An introduction to criminology and criminal justice / Chris Crowther ; consultant editor, Jo Campling.

By: Crowther, Chris, 1968-Material type: TextTextPublisher: Baskingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007Description: x, 398 p. ; 26 cmISBN: 1403912157 (alk. paper); 9781403912152 (alk. paper); 1403912165 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781403912169 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Criminology | Criminal justice, Administration ofDDC classification: 364 LOC classification: HV6025 | .C858 2007Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only
Contents:
Defining crime and studying criminology and criminal justice -- Key issues in criminology and criminal justice -- Understanding crime data I : sources of information -- Understanding crime data II : methods of data collection -- The criminal justice system and its processes -- The police : gatekeepers to the criminal justice process -- The prosecution process : the courts and sentencing -- The prison -- Probation : community-based punishment and community justice -- Multi-agency and 'joined-up' approaches to criminal justice policy -- Theories of crime I : the individual and crime -- Theories of crime II : society and crime -- Theories of crime III : critical and deconstructive perspectives.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-376) and indexes.

Defining crime and studying criminology and criminal justice -- Key issues in criminology and criminal justice -- Understanding crime data I : sources of information -- Understanding crime data II : methods of data collection -- The criminal justice system and its processes -- The police : gatekeepers to the criminal justice process -- The prosecution process : the courts and sentencing -- The prison -- Probation : community-based punishment and community justice -- Multi-agency and 'joined-up' approaches to criminal justice policy -- Theories of crime I : the individual and crime -- Theories of crime II : society and crime -- Theories of crime III : critical and deconstructive perspectives.

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