Crime and Criminology |
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| Author:
| White, Rob
Haines, Fiona
Asquith, Nicole |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-030730-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2017 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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Crime & Criminology 6e analyses the causes of crime, while exploring the major theories and perspectives that attempt to explain criminal behaviour in our society. It provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the major theories and approaches to crime, including classical theory, bio-criminology and psychological positivism, strain theory, labelling perspectives, Marxist theory, feminist perspectives, realist perspectives and republican theory and restorative justice.
Crime & Criminology 6e analyses the causes of crime, while exploring the major theories and perspectives that attempt to explain criminal behaviour in our society. It provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the major theories and approaches to crime, including classical theory, bio-criminology and psychological positivism, strain theory, labelling perspectives, Marxist theory, feminist perspectives, realist perspectives and republican theory and restorative justice.