Criminology: A complete introduction

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Weight 0.34 kg
Dimensions 3.4 × 13.6 × 21.4 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

336

Publisher

Year Published

2020-3-5

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1529397979

About The Author

Peter Joyce is Visiting Professor in Criminology at Glyndwr University. He is widely published in Criminology and Politics, specialising in policing and the policing of protest. He served as a member of the Independent Police Ethics Committee in the Greater Manchester Police Force Area between 2014 and 2018.Dr Wendy Laverick is a senior lecturer in Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University. She is currently developing an international research profile on transnational crime, hate crime and gender and policing scholarship and is the author of Global Injustice and Crime Control (Routledge, 2016).

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The book covers all areas of criminology, and each chapter includes explanations to help you learn the skills you need.

Table Of Content

: Chapter One – Introduction – what is crime ?: Chapter Two – How do we measure crime ?: Chapter Three – Why do people commit crime ?: Chapter Four – How can we prevent crime ?: Chapter Five – How do we detect crime ?: Chapter Six – Murders most foul – serial killers: Chapter Seven – the crimes of the powerful: Chapter Eight – political crime: Chapter Nine – organised crime: Chapter Ten – Why do we punish criminals ?: Chapter Eleven – What is the criminal justice system and what does it consist of ?: Chapter Twelve – The police: Chapter Thirteen – The courts: Chapter Fourteen – Trial procedure: Chapter Fifteen – Prisons: Chapter Sixteen- Youth justice systems: Chapter Seventeen – Punishment in the community: Chapter Eighteen – Recidivism – what it is and how do we prevent it ?: Chapter Nineteen – Is the criminal justice system fair ?: Chapter Twenty – Conclusion