Crime and justice : a guide to criminology / edited by Marinella Marmo, Willem de Lint, Darren Palmer. - 4th ed. - Pyrmont, NSW : Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia, 2012 - xxvii, 716 p. : ill., ports ; 25 cm.

Previous ed.: Sydney : Lawbook Co., c2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fully revised and updated, this 4th edition offers a comprehensive guide in criminal justice and criminology that is well suited to a dual-semester approach. It covers a wide range of topics including: different forms of crimes - from street crime to state crime and international crimes; who commits crimes and who are the victims of crimes; and how society responds to crime. This book offers a balance between critical and administrative criminological traditions to add to the discourse of crime and justice in the twenty-first century

9780455228600 RM318.06


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