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

• Pubblicazione: New York, NY, : Routledge, 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (537 pages.)
• Disciplina: 364
• Soggetto topico: Criminology; Criminal behavior; Criminal justice, Administration of
• Altri autori: MarshIan <1952->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Crime and criminal justice
• ISBN: 1-136-84574-7; 0-203-83378-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815399203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II