Criminology by Leonard Glick

Criminology by Leonard Glick

An accessible Criminology book that presents multiple ideological points of view to provide a thorough understanding of criminology. This book emphasizes the sociological ways of assessing and explaining criminal behavior; the text also draws on scientific research and the theoretical perspectives of many other fields, including criminal justice, law, psychology, biology, social work, philosophy, history, and economics.

Student Reviews

Students have enjoyed Glick's Criminology for its FABULOUS PEDAGOGY, HIGH INTEREST BOXED MATERIAL, GREAT WRITING STYLE, and DESIGN Read below for some of their comments

 

 

FABULOUS PEDAGOGY

 

Everything is all mapped out for you in each chapter which is very nice. It is very useful to have the definitions inside the reading along with them also being along the side of each page. The study guides in the back of each chapter are also very helpful.

Jennifer Leone

Myers University

 

I really liked the running glossary in the Glick book. It helps me focus my attention on certain key words and makes it easier to go back and look something up.  In addition I liked that this book was easy to read, and it flowed nicely.  Also I liked the study guide feature.

Tiffanie Burke

University of South Alabama

 

 

My current textbook (Siegel’s Criminology) does not have a study guide at the end of each chapter and this is something I really like about the Glick book.  My current book only lists key terms, but I like the fact that the Glick book not only lists key terms but also has multiple choice, short answer, true/false, matching, and fill in the blank.  This feature is really helpful because you can study for a test using different methods, not just one.

Tiffanie Burke

University of South Alabama

 

However, my current textbook does not have a running glossary down the margins and I really like this feature. It helps students find what key words they need to focus in on.

Tiffanie Burke

University of South Alabama

 

I found that your chapter outlines are more detailed. The information on the outline I’m sure can be very helpful during test days, mid terms and even finals. This format would help many and like I mentioned before, what makes your book good is that your focusing on one subject not many at a time. This gives the reader more depth in each subject as needed.

Anna Quesada

Allan Hancock College

 

 

I particularly enjoyed the Study Guide at the end of the chapters.  The true/false, multiple choice, fill-ins and matching questions were a quick way to see if I had absorbed the important information in the chapter. 

Lori Wolf

Saddleback College

 

 

HIGH INTEREST BOXED MATERIALS

 

Glick’s Criminology also has a lot of profile boxes which really gives the reader a feel for how crime affects people and their everyday life.

Tera Stanford

Hawkeye Community College

 

 

My most favorite things were the FYI boxes because they were very informative, the running glossary which helped memorize definitions, the after readings which questioned you on what you read and if you understood it or not, and the study guide which I thought would be very helpful for an upcoming test on that particular chapter.

Tera Stanford

Hawkeye Community College

 

 

What I liked most about Glick’s Criminology book were the PSST boxes, the

study guide, and the summary of each chapter. These tools gave me good closure and

they also gave me a focus on the main topics to concentrate on.

Maria Rodriguez

California State University, Dominguez Hills

 

 

The PSST are very interesting and the facts that it gave about people, places and events where really informative. I found myself surprised at some of the facts.

Anna Quesada

Allan Hancock College

 

GREAT WRITING STYLE

 

Glick’s Criminology had easier reading and understanding than the book (Schmalleger’s Criminology Today) I am reading now. I was able to comprehend what I was reading. It is geared toward students, whereas my other book is geared more towards maybe people with more experience in the criminal justice field other than people still studying it. The book I am reading now seems to go on and on while reading it, while Glick’s gets his point across.

Jennifer Leone

Myers University

 

 

I liked the easiness of the reading, I could tolerate reading the chapter, and it kept me interested. I also always like when the definitions are along the sides of the page, it makes for better studying and comprehension of the terms.

Jennifer Leone

Myers University

 

 

What I happen to like most about your book was that I was simple reading. I found it to be understandable and the facts were great.

Anna Quesada

Allan Hancock College

 

 

The book pinpointed some of the most important theories that founded and created what is now known as our criminal justice system. This book has been able to capture both the good and bad, which many other books have failed to remember.

Anna Quesada

Allan Hancock College

 

 

I really enjoyed everything this book had to offer.  It was easy to read....  I credit that to the way the pages were broken up into different types of sections, such as the FYI boxes, Profiles, and the various graphs and figures that helped re-enforce what I had read. 

Lori Wolf

Saddleback College

 

 

DESIGN

 

I am a really big fan of the clean design because the bold faced words are not only in the reading but in the margin so you know exactly what to focus on. This also gives a person the opportunity to read the definition twice which really helped in remembering what was most important to learn.

Tera Stanford

Hawkeye Community College

 

 

Glick’s Criminology has a better format and keeps straight to the point which my current book (Adler’s Criminology) does not.

Tera Stanford

Hawkeye Community College

 

The chapters are outlined nicely in red and blue and that helps to separate ideas.

Tiffanie Burke

University of South Alabama

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780205402786
ISBN 10	020540278X
Title	Criminology
Author	Leonard Glick
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pearson Education (US)
Year published	2005-02-03
Number of pages	544
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.