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050 00 HV6018|b.M84 2021
100 1 Mugari, Ishmael,|eauthor
245 13 An introduction to criminological theory, penology and
crime prevention /|cIshmael Mugari.
260 New York :|bNova Science Publishers,|c2021.
300 x, 258 pages ;|c23 cm.
490 0 Criminal justice, law enforcement and corrections
504 Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 "This book combines three key issues in the field of
criminology: criminological theory, penology and crime
prevention. Thus, the book addresses three fundamental
criminological aspects, namely: explaining the causes of
criminal/deviant behaviour, explaining the process of
dealing with deviants/criminals, and articulating ways for
preventing criminal activities. This is an essential book
for researchers and students undertaking undergraduate and
post-graduate programmes in criminology and criminal
justice. The book is also essential for security and
correctional practitioners such as police officers,
correction officers, probation officers and private
security players, as well as criminal crime control policy
makers. As a lecturer in the field of criminology for some
time, I discovered the challenges that most students face
in comprehending various divergent aspects of
criminological theory, as well as other issues in the
areas of penology and crime prevention. However, this
essential book logically presents the criminological
theories, penology and crime prevention aspects in simple
language, and anyone who reads it will find it easy to
grasp all the various aspects it covers. To assist with
comprehension, summaries of main issues and discussion
questions are placed at the end of each chapter. The book
is comprised of eight chapters. Chapter one, the
introductory chapter, explains key concepts such as
criminology, crime, deviance, criminal justice and crime
statistics. The chapter also gives a brief history of
criminology and outlines the role of the criminologist,
among other issues. Chapter two to chapter six cover
criminological theories in classes as follows: chapter two
covers the classical and neoclassical school of
criminology; chapter three covers the positivist school of
criminology; chapter four covers socio-structural
theories; chapter five covers social process theories; and
chapter six covers critical theories. Chapter seven covers
white-collar criminology and, given that most of the
pioneer criminologists mainly focused on street crime, the
chapter looks at white-collar crime, which is even more
harmful. Chapter eight focuses on penology, which is the
study of punishment and the treatment of offenders. It
covers areas such as theories of punishment, forms of
punishment, the death penalty, restorative justice and
recidivism. Lastly, chapter nine focuses on crime control
and prevention. The chapter starts by looking at two
models of the criminal justice process, the crime control
model and the due process model. The bulk of the chapter
then looks at crime prevention, which entails any action
designed to reduce the actual level of crime and/or the
perceived fear of crime. Among others, the chapter looks
at crime prevention through environmental design,
situational crime prevention, crime prevention through
social development, as well as various policing strategies
for crime prevention"--|cProvided by publisher.
650 0 Criminology
650 0 Corrections
650 0 Crime prevention
776 08 |iOnline version:|aMugari, Ishmael,|tAn introduction to
criminological theory, penology and crime prevention
|dHauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, 2021.
|z9781536191066|w(DLC) 2020056056
