Contemporary Readings in Criminology

Bringing real-world examples into the criminology course <strong>Contemporary Readings in Criminology </strong>allows undergraduate students to read about major topics in criminology in the words of the original authors. <br /><br />Selected from well respected sociology and criminology journals (including SAGE social science journals) the book's readings have been edited to make them more user friendly and were vetted by a criminology instructor advisory board to ensure quality. A topic guide helps instructors better integrate the material into the course and well-crafted section openers place each article in context. <br /><br /><strong>Key Features</strong><br /><ul><li>Introduces students to criminological research and methodology through edited accessible articles that examine explanations for criminality via contemporary topics</li><li>Includes articles on crime typology (drawn from popular sources such as newspapers) that address violent crime and terrorism property crime white-collar and organized crime and public order crimes</li><li>Contains unique pedagogy not found in other readers including a preface article abstracts topic guide a detailed list of additional Web resources section openers and end-of-article discussion questions </li></ul><p><br /><strong>Intended Audience<br /></strong><br /><strong>Contemporary Readings in Criminology </strong>is appropriate for a wide variety of criminology courses including the introductory course as well as criminal theory or special topics courses.</p>