Crime and Criminology

Robert D. White, Fiona Haines, Nicole L. Asquith

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Abstract

Crime and Criminology is about the causes of crime. More specifically, it describes the diverse and, at times, competing perspectives within criminology, and their attempts to explain why certain types of people engage in certain types of behaviour that have been identified as being criminal in nature. This book encourages students to think about and discuss the key questions criminologists face, such as: Ӣ What kind of work should we be doing, and why? Ӣ What kind of society do we want, and why? Ӣ How do we distinguish between 'good' and 'bad' (or 'right' and 'wrong'), and why?
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationSouth Melbourne, Vic.
PublisherOxford University Press
Number of pages333
ISBN (Print)9780195518306
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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