Criminology and Criminal Justice: Comparing, Contrasting, and Intertwining Disciplines / Edition 1

by M. L. Dantzker Ph.D, Dantzger

Overview

Criminology and Criminal Justice describes and discusses criminology and criminal justice as social foci and as academic disciplines. Its comparative and contrasting nature allows readers to gain a better understanding of both topics as separate entities, but also how they are more intertwined than most might recognize. The book covers the most important aspects of these disciplines, beginning with laying the groundwork of nature and content and ending with a look into the future. At the book's conclusion, the reader should better understand the similarities and differences of the two, as well as recognize their singularly distinctive traits. Discussion questions are included at the end of each chapter to facilitate critical thinking.

M.L. Dantzker is an associate professor of Political Science at Georgia Southern University teaching in the Justice Studies Program. He received his Ph.D. in Administration from the University of Texas-Arlington. Prior to entering academia full-time, Dr. Dantzker was a police officer in Indiana and in Texas. He has researched, consulted, and published in the areas of police stress, police job satisfaction, educational issues, criminal justice statistics, and police chief requirements.

• Unique approach to understanding how the disciplines of criminology and criminal justice are related
• Discussion questions facilitate critical thinking

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750697316
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	01/23/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

M.L. Dantzker is an associate professor of Political Science at Georgia Southern University teaching in the Justice Studies Program. He received his Ph.D. in Administration from the University of Texas-Arlington. Prior to entering academia full-time, Dr. Dantzker was a police officer in Indiana and in Texas. He has researched, consulted, and published in the areas of police stress, police job satisfaction, educational issues, criminal justice statistics, and police chief requirements.

Table of Contents

Foundations
Definitions
Criminology
Criminal Justice
Comparing, Contrasting, and Intertwining
Research and Practical Applications
The Future

Editorial Reviews

An excellent work by an excellent writer. the author takes on the controversy of the disciplines that sometimes fail to communicate, relate, and compliment each other.

From the Publisher

Comparatively treats the more theory-based field of criminology (why people commit crimes) and the more practical field of criminal justice (what one needs to know to work in criminal justice). The histories, various schools of thought, and differences and similarities of the two fields are discussed. The text concludes with an examination of ways of combining and relating them to crime related problems. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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