Law Express: Criminology (Revision Guide), 1st edition

Published by Pearson (18 December 2013) © 2014

  • Noel Cross Liverpool John Moores
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From the makers of the bestselling law revision series, Law Express: Criminology is designed to help both law and social science students revise effectively. This is your guide to understanding essential concepts, remembering and applying key theories, developing good critical analysis, and making your answers stand out.

Table of contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Guided tour

Guided tour of the companion website

 

Chapter 1:    What is Crime?

Chapter 2:    Measuring Crime

Chapter 3:    Who Commits Crime?

Chapter 4:    Crime and the Media   

Chapter 5:    Classicist Criminology

Chapter 6:    Biological Positivist Criminology

Chapter 7:    Psychological Explanations of Crime

Chapter 8:    Sociological Explanations of Crime

Chapter 9:    Contemporary Criminology

Chapter 10: Theories of Justice and Penology

 

And finally, before the exam…

Glossary of terms

Index

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