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Title:
Criminology : a very short introduction / Tim Newburn.
Author:
Newburn, Tim, author.
Publication Information:
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.

©2018
Call Number:
HV6025 .N4943 2018
Abstract:
"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.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780199643257
Series:
Very short introductions ; 563

Very short introductions ; 563.
Physical Description:
xviii, 139 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
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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?
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