Ebook: Introducing Criminology

Criminology, or the study of crime, has developed rapidly as a subject in recent years, while crime and the problem of how to respond to it have become major concerns for society as a whole. This book provides a succinct, highly readable - and much needed - introduction to criminology for those who want to learn more, whether they are already studying the subject, thinking of doing so, or just interested to discover what criminology is about. Introducing Criminology begins by asking basic questions: what is crime? what is criminology?, before examining the ways in which crime has been studied.;Introducing criminology; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter1 Crime, the criminal and criminology; What is crime? Who is the criminal?; The legalistic position; Conduct norms and their violation; Extending the concept of crime; The legalistic position restated; Crime as the violation of human rights; Crime as a social construction; What is criminology?; A multi-disciplinary discipline?; Criminology through the ages? Lombroso and all that; The classical school; The moral statisticians; The Italian positive school; The British context; Conclusion.