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<p> A cavalcade of prominent and current names in criminology discusses theory from a nuanced perspective... In addition to the rather obvious value to teachers and students of theory, this volume also reveals some basic truths about academic and intellectual life, not the least of which is that intellectualism is an entirely human endeavor and does not occur in a sterile environment, but rather through the complex exercise of being human... Recommended. <p> --F. E. Knowles, CHOICE <p> [The Origins of American Criminology] offers considerable depth, providing a detailed history of many of the influential scholars and institutions that laid the foundations for modern criminology. <p> --Amanda Geller, Social Service Review

-A cavalcade of prominent and current names in criminology discusses theory from a nuanced perspective... In addition to the rather obvious value to teachers and students of theory, this volume also reveals some basic truths about academic and intellectual life, not the least of which is that intellectualism is an entirely human endeavor and does not occur in a sterile environment, but rather through the complex exercise of being human... Recommended.- --F. E. Knowles, CHOICE -[The Origins of American Criminology] offers considerable depth, providing a detailed history of many of the influential scholars and institutions that laid the foundations for modern criminology.- --Amanda Geller, Social Service Review A cavalcade of prominent and current names in criminology discusses theory from a nuanced perspective... In addition to the rather obvious value to teachers and students of theory, this volume also reveals some basic truths about academic and intellectual life, not the least of which is that intellectualism is an entirely human endeavor and does not occur in a sterile environment, but rather through the complex exercise of being human... Recommended. --F. E. Knowles, CHOICE [The Origins of American Criminology] offers considerable depth, providing a detailed history of many of the influential scholars and institutions that laid the foundations for modern criminology. --Amanda Geller, Social Service Review A cavalcade of prominent and current names in criminology discusses theory from a nuanced perspective... In addition to the rather obvious value to teachers and students of theory, this volume also reveals some basic truths about academic and intellectual life, not the least of which is that intellectualism is an entirely human endeavor and does not occur in a sterile environment, but rather through the complex exercise of being human... Recommended. --F. E. Knowles, CHOICE [The Origins of American Criminology] offers considerable depth, providing a detailed history of many of the influential scholars and institutions that laid the foundations for modern criminology. --Amanda Geller, Social Service Review

A cavalcade of prominent and current names in criminology discusses theory from a nuanced perspective... In addition to the rather obvious value to teachers and students of theory, this volume also reveals some basic truths about academic and intellectual life, not the least of which is that intellectualism is an entirely human endeavor and does not occur in a sterile environment, but rather through the complex exercise of being human... Recommended. --F. E. Knowles, CHOICE [The Origins of American Criminology] offers considerable depth, providing a detailed history of many of the influential scholars and institutions that laid the foundations for modern criminology. --Amanda Geller, Social Service Review

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