Defining crime : a critique of the concept and its implication /
"Defining Crime explores the limitations of the legal definition of crime, how that politically based definition has shaped criminological research, and why criminologists must redefine crime to include scientific objectivity. Lynch, Stretesky, and Long argue that a scientific definition of cri...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
2015.
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Defining crime : |b a critique of the concept and its implication / |c Michael J. Lynch, Paul B. Stretesky, and Michael A. Long. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
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| 520 | |a "Defining Crime explores the limitations of the legal definition of crime, how that politically based definition has shaped criminological research, and why criminologists must redefine crime to include scientific objectivity. Lynch, Stretesky, and Long argue that a scientific definition of crime must be detached from criminal law and the variation the political construction imposes. The authors propose an alternative definition of crime, explore its limitations, and how it can reshape criminological research. "-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 8 | |a Machine generated contents note: -- 1.Concerning the Definition of Crime2.Let's Think About Crime3.What is Crime?4.Crime and Science5.Crime and the Individual6.Crime, the Concept versus Its Measurement as a Violation of the Criminal Law7.Framing a Definition of Crime: Toward the Crime Definition 1.08.Concerns with the Explanation of Crime9.Conclusion. | |
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