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Jones Stephen

Criminology - London Butterworths 1998 - 476p v

Table of contents
Part I: Crime and crime control;
Alternative discourses: Development of crime and crime control as social phenomena;
the role of the police. Conflicting images of crime. The statistics on crime and their meaning. The media and 'law and order'.
Part II: Sociological explanations of crime: The classical and positivist traditions. The Chicago School and environmental criminology. Poverty, functionalism and strain. Subcultural theories, interactionism and phenomenology. Theories of control. Realist criminology, gender and crime;
Part III: Biological and psychological aspects of crime: Biological factors and crime. Intelligence, mental disorder and crime. Personality theories. Violent, aggressive and sexual offences;
Conclusion.

ISBN: 9780406998002

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Criminology

Dewey Class. No.: 364.000000 / JON-2