Criminology: The Basics
Paperback Engels 2016 3e druk 9781138803442Samenvatting
Criminology is a discipline that is constituted by its subject matter rather than being bound by an agreed set of concepts or way of thinking. This fully updated third edition of 'Criminology: The Basics 'is a lively and engaging guide to this compelling and complex subject.
Topics covered include:
- the history and development of criminology
- myths about crime and offenders
- the search for criminological explanation
- victims of crime and state crime
- crime prevention, cybercrime, and the future of crime control
- criminology and intersectionality
This edition also includes new sections on genocide, terrorism, cultural victimology, and Westo-centric thinking. Concise and accessible, this book utilises chapter summaries, exercise questions and lists of further reading to provide a perfect introduction to this subject.
Specificaties
Lezersrecensies
Inhoudsopgave
2. Counting Crime
3. How much crime? Challenging myths about crime and offenders
4. The search for criminological explanation
5. Thinking about the victim of crime
6. Crime, power and global relations: an introduction to critical criminology
7. A question of justice
8. Crime prevention and the future of crime control
9. Developing your criminological imagination
Glossary
Bibliography
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