Criminology and Criminal Justice
A Study Guide
Seiten
2009
Willan Publishing (Verlag)
9781843925170 (ISBN)
Willan Publishing (Verlag)
9781843925170 (ISBN)
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Presents a summary of the key ideas that seek to explain criminal behaviour and the measures that have been developed to prevent crime. This book provides a broad overview of the criminal justice system in order to explain the operations of the key criminal justice agencies and the processes that are involved in bringing offenders to justice.
This book presents a summary of the key ideas that seek to explain criminal behaviour and the measures that have been developed to prevent crime. A broad overview of the criminal justice system is provided in order to explain the operations of the key criminal justice agencies and the processes that are involved in bringing offenders to justice. Readers are encouraged to develop the basic knowledge they have obtained in these areas by tackling a number of questions, making use of additional reading of key texts suggested in the book.
Attention is devoted to key sources from which information regarding crime and the criminal justice system can be explained. Good practice regarding the presentation and assessment of written work is also provided, in particular in connection with referencing. Readers are also introduced to the wide variety of methods that can be used to carry out criminological research and are invited to engage in exercises that include the marking of sample essays and the design of a questionnaire.
This book presents a summary of the key ideas that seek to explain criminal behaviour and the measures that have been developed to prevent crime. A broad overview of the criminal justice system is provided in order to explain the operations of the key criminal justice agencies and the processes that are involved in bringing offenders to justice. Readers are encouraged to develop the basic knowledge they have obtained in these areas by tackling a number of questions, making use of additional reading of key texts suggested in the book.
Attention is devoted to key sources from which information regarding crime and the criminal justice system can be explained. Good practice regarding the presentation and assessment of written work is also provided, in particular in connection with referencing. Readers are also introduced to the wide variety of methods that can be used to carry out criminological research and are invited to engage in exercises that include the marking of sample essays and the design of a questionnaire.
Peter Joyce is Principal Lecturer in Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is an experienced and successful textbook author, and the author of Criminal Justice: an introduction to crime and the criminal justice system, also published by Willan Publishing.
Introduction 1. The Causes and Prevention of Crime and Deviancy 2. The Criminal Justice Process – An Overview 3. Criminology Sources 4. How to Conduct Criminological Research 5. The Presentation of Written Work 6. Studying Criminology in Higher Education 7. Taking it Further Exercises, Key terms in Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.5.2009 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Cullompton |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 174 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 590 g |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie |
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| ISBN-13 | 9781843925170 / 9781843925170 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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