Criminology |
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| Editor:
| Muncie, John |
| Series title: | SAGE Library of Criminology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4129-1165-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2005 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Limited
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| Book Format: | Multiple-item retail product |
| List Price: | USD $800.00 |
Book Description:
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This three-volume set is the definitive reference tool for criminology and criminal justice students, researchers and practitioners worldwide. John Muncie presents a comprehensive collection of classic and contemporary pieces that define the study of crime. Each volume includes an introduction by the editor, to contextualize the historical, theoretical and empirical significance of the articles contained therein.
The international scope of this major reference work covers the...
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This three-volume set is the definitive reference tool for criminology and criminal justice students, researchers and practitioners worldwide. John Muncie presents a comprehensive collection of classic and contemporary pieces that define the study of crime. Each volume includes an introduction by the editor, to contextualize the historical, theoretical and empirical significance of the articles contained therein.
The international scope of this major reference work covers the development of criminology as an area of academic study. It introduces key issues in the meaning and constiution of ′crime′, and examines the range of societal responses to it.
Collectively, the volumes will provide ready access to the key debates about and disputes within the academic study of crime as they have emerged over the past 120 years.