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Description for Criminology
Paperback. Criminology is a broad-ranging and stimulating introduction that is ideal for undergraduates approaching the subject for the first time. Each chapter is written by an expert in their field and includes a range of learning features designed to help students engage with the material covered. Editor(s): Hale, Chris; Hayward, Keith; Wahidin, Azrini; Wincup, Emma. Num Pages: 600 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 27. Weight in Grams: 988.
Few subjects provoke as much public fascination and political concern as crime and criminality. Criminology is an ideal textbook for undergraduate students approaching the subject for the first time. It examines a wide range of topics, including historical and contemporary understandings of crime and criminal justice; different forms of crime - from street crime to state crime; who commits crime and who are the victims of crime; and how society and state agencies respond to crime and disorder. The contributions to this book offer clear, accessible introductions to the main topics and issues of criminology. Questions, summaries, further reading ... Read more
Few subjects provoke as much public fascination and political concern as crime and criminality. Criminology is an ideal textbook for undergraduate students approaching the subject for the first time. It examines a wide range of topics, including historical and contemporary understandings of crime and criminal justice; different forms of crime - from street crime to state crime; who commits crime and who are the victims of crime; and how society and state agencies respond to crime and disorder. The contributions to this book offer clear, accessible introductions to the main topics and issues of criminology. Questions, summaries, further reading ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
600
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199691296
SKU
V9780199691296
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About Chris Et Al Hale
Chris Hale is Professor of Criminology at the University of Kent and Programme Co-ordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Doctorate in Cultural and Global Criminology. Keith Hayward is Professor of Criminology and Deputy Director of Learning and Teaching at the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent. Professor Azrini Wahidin is Professor of Criminology ... Read more
Reviews for Criminology
A first-rate resource with which to study and debate current issues within the subject.
Anna Markovska, Anglia Ruskin University, The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice Vol 46 No 4, September 2007
Given its scope and the inclusion of study questions, further reading and web links, lecturers will inevitably find this a useful core textbook.
Times Higher Education ... Read more
Anna Markovska, Anglia Ruskin University, The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice Vol 46 No 4, September 2007
Given its scope and the inclusion of study questions, further reading and web links, lecturers will inevitably find this a useful core textbook.
Times Higher Education ... Read more