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What is Criminology About?

Philosophical Reflections

Ronnie Lippens editor Don Crewe editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:11th Nov '16

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What is Criminology About? cover

Since its inception, criminology has had trouble answering the question of what it is about. But although many consider the answer to this question to be self-evident, this book pursues the provocative possibility that criminology does not know what the object of its study is; it merely knows what it is called. Aiming to foster dissent among those who claim to know what criminology is about – and those who don’t – writers from different schools of thought come together in this collection to answer the question "what is criminology about?" Building on a resurgence of interest in the nature of the object of criminology, their responses aim to deepen, and to expand, the current debate. This book will, then, be of considerable interest to contemporary proponents and students of criminology and law.

ISBN: 9781138241558

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

214 pages