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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1. VerfasserIn: Lynch, Michael J. (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Stretesky, Paul B. (BeteiligteR) ; Long, Michael A. ; Stretesky, Paul
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan 2015
In:Jahr: 2015
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Crime
Criminology
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Zusammenfassung:"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"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (page 173-185) and index
Beschreibung:194 pages 23 cm
ISBN:9781137479341