Customer Reviews

Criminology Today: An Integrative Introduction (5th Edition)

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I'm annoyed that my professor even selected this textbook. He couldn't have read over it, or even skimmed the reviews on this website. The book isn't really terrible... It's just sort of boring. And I like Criminological theory. Even when discussing universally interesting topics like murder, the writing just isn't that engaging. The author is distant and dry.
Now it wasn't the worst written thing I've ever read, and if it weren't for the terrible organization, I would have even bumped my rating up one or two stars. The biggest problem this textbook has is with its design. I continuously lost my place while trying to read because the writing was small, and the paragraphs were huge with no visible markers in between. This makes reading intrinsically daunting and tiring. The author neglects to add subsections to his writing, so you'll get lost trying to find information unless you have a very complex highlighting system.
It's not an absolutely terrible read, really, and everything written is quite easy to understand... It's just a poorly designed textbook.

This textbook is good. It has a lot of thorough information in it. It is written clearly and concisely. As with most textbooks it is overpriced.

Book purchased in used condition but in great shape. Knew the contents but a great reference for future use after I graduate from college.

I bought a text book for $8 and it's in good shape, doesn't look used at all. This was a awesome buy!!!! It came on time, just in time for the semester!!!!!!!!

I purchased this book for school and it came quickly and was in great condition ! At less than 10 bucks you can't beat it!

another book I had to have for class, very informative but sometimes confusing, words very small need maganifier to read easy

This book has proven useful in a college course I am taking. Much cheaper here than at local school bookstore. Plan on keeping this book for future reference.

First of all, this is a great book. I have been enjoying every chapter, and the material is very interesting. There is nothing wrong with the material, but to understand it better you must be familiar with the Justice System. Nonetheless, it can be a great book even for beginner. There are many things at there that we do not know, but this book can open the many theories of why people become criminal offender, great information.
Fredys