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The Routledge Companion to Criminological Theory and Concepts
A comprehensive one-stop reference text, The Routledge Companion to Criminological Theory and Concepts (the ‘Companion’) will find a place on every bookshelf, whether it be that of a budding scholar or a seasoned academic. Comprising over a hundred concise and authoritative essays written by leading scholars in the field, this volume explains in a clear and inviting way the emergence, context, evolution and current status of key criminological theories and conceptual themes. The Companion is divided into six historical and thematic parts, each introduced by the editors and containing a selection of accessible and engaging short essays written specifically for this text: Foundations of cr...
The ^AOxford Handbook of Environmental Criminology
The Oxford Handbook of Environmental Criminology provides an in-depth source for understanding how and why physical setting can influence the emergence of crime, affect the environment, and impact individual or group behavior.
Environmental Criminology
The field of environmental criminology is a staple theoretical framework in contemporary criminological theory. This fully revised and expanded edition of the world’s first comprehensive and sole-authored textbook on this influential school of criminological thought covers a wide range of topics, including: the origins of environmental criminology; the primary theoretical frameworks, such as social disorganization theory, the routine activity approach, geometry of crime, rational choice perspective, and multilevel models that integrate environmental criminology; the practical application of environmental criminology; an examination of how theories are operationalized and tested; and policy...
Deterrence, Choice, and Crime, Volume 23
Deterrence, Choice, and Crime explores the various dimensions of modern deterrence theory, relevant research, and practical applications. Beginning with the classical roots of deterrence theory in Cesare Beccaria’s profoundly important contributions to modern criminological thought, the book draws out the many threads in contemporary criminology that are explicitly mentioned or at least hinted by Beccaria. These include sanction risk perceptions and their behavioral consequences, the deterrent efficacy of the certainty versus the severity of punishment, the role of celerity of punishment in the deterrence process, informal versus formal deterrence, and individual differences in deterrence....
Captain Jacob Odell and Mary Millington of Manchester, Vermont, and Descendants
Jacob Odell was born in about 1737, probably in Dutchess County, New York. He married Mary Millington, daughter of David Millington and Mary Wright, in about 1760. They had nine children. Jacob died 10 October 1823 in Manchester, Vermont. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Vermont, Ontario and Iowa.
Film Review
The year's releases in review, with necrologies and brief articles.
The Great British Picture Show
History of British filmmaking. Illustrated with many black and white film stills. Includes biographical guide to the British Cinema.
