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Introductory Criminology
The Study of Risky Situations
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This textbook is ideal for adult learners and students new to criminology who may struggle with abstract theory or traditional fragmented textbooks. It is designed for those seeking an accessible, practical approach that fosters critical thinking and a coherent understanding of criminological concepts.
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Introductory Criminology: The Study of Risky Situations presents, in short, readable chapters, a narration encompassing diverse situations in which crime is likely to occur, and explores the likely causes of and societal responses to criminal events.
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Introductory Criminology: The Study of Risky Situations takes a unique and intuitive approach to teaching and learning criminology. Avoiding the fragmentation of ideas commonly found in criminology textbooks, Marcus Felson and Mary A. Eckert develop a more practical, readable structure that engages the reader and enhances their understanding of the material.
Their descriptive categories, simultaneously broad and realistic, serve better than the usual philosophical categories, such as "positivism" and "classicalism," to stimulate studentsβ interest and critical thinking. Short chapters, each broken into 5β7 sections, describe situations in which crime is most likely to happen, and explain why they are risky and what society can and canβt do about crime. They create a framework to organise ideas and facts, and then link these categories to the leading theories developed by criminologists over the last 100 years. With this narrative to guide them, students remember the material beyond the final exam.
This fresh new text was created by two professors to address the main points they encounter in teaching their own criminology courses. Problems solved include: reluctant readers, aversion to abstract thinking, fear of theory, and boredom with laundry lists of disconnected ideas. Felson, a leader in criminology theory with a global reputation for innovative thinking, and Eckert, an experienced criminal justice researcher, are uniquely qualified to reframe criminology in a unified arc.
By design, they offer abstractions that are useful and not overbearing; their prose is readable, and their concepts are easy to comprehend and remember. This new textbook challenges instructors to re-engage with theory and present the essence of criminological thought for adult learners, coaching students to grasp the concept before any label is attached and allowing them to emerge with a deeper understanding of what each theory means and offers.
Lean, with no filler or fluff like stock photos, Introductory Criminology includes the authorsβ graphics to crystallise and expand concepts from the text.
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ISBN: 9781138668232
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 30 November 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Illustration: 13 Tables, color; 68 Line drawings, color; 68 Illustrations, color
Audience: Tertiary education
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Width: 189.0mm
Height: 246.0mm
Weight: 1050g
Pages: 480
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About the Author
Marcus Felson is the originator of the routine activity approach and author of Crime and Everyday Life. He has also authored Crime and Nature, and he serves as a professor at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. He has a B.A. from the University of Chicago and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He has received the 2014 Honoris Causa from the Universidad Miguel Hernandez in Spain, and he has been given the Ronald Clarke Award by the Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis group and the Paul Tappan Award by the Western Society of Criminology. He has been a guest lecturer in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, El Salvador, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. He has applied routine activity thinking to many topics, including theft, violence, sexual abuse, white-collar crime, and corruption. Two books honoring Professor Felsonβs work have been published, one in English and another in Spanish.
Mary A. Eckert has devoted an active career to applied research in criminal justice and program evaluation. She has an M.A. and Ph.D. from New York University. Her B.A. is from the College of New Rochelle. Dr. Eckert served as Research Director of the New York City Criminal Justice Agency, Inc., where she authored many research reports and guided that agencyβs diverse research agenda, including work on pretrial risk assessment, court case processing, and evaluation of alternative-to-incarceration programs. She then served in the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, with a special focus on statistical evaluation of vehicle stops to assist the New Jersey State Police in reducing the potential for racial profiling. Her work has been recognized by the New York Association of Pretrial Service Agencies and the State of New Jersey. She has also served as an adjunct professor at New York University, Montclair State University, and Texas State University. Marcus Felsonβs wife and life partner, this book is her second collaboration with her husband.
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