Criminology: a Canadian perspective

"Criminology: A Canadian Perspective provides students with basic background information about crime as well as a clear understanding of all the major theories of criminology, including biological, sociological and psychological explanations. This text presents the work of this country's foremost criminologists in combination with the most relevant research from around the world. Each chapter is written by experts in that particular theory of criminology, such as feminism, strain theory, conflict theory, social control theory, etc."--

Part 1: Crime and society. -- Crime, criminals, and criminology / Rick Linden, University of Manitoba -- The social context of dispute settlement and the rise of law / Rodney Kueneman, University of Manitoba, Evan Bowness, University of British Columbia -- Criminal law / Simon N. Verdun-Jones, Simon Fraser University -- Counting crime / John Evans -- Correlates of criminal behaviour / Temitope Oriola, University of Alberta -- Feminism and criminology / Elizabeth Comack, University of Manitoba -- Victimology, victim services, and victim rights in Canada / Irvin Waller, University of Ottawa -- Part 2: Explanations of crime. Early theories of criminology / Tullio Caputo, Carleton University, Rick Linden, University of Manitoba -- Psychological perspectives on criminality / Marguerite Ternes, Saint Mary's University, Patricia A. Zapf, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, David N. Cox, Simon Fraser University, Nathalie C. Gagnon, Kwantlen Community College, Ronald Roesch, Simon Fraser University -- Strain theories / James C. Hackler, University of Victoria -- Conflict theories / Danica Dupont -- Critical criminology in Canada / Bryan Hogeveen, University of Alberta, Andrew Woolford, U…