Hard covered book titled CRIMINOLOGY A CONTEMPORARY HANDBOOK by Joseph Sheley, 1995, 2nd Edition. 656 pages.

Chapters include:

• A Brief Introduction to Criminology,
• Public Perception of Crime and Punishment,
• Crime and Victimization Data,
• Criminal Behavior: Gender & Age,
• Crime Victims,
• Violent Crime,
• Vice Crimes: Individual Choices and Social Controls,
• Organized Crime: The Mafia Mystique,
• Strain and Subcultural Theories of Criminality,
• The Courts: Prosecution and Sentencing,
• Correction Beyond Prison Walls,
• Guns,
• Crime, & Violence,
• Crime Control and Civil Liberties,
• The Death Penalty in America,

and much more.

This book is in Good condition. Pages are intact, and the binding is tight. Highlighting present on some pages. This book would make a spectacular addition to your library!