Thinking Critically About Crime
WHAT IS CRIMINOLOGY?
The Making of Laws
The Breaking of Laws
Society’s Reaction to the Breaking of Laws
THE INTERDISCIPLINARY NATURE OF CRIMINOLOGY
Political Science
Economics
Psychology
Law
Biology
Sociology
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORIES
How to Study Theory
Social Learning Theory
Merton’s Strain Theory
Conflict Theory
SUMMARY