| Crime and Criminal Justice Contributor(s): Marsh, Ian (Author), Melville, Gaynor (Author), Morgan, Keith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415581524 ISBN-13: 9780415581523 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $79.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 364 |
| LCCN: 2010039195 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.9" W x 9.5" (2.30 lbs) 536 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Crime and Criminal Justice 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. The book 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, drawing upon contributions from the disciplines of sociology, psychology, and biology. It then goes on to apply these theories to specific forms of criminality. 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 criminal justice system - including the police, the courts and judiciary, prisons, and more recent approaches to punishment. Presenting a clear and thorough review of theoretical thinking on crime, and of the context and current workings of the criminal justice system, this book provides students with an excellent grounding in the study of criminology. |