Defining crime
Subtitle: a critique of the concept and its implication
By: by Michael J. Lynch, Paul B. Stretesky, and Michael A. Long
Contributors: Stretesky, Paul; Long, Michael A.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781137479341
Subjects: LAW / Criminal Law / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research; LAW / Criminal Procedure; Criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology; Crime
Description: "Defining Crime explores the limitations of the legal definition of crime, how that politically based definition has shaped criminological research, and why criminologists must redefine crime to include scientific objectivity. Lynch, Stretesky, and Long argue that a scientific definition of crime must be detached from criminal law and the variation the political construction imposes.  The authors propose an alternative definition of crime, explore its limitations, and how it can reshape criminological research. "--

"Defining Crime explores the limitations of the legal definition of crime, how that politically based definition has shaped criminological research, and why criminologists must redefine crime to include scientific objectivity. Lynch, Stretesky, and Long argue that a scientific definition of crime must be detached from criminal law and the variation the political construction imposes. The authors propose an alternative definition of crime, explore its limitations, and how it can reshape criminological research"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 1.Concerning the Definition of Crime2.Let's Think About Crime3.What is Crime?4.Crime and Science5.Crime and the Individual6.Crime, the Concept versus Its Measurement as a Violation of the Criminal Law7.Framing a Definition of Crime: Toward the Crime Definition 1.08.Concerns with the Explanation of Crime9.Conclusion.