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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815399203321

Titolo

Crime and criminal justice / / Ian Marsh ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Routledge, 2011

ISBN

1-136-84574-7

0-203-83378-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (537 pages.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MarshIan <1952->

Disciplina

364

Soggetti

Criminology

Criminal behavior

Criminal justice, Administration of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Crime and Criminal Justice; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Numbered Boxes; List of case study boxes; Preface; PART 1 : Exploring and Explaining Crime; Chapter 1. Crime - The Historical Context; Chapter 2. Biological Explanations for Criminal Behaviour; Chapter 3. Psychological Explanations for Criminal Behaviour; Chapter 4. Sociological Explanations for Criminal Behaviour; Chapter 5. Explaining the Criminal Behaviour of Women; Chapter 6. Explaining the Criminal Behaviour of Ethnic Minorities; PART 2 : Exploring and Explaining Criminal Justice

Chapter 7. Why Punish? Philosophies of PunishmentChapter 8. Theories of Punishment; Chapter 9. The History of Crime and Justice; Chapter 10. Victimology; Chapter 11. Police and Policing; Chapter 12. The Courts, Sentencing and the Judiciary; Chapter 13. The Criminal Justice System: Prisons and Imprisonment; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides students with a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the study of criminology by taking an interdisciplinary approach to explaining criminal behaviour and criminal justice. It is divided into two parts, which address the two essential bases that form the discipline of criminology. Part One describes, discusses and evaluates a range of theoretical approaches that have offered explanations for crime. Part Two offers an accessible but detailed



review of the major philosophical aims and sociological theories of punishment, and examines the main areas of the contemporary