CrimComics Issue 1: Origins of Criminology

CrimComics offers a new way to approach criminological theory by engaging students with impactful, highly visual illustrated texts. Each CrimComics Issue traces the development of the theory--placing it in social and political context--and demonstrates its application to the real world. The last page of each Issue features review questions and key terms.

Issue 1, Origins of Criminology, introduces students to the two major schools of criminological thought: the Classical School and the Positivist School. This issue discusses the concepts developed by the major proponents of these schools: Cesare Beccaria, Jeremy Bentham, and Cesare Lombroso. Other issues include Issue 2: Biology and Criminality and Issue 3: Classical and Neoclassical Criminology.

• CrimComics Issue 3: Classical and Neoclassical Criminology
• CrimComics Issue 2: Biology and Criminality
• CrimComics Issue 4: Social Disorganization Theory
• CrimComics Issue 5: Anomie and Strain Theories
• Criminological Theories: Introduction, Evaluation, and Application
• Criminology Goes to the Movies: Crime Theory and Popular Culture
• How to Rob an Armored Car
• Criminological Theory: Past to Present: Essential Readings
• The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Before the Law: An Introduction to the Legal Process