The understanding of deviant behavior is rapidly evolving in the 21st century. For this reason, a global perspective on emerging forms of deviant behavior is essential. Deviant Behavior, Second Edition provides the foundation necessary to understand the impact of globalization on traditional and emerging forms of deviance around the world. Readers will learn what deviant behavior is across the worldthe circumstances, patterns, and socio-cultural characteristics of persons involved in deviant acts. They will also examine why and how deviant acts occurthe precipitants of deviant behavior and the social processes that result in defining certain acts as deviant. Pedagogical Features: * Learning objectives, chapter summaries, critical thinking questions, web links, and a glossary of key concepts are provided in every chapter. * Each chapter begins with a portrait of deviance that focuses the students attention on the substantive issues addressed. * At-A-Glance sections summarize key facts about the form of deviance being considered. * Boxes highlighting key empirical findings, case narratives that illustrate particular aspects of deviant behavior, or summaries of important theoretical perspectives. Instructor Resources: * Instructor Manual with chapter outlines, key concepts, and discussion points, all organized by chapter. * Test Bank * PowerPoint Lecture Outlines Student Resources include an open-access companion website featuing relevant weblinks
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Weight: 765g
Publication Date: 13 Apr 2011
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers Inc
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780763797737
About Frank SchmallegerJohn A. Humphrey
John A. Humphrey Ph.D. is a professor in the Criminal Justice Department at Saint Anselm College in Manchester New Hampshire. He is also the co-director of the Consortium on Justice and Society in the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College. He holds a degree from Saint Anselm College and a doctorate in sociology from the University of New Hampshire where he completed a post-doctorate in family violence (with Murray A. Straus) in the Family Research Laboratory. John Humphreys research focuses on interpersonal violence including physical and sexual assault the link between homicide and suicide wrongful conviction and alternatives to incarceration. His work funded by the National Institute of Mental Health the National Institute of Justice and the U.S. Department of Justice has been published by journals in the fields of anthropology sociology psychology criminal justice and medicine. His books include: A Panorama of Suicide The Administration of Justice Deviant Behavior: Its Patterns Sources and Control and Wrongly Convicted: When Justice Fails. Frank Schmalleger Ph.D. is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame and The Ohio State University having earned both a master's and a doctorate in sociology from The Ohio State University with a special emphasis in criminology. Frank Schmalleger is the author or co-author of numerous articles and more than 30 books including the widely used Criminal Justice Today; Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction; Criminology Today; Criminology: A Brief Introduction; Corrections in the 21st Century; Crimes of the Internet; Policing Today; Courts and Criminal Justice in America; Juvenile Delinquency; and Criminal Law Today. He has taught in the online graduate program of the New School for Social Research helping to build the world's first electronic classrooms. As an adjunct professor with Webster University in St. Louis Missouri Schmalleger helped develop the university's graduate program in security administration and loss prevention.