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What is criminology ? An Annotated bibliography

Initial Appraisal

Book Title : Introduction to Criminology : Theories , Methods , and Criminal Behavior

Author : Frank E . Hagan

Edition : 7th , illustrated

Publisher : SAGE

Date of Publication : 2010

Length576 pages

Subjects Area : Criminology

The Author and Other Publication Details

The credibility of this book stems from the fact that is written by an expert in the field of criminology . This is demonstrated by his having been awarded the Teacher 's

Excellence Award by Mercyhurst College (2006 and recipient of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Fellow Award (2000 . The author , Frank E . Hagan , holds degrees from Case Western Reserve and Gannon , Maryland . Director of the James V . Kinnane Graduate Program in Administration of Justice , he has written many journal articles and authored seven other books : Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology Deviance and the Family Political Crime Crime Types and Criminals Essentials of Research Methods in Criminal Justice The Language of Research and White Collar Deviance

Content Analysis

Criminology and crime are two distinct areas which have often been misused sometimes being used interchangeably or applied in the wrong context (Siegel 2008 . Having an understanding that criminology is a much wider subject area than crime and that the latter forms one of the subsets of the former is important for undergraduate students keen on studying criminology and the wider subject of sociology . That is why this book is especially for such undergraduate criminology and sociology students...