Whither Criminology?: On The State of Criminology's Paradigm

What is the condition of criminology’s paradigm? The reply to this question has implications bearing on the profession’s bona fides as a science as well as its sustainability as an independent academic enterprise. The work attempts to capture the elusive term through the use of five themes: theoreti...

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1. VerfasserIn: Dooley, Brendan David (Verfasst von)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2011
In:Jahr: 2011
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