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Criminology and political theory / Anthony Amatrudo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Amatrudo, Anthony.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal justice, Administration of--Political aspects.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Crime prevention.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 165 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : SAGE, 2009.
- Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This clear, concise text sets out the relationship between political theory and criminology. It critically analyzes key theories and debates to shed new light on criminological topics and the political ideas that lie beneath them.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; 1 - The Nature of the State; 2 - Economics and Criminal Activity; 3 - Rights and Obligations; 4 - Police and Policing; 5 - The Aims of Punishment; 6 - The Concept of Censure; 7 - Desert and Proportionality; 8 - Fairness; 9 - Ethics and our Moral Actions; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786613288677
- 9781473903586
- 1473903580
- 9781446269213
- 1446269213
- 9781283288675
- 1283288672
- 9781446202593
- 1446202593
- OCLC:
- 756484460
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