Explaining Crime

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Explaining Crime is written by Hugh D. Barlow and published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0742565106 (ISBN 10) and 9780742565104 (ISBN 13).

This book provides a concise but comprehensive review of the full range of classic and contemporary theories of crime. With separate chapters on the nature and use of criminological theory as well as theoretical application, the authors render the difficult task of explaining crime more understandable to the introductory student. All of the main theories in criminology are reviewed including classical and rational choice, biological, psychological, and evolutionary, social structural, social process, critical, general, and integrated approaches. Copious examples of the spirit of the theories are supplied, many with a popular culture (e.g., film and music) connection.