Making sense of criminology
by
Soothill, Keith.
Title
:
Making sense of criminology
Author
:
Soothill, Keith.
ISBN
:
9780745628752
9780745628745
Personal Author
:
Soothill, Keith.
Publication Information
:
Cambridge, U.K. : Polity Press ; Malden, Mass., U.S.A. : Blackwell Publishers, 2002.
Physical Description
:
xiv, 188 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
:
Preface: What is Criminology About? -- 1. Introduction to Criminology -- 2. Knowing about Crime -- 3. Knowing about the Justice system -- 4. Whose Justice Is It? -- 5. Explaining Crime and Criminality -- 6. Criminology and Social Policy -- 7. Blurring the Boundaries: Power, Protest and Pleasure -- 8. Criminology in a Changing World.
Abstract
:
"Making Sense of Criminology is a clear, concise introduction for all students new to the subject. As well as introducing ideas about crime and criminals, it is intended to help students make sense of criminology as a study or discipline. The authors present criminology as a debate about assessing and evaluating information connected with crime."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Term
:
Criminology.
Crime.
Added Author
:
Peelo, Moira T.
Taylor, Claire.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025484847 | 364 S711M 2002 | 1 |