Criminology: Third Edition

. Teachers, students and scholars have praised Piers Beirnes and James Messerschmidts Criminology for offering: *Comprehensive coverage of classical and contemporary criminological theory; *In-depth analysis of crime of all types; *A thoughtful review of comparative perspectives on criminology; *Careful consideration of gender and race related issues. This eagerly anticipated third edition of the text integrates the best elements of its previous editions with an organization and presentation reflecting the most innovative methods of teaching criminology. Changes to this edition include: *Chapters arranged to reflect the most popular course organization; *Interesting boxed features providing a closer look at material covered in the text; *New discussions of cutting-edge criminological theories, including rational choice/routine activities; control balance; revised anomie/institutional anomie theories; *Completely new presentations of types of crime including hate crimes and crimes against animals; *Up-to-date, annotated listings of applicable web sites and suggestions for further reading; *The most recent official and unofficial crime data integrated throughout. . American societys fascination with crime and the increasing availability of jobs in the criminal justice system have made criminology one of the fastest growing disciplines on college campuses. The dramatically updated third edition of Criminology provides one of the most comprehensive and accessible introductions to that course.Piers Beirne and James Messerschmidts unique text has been praised for its comprehensive and in-depth coverage of classical and contemporary criminological theories, coverage of types of crime, inclusion of a comparative perspective, and the accessible writing style. Criminology also offers complete integration of feminist theories incorporating issues related to gender and race wherever applicable while avoiding sexist language. Attention is paid, as well, to issues of animal rights and abuse.These well-respected authors have now revised, streamlined, and updated the book making it invaluable for undergraduate students. Reorganized to reflect the most widely accepted course organization, Criminology, Third Edition has been completely updated to include the most recent uniform crime statistics including the most recent FBI data available. Each chapter concludes with a list of relevant web-sites addresses and descriptions to provide students with additional research resources. New to this edition, as well, is a system of boxed features that provide closer look examples to illustrate the covered material and provide additional points of interest where appropriate. Criminology is available with an instructor's resource manual.

James W. Messerschmidt is Professor of Sociology in the Criminology Department at the University of Southern Maine. He is the author of The Trial of Leonard Peltier (1983), Capitalism, Patriarchy, and Crime (1986), Masculinities and Crime (1993), Crime as Structured Action (1997), and Criminology (3rd ed.) with Piers Beirne (2000).