CRIMINOLOGY: THE CORE, Second Edition takes a concise look at criminology and criminological theory, offering a briefer, less expensive alternative to other criminology texts on the market. Carefully structured to cover relevant information in a manageable format and in a presentation that is interesting and contemporary, renowned author Larry J. Siegel continues to incorporate his hallmark balanced and unbiased presentation of theory, policy, high-interest examples, and cutting-edge and seminal research. This market-leading brief Criminology text is also the best value for your students! CRIMINOLOGY: THE CORE, Second Edition now includes the most student-friendly and useful technology package available, including a FREE Student CD-ROM and robust Companion Web Site.
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"I’ve examined a variety of other popular criminology textbooks but haven’t found any that I like as well. This book really does try to make it easy for students to identify key points, recognize connections between material in different chapters, and find additional material when they find a subject of interest. This is definitely the book I will adopt for my course, because it is well written, comprehensive, and popular with my students."
"I adopted this text because it does present the essential "core" of the material in a relatively clear, concise, and usable manner, relevant to the course for which it was selected. It is at once comprehensive, yet not unmanageable."
"I adopted this text because it does present the essential "core" of the material in a relatively clear, concise, and usable manner, relevant to the course for which it was selected. It is at once comprehensive, yet not unmanageable."
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Larry J. Siegel was born in the Bronx, graduating from Christopher Columbus HS in 1964. While attending City College of New York in the 1960s, he was swept up in the social and political currents of the time. He became intrigued with the influence contemporary culture had on individual behavior: Did people shape society or did society shape people? He applied his interest in social forces and human behavior to the study of crime and justice. After graduating CCNY, he attended the newly opened program in criminal justice at the State University of New York at Albany, earning both his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees there. After completing his graduate work, Dr. Siegel began his teaching career at Northeastern University, where he was a faculty member for nine years. After leaving Northeastern, he held teaching positions at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire before joining the faculty of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell where he has remained ever since. Dr. Siegel has written extensively in the area of crime and justice, including books on juvenile law, delinquency, criminology, and criminal procedure. He is a court certified expert on police conduct and has testified in numerous legal cases. The father of four and grandfather of three, Larry Siegel and his wife Terry reside in Bedford, New Hampshire with their two cockapoos, Watson and Cody.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Crim Just student, good resource,
This review is from: Criminology: The Core (Paperback)
I enjoyed how easy the text is to read and it has concepts in bold etc. It was very informative and covered the material very well. lots of resources from the publisher were helpful too. I did however feel like the text was written like a High School text book, and didn't seem to be advanced enough for a college course. but regardless it was a good resource for my criminology class
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A great primer on Criminology,
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This book was required as part of an "Intro to Criminology" course at a local community college. The course relied 100% on this book, and I can now see why. The authors skillfully survey the field of criminology in a relevant and easy to read manner. The book was recently updated, so the examples presented brought the concepts to real-life.
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Good textbook,
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It's a textbook, so not something that you might pick up before going to bed. Still, it was well-written and not boring to read.
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