Criminology.9781412911337 Criminology criminology, the study of crime, society's response to it, and its prevention, including examination of the environmental, hereditary, or psychological causes of crime, modes of criminal investigation and conviction, and the efficacy of punishment or correction (see . Treadwell, James. Sage Publications This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. 2006 197 pages $79.00 Hardcover Sage course companions HV6025 This "course companion" is designed to supplement standard textbooks and lectures in a standard introductory undergraduate criminology class. It reviews key areas of the curriculum, discusses tips and common pitfalls for studying for exams, profiles key thinkers in the field, and describes important study skills. The core areas of the curriculum that are reviewed include research methods, biological and psychological approaches to crime by individuals, sociological theories of crime, crime statistics and data, crime and the media, youth and crime, gender and crime, penology penology Branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders. Penological studies have sought to clarify the ethical bases of punishment, along with the motives and purposes of society in inflicting it; differences throughout history and , serious crime, and victimology vic·tim·ol·o·gy n. The study of crime victims. vic  tim·ol o·gist n. .
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