Author(s): White Haines Bernard

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This value pack contains Crime and Criminology, Fourth Edition and Vold's Theoretical Criminolgy, Sixth Edition.   Crime and Criminology, Fourth Edition is about the causes of crime. More specifically, it describes the diverse and at times competing perspectives within criminology, and their attempts to explain why certain types of people engage in certain types of behaviour that have been identified as being criminal in nature. This book encourages students to think about and discuss the key questions criminologists face, such as: What kind of ‘work’ should we be doing, and why?; What kind of society do we want, and why?; and, How do we distinguish between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ (or ‘right’ and ‘wrong’), and why? Vold's Theoretical Criminology, Sixth Edition, presents the most precise, up-to-date, and comprehensive overview of criminological theory available, building on the foundation of George B. Vold's Theoretical Criminology, which paved the way for a generation of criminological theorists. Coupled with new, student-friendly features, the sixth edition includes expanded discussions of: empirical research within specific theories; the "biosocial" approach; theoretical explanations for gendered differences in crime; low self-control and the general theory of crime; Control Balance Theory; and General Strain Theory. In addition, the text covers such new topical areas as Lonnie Athens's Theory of "Violentization;" Agnew's General Theory; Zimbardo's "Lucifer Effect;" the Cambridge Youth Violence Study; and Coercion and Social Support. Offering improved pedagogy --including new key terms lists and end-of-chapter discussion questions--this new edition also presents additional material on policy implications.   For more information on each of these titles, including the table of contents please see their individual pages: Crime and Criminology, Fourth Edition Vold's Theoretical Criminology, Sixth Edition