Crime and criminology : an introduction / Rob White, Fiona Haines.
"Crime and Criminology: An Introduction identifies basic approaches within criminology, including classical, biological and psychological positivist, strain, labelling, marxist, feminist, republican, left realist, new right and critical, and discusses critically the strengths and weaknesses ofe...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Melbourne, Australia ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
1996.
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "Crime and Criminology: An Introduction identifies basic approaches within criminology, including classical, biological and psychological positivist, strain, labelling, marxist, feminist, republican, left realist, new right and critical, and discusses critically the strengths and weaknesses ofeach perspective, and its contribution to the field as a whole. In its survey of the major perspectives on the causes of crime, the book reviews the contributions made by European, American, British and Australian scholars to the understanding of crime. Each chapter further illustrates the nature of each perspective by referring specifically to Australian casesand writers. An important aspect of the book is the way in which it discusses the social context of each theoretical development, highlights basic concepts, and gives both historical and contemporary examples of each approach."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | v, 234 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-225) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195537742 9780195537741 |