Overview of American Criminology Research

Author: Liu Qiang
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: This book was written to meet the needs of teaching and research in "Comparative Criminology." It first introduces the basic situation of American criminological research, then analyzes American criminological theories and their development from biological, psychological and personality analysis, and sociological perspectives, including the strengths and weaknesses of various theoretical schools; finally, it introduces four main types of crime and related research.