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About the Book
This fully comprehensive general introduction to criminology from a sociological perspective provides a much-needed textbook for an increasingly popular area of study. Written by a team of authors with a broad range of teaching and research, it covers most modules offered in UK criminology courses and will be invaluable to students of criminology worldwide. It covers:
The key traditions in criminology, their critical assessment and more recent developments
New ways of thinking about crime and control, including crime and emotions, drugs and alcohol from a public health perspective
Different dimensions of the problem of crime and misconduct, including crime and sexuality, crimes against the environment, crime and human rights, organisational deviance
Key debates in criminological theory
The criminal justice system
New areas such as the globalisation of crime and crime in cyberspace.
Specially designed to be user-friendly, each chapter includes:
- Introductory key issues summarising the chapter content
- A clear and accessible structure
- Superb illustrations and tables
- Supporting case studies and examples, boxed throughout
- Chapter summaries and critical thinking questions
- Annotated further reading sections
- Additional resource information as Web links
Routledge
ISBN 0–415–28167–9 (hb)
ISBN 0–415–28168–7 (pb)
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