Mark M Lanier: 2 books

Essential Criminology

by Mark M. Lanier
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018

In the fourth edition of Essential Criminology, authors Mark M. Lanier, Stuart Henry, and Desire .M. Anastasia build upon this best-selling critical review of criminology, which has become essential reading for students of criminology in the 21st century. Designed as an alternative to overly...

What Is Crime?

Controversies over the Nature of Crime and What to Do about It

by Stuart Henry, Mark M. Lanier, Mortimer J. Adler
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2001

For decades, scholars have disagreed about what kinds of behavior count as crime. Is it simply a violation of the criminal law? Is it behavior that causes serious harm? Is the seriousness affected by how many people are harmed and does it make a difference who those people are? Are crimes less criminal...