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020 _a9781526411419 [paperback]
040 _aUniversity of Cebu-Banilad
_cUniversity of Cebu-Banilad
100 _aMurphy, Tony,
_eauthor.
245 _aCriminology :
_ba contemporary introduction /
_cby Tony Murphy.
260 _aLondon :
_bSAGE Publication Ltd.,
_cc2020.
300 _axiii, 283 pages :
_billustrations (black and white) ;
_c23 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aContents: 1 Introduction the landscapes of criminology -- Part 1 Understanding the causes and prevalence of crime -- 2 "Theory", and its uses -- 3 Criminological theory: the causes of crime -- 4 Doing criminological research -- 5 Counting crime -- Part 2 Social divisions and crime -- 6 The politics of law and order -- 7 offenders and victims -- 8 Media and crime -- Part 3 Dealing with crime and justice -- 9 Punishment -- 10 Social policy and crime -- 11 Global justice -- 12 Conclusion.
520 _a"An introductory text for first year criminology students, covering the key questions, debates and theoretical models in the field, as well as themes of inequality, social justice, and human rights, to encourage an international or 'globalised' understanding of crime and justice matters. The book provides students with a strong, interdisciplinary foundation to their criminological studies, covering all the key topics taught on a first year course, including: The causes and prevalence of crime Doing criminological research The social divisions (class, power and inequality) that relate to crime and justice The role of politics and the media Punishment Corporate crime and cybercrime Global justice All content is supported by case studies on contemporary issues, and free online resources for students and lecturers, consisting of video interviews between the author and academics or practitioners in the field of criminology, addressing key topics outlined in the book and discussing case studies, there will also be multiple-choice questions, lecturer PowerPoint slides, testbank, and links to further reading." --Provided by the publisher
521 _aAdult
541 _xPableo-Borbon, Deniebelle
_yCollege of Criminology
_zCriminology
546 _aText in English
650 _aCriminology.
942 _2ddc
_cBK
998 _cJanna [new]
_d06/03/2026
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