Criminology a very short introduction /

Newburn, Tim.

Criminology a very short introduction / Tim Newburn. - First edition. - Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018. - xviii, 139 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 563 .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-134) and index.

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?

"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.

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Criminology.

HV6025 / .N532 2018

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