| Description |
xiv, 279 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Pt. One : Facts and fallacies -- 1. Media and crime -- 2. Defining crime -- 3. Measuring crime -- 4. Prevalence of crime -- Pt. Two : Dimensions of crime -- 5. Victim and offender, characteristics -- 6. Violence -- 7. Street crimes -- 8. White collar crime -- 9. Crimes against morality -- Pt. Three : Explaining crime -- 10. The role of theory -- 11. Psychological expanations -- 12. Social explanations -- 13. Interactionist explanations -- Pt. Four : Responding to crime -- 14. The criminal justice system -- 15. Victims and criminal justice -- 16. Crime prevention |
| Summary |
Brings together some of Australia's most widely respected authorities on criminology. Explores popular knowledge and understanding about crime, contrasting it with what we know about crime from official sources as well as from crime victims |
| Analysis |
Crime & criminology (Australia) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Crime analysis -- Australia.
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Crime prevention -- Australia.
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Australia.
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Criminology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Australia.
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Criminology -- Australia.
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| Author |
Hayes, Hennessey.
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Prenzler, Tim.
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| ISBN |
0733974791 |
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9780733974793 |
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