Contemporary Masters in Criminology

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Contemporary Masters in Criminology is written by Joan McCord and published by Springer Science & Business Media. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1475798296 (ISBN 10) and 9781475798296 (ISBN 13).

Reflecting a diversity of thought and intellectual power, this unique volume provides undergraduate students with an important historical context and demonstrates the continuity of many issues in the fields of criminology and criminal justice. Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the American Society of Criminology, this volume contains previously published articles by the society's president-many of whom are the leading thinkers in the field. Articles examine the philosophy of punishment, policing, the politics of crime and crime control, criminological theory, drug use, white-collar crime, female crime, the study of deviance, parole, prediction studies, and criminal justice policy.