Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 368 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
For dummies |
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--For dummies.
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Contents |
Defining and measuring crime -- Identifying types of crime -- Figuring out who commits crimes and why -- Fighting crime -- Prosecuting and punishing crime -- Ten jobs to consider in criminal justice -- Ten notorious, unsolved crimes |
Summary |
"Learn to: understand the sociological, environmental, and psychological causes of criminal behavior ; appreciate the techniques law enforcement officers use to investigate crimes ; consider the methods that have been developed to solve and punish crime ; measure crime and identify the important points of criminal theory"--Cover |
Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Criminology.
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Criminology
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criminology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Criminology
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Friedman, Joan
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LC no. |
2009933756 |
ISBN |
9780470588994 |
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0470588993 |
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0470396962 |
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9780470396964 |
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9781282291584 |
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1282291580 |
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