PEARSON EDUCATION Criminology: A Brief Introduction Plus NEW MyCJLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package

Product Description ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products.   Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase.   Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code.   Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase.  -- Criminology: A Brief Introduction is an easy to use criminology text that teaches students about the exciting field of criminology using the learning skills they already possess.  In recognition of the visual orientation of  today's learners we sought to achieve a comprehensive integration of graphic art with the concepts and ideas of criminology.  Consequently, Criminology: A Brief Introduction is intensely visual.  Its layout and design invite readers to explore its pages, while powerfully illustrating the critical concepts that are central to the field of criminology today.  Our intent is to visually attract readers to the subject matter of criminology, making for ease of learning.   0133024377 / 9780133024371 Criminology: A Brief Introduction Plus NEW MyCJLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0132340690 / 9780132340694 Criminology: A Brief 0132737612 / 9780132737616 NEW MyCJLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Criminology: A Brief Introduction   Review I happened to receive a review copy of your new textbook Criminology – A Brief Introduction by Prof. Frank Schmalleger.      I must confess that whoever did the editing and photography supplement work did one of the most outstanding jobs I have ever seen in any textbook.  From the mugshot of Lee Harvey Oswald on the cover, to the excellent color photos and diagrams, the book “comes alive” for most students.  More than almost any text that has come across my desk – Schmalleger’s book “jumps out” and grabs the reader.  This book is a winner – even more it is almost certain to be read by criminal justice students – and that is a rare achievement.      Prof. Schmalleger is to be praised for this excellent book – and I also think the editors and art set up people did an outstanding job.   Prof. Philip D. Supina Associate Prof. of Criminal Justice   About the Author Frank Schmalleger, Ph.D., is professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, where he also was recognized as Distinguished Professor. Dr. Schmalleger holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame and Ohio State University, having earned both a master’s (1970) and a doctorate in sociology (1974) from Ohio State University with a special emphasis in criminology. From 1976 to 1994, he taught criminal justice courses at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. For the last 16 of those years, he chaired the university’s Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice. 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. He taught courses in that curriculum for more than a decade. Schmalleger has also taught in the New School for Social Research’s online graduate program, helping build the world’s first electronic classrooms in support of distance learning through computer telecommunications. A