Criminology : Principles and Concepts

Contents: Preface. 1. Meaning and definition of criminology. 2. School of thoughts of criminology. 3. Anthropological criminology. 4. Theories of crime. 5. Types and definitions of crime. 6. Cause and correlates of crime. 7. White collar crime. 8. Blue collar crime. 9. Organized crime. 10. Sexual crime. 11. Corporate crime. 12. Computer crime. 13. Political crime. 14. Juvenile delinquency. 15. Punishment theory and types. References.

Criminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, causes and control criminal behavior in both he individual and in society. Criminology is an interdisciplinary fielding the behavioral sciences, drawing especially upon the research of sociologists (particularly in the sociology of deviance) and social anthropologists as well as on writing in law.

The present book Criminology: Principals and Concepts will provide an in depth study and analyzes of Criminology, its basic principles, concepts and research in Criminology. It will help the teaching and researching communities in their academic pursuits. Students of criminology and police administration will also be equally beneficial. The book is written in a very lucid and simple language so that it can be useful not only for academician, students and research scholars but equally important for social thinkers and common man.