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Criminology a very short introduction / Tim Newburn.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 563Publication details: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.Edition: First editionDescription: xviii, 139 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780199643257
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364 23
LOC classification:
  • HV6025 .N532 2018
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?
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.
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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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