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082			_a823.914 _bMAR
100			_a Marsh Ian
245			_aCrime and Criminal Justice / _cIan Marsh (et.all.)
260			_aAbingdon : _bRoutledge, _c2011.
300			_a515 pages : _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical index.
520			_aCrime 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.
650			_aCrime fiction
650			_apolice investigations or detective work
700			_a Gaynor Melville
700			_aGareth Norris
700			_aKeith Morgan
700			_aJohn Cochrane
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