TY - BOOK AU - Newburn,Tim TI - Criminology: a very short introduction T2 - Very short introductions SN - 9780199643257 AV - HV6025 NEW 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - Oxford, United Kingdom, New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - Criminology KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-134) and index; Introducing criminology -- What is crime? -- Who commits crime? -- How do we measure crime? -- Understanding recent trends in crime -- Understanding the crime drop -- How do we control crime? -- How do we prevent crime? -- Where next for criminology? N2 - "What do we mean by the term "crime"? Who commits crime and why do they do it? And what can we do about it? This [book] considers what we know about crime and criminality, and about historical trends and competing explanations for patterns of crime in the developed world."--Book flap ER -