Description
| Product ID: | 9780367580414 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge International Handbooks |
| Title: | Routledge Handbook of Crime Science |
| Authors: | Author: Aiden Sidebottom, Richard Wortley, Nick Tilley, Gloria Laycock |
| Page Count: | 494 |
| Subjects: | Society and culture: general, Society & culture: general, Crime and criminology, Penology and punishment, Legal aspects of criminology, Crime & criminology, Penology & punishment, Criminology: legal aspects |
| Description: | This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the main theories and methods of crime science and is essential reading for social scientists and scientists alike, marking a new phase in the study of crime and its detection and prevention. Crime science is precisely what it says it is: the application of science to the phenomenon of crime. This handbook, intended as a crime science manifesto, showcases the scope of the crime science field and provides the reader with an understanding of the assumptions, aspirations and methods of crime science, as well as the variety of topics that fall within its purview. Crime science provides a distinctive approach to understanding and dealing with crime: one that is outcome-oriented, evidence-based and that crosses boundaries between disciplines. The central mission of crime science is to find new ways to cut crime and increase security. Beginning by setting out the case for crime science, the editors examine the roots of crime science in environmental criminology and describe its key features. The book is then divided into two sections. The first section comprises chapters by disciplinary specialists about the contributions their sciences can make or have already made to crime science. Chapter 12 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9780415826266_oachapter12.pdf |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-06-30 |