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Criminology : a very short introduction
Author
Title
Criminology : a very short introduction / Tim Newburn.
ISBN
9780199643257
0199643253
Edition
First edition.
Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Copyright Notice Date
©2018.
Physical Description
xviii, 139 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Summary
"What do we mean by the term "crime"? Who commits crime and why do they do it? And what can we do about it? This [book] considers what we know about crime and criminality, and about historical trends and competing explanations for patterns of crime in the developed world."--Book flap.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 23, 2018
Series
Very short introductions ; 563.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-134) and index.
Contents
Introducing criminology
What is crime?
Who commits crime?
How do we measure crime?
Understanding recent trends in crime
Understanding the crime drop
How do we control crime?
How do we prevent crime?
Where next for criminology?
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