Criminology
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: Tim Newburn
Edition: First edition.
Series: Very short introductions -- 563; Very short introductions -- 563.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
ISBN-13: 9780199643257
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Criminology
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-134) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing criminology; title: What is crime?; title: Who commits crime?; title: How do we measure crime?; title: Understanding recent trends in crime; title: Understanding the crime drop; title: How do we control crime?; title: How do we prevent crime?; title: Where next for criminology?