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Criminology a very short introduction
- Title
- Criminology [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Tim Newburn.
- Author
- Newburn, Tim.
- Publication
- Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
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- Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 139 pages) : illustrations.
- 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.
- Series Statement
- Very short introductions ; 563
- Uniform Title
- Criminology (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Criminology (Online)
- Subject
- Criminology
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-134) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- 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?
- LCCN
- 2017962184
- OCLC
- ssj0002074667
- Author
- Newburn, Tim.
- Title
- Criminology [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Tim Newburn.
- Imprint
- Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Series
- Very short introductions ; 563
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-134) and index.
- Access
- Access restricted to authorized users.
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