Criminology : the key concepts
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Criminology : the key concepts
（Routledge key guides）
Routledge, 2008
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 188-207
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Criminology: The Key Concepts is an authoritative and comprehensive study guide and reference resource that will take you through all the concepts, approaches, issues and institutions central to the study of crime in contemporary society.
Topics covered in this easy to use A-Z guide include:
policing, sentencing and the justice system
types of crime, including corporate crime, cybercrime, sex and hate crimes
feminist, marxist and cultural approaches to criminology
terrorism, state crime, war crimes and human rights
social issues such as anti-social behaviour, domestic violence and pornography
criminal psychology and deviance
Fully cross-referenced, with extensive suggestions for further reading and in-depth study of the topics discussed, this is an essential reference guide for students of Criminology at all levels.
Table of Contents
Biological Criminology. Phrenology. Subcultural Criminology. Status Frustration. Environmental Criminology. Speciesism. State Crime. Genocide. Sex Crimes. Procurement
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