CRIME, AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF CRIME.
Abstract
THE CONCEPTS OF CRIME AND CRIMINOLOGY LEAD TO THE METHODS OF APPROACH AND RESEARCH OF THESE CONCEPTS. CRITICAL SUMMARIES OF RESEARCHES IN OTHER COUNTRIES ARE PROVIDED. PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ARE MADE OF THE PHYSICAL SIDE OF CRIME, AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC ASPECTS OF CRIME. THE SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECT OF CRIME IS DRAWN MOSTLY FROM AMERICAN RESEARCHERS. A LIST OF READINGS IS INCLUDED AT THE END OF EACH TOPIC.