Criminology: a Canadian perspective. /
Rick , Linden.
- 6th ed.
- Toronto: Nelson Education, 2009.
- xiii, 536p.: ills. 24cm.
Includes glossary and index.
Content -- Crime,criminals and criminology -- The origins and role of law in society -- Criminal law -- Counting crime -- Correlates of criminal behavior -- Feminism and criminology -- Early theories of criminology -- Psychological perspectives on criminality -- Strain theories -- Conflict theories -- Contemporary critical criminology -- Interactionist theories --Social control theory -- Conventional or street crime -- Organized crime -- Corporate and white-collar crime.