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- catalog abstract ""The Sage Dictionary of Criminology provides a comprehensive introduction to criminological theory, its diverse forms of reference and its distinctive modes of analysis. The editors have brought together a group of internationally prominent academics and practitioners to produce this definitive reference and research tool." "Each entry contains: a definition setting out the basic parameters of the concept itself; distinctive features providing detailed comment on the concept's origins, development and general significance; evaluation of those concepts considered to have greatest theoretical weight and lasting legacy; associated concepts for cross-referencing and mapping connections across various fields and issues; and key readings to reinforce the aim of the dictionary as a learning resource." "Up-to-date and accessible, this dictionary is an indispensible supplement to established textbooks and a state-of-the-art reference guide to the specialized language of theoretical and conceptual criminology. It will be a leading study guide for introductory courses as well as a primary resource for advanced study in the fields of criminology, criminal justice studies, the sociology of crime and deviance, socio-legal studies, social policy, criminal law and social work."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12237002.
- catalog contributor b12237003.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""The Sage Dictionary of Criminology provides a comprehensive introduction to criminological theory, its diverse forms of reference and its distinctive modes of analysis. The editors have brought together a group of internationally prominent academics and practitioners to produce this definitive reference and research tool." "Each entry contains: a definition setting out the basic parameters of the concept itself; distinctive features providing detailed comment on the concept's origins, development and general significance; evaluation of those concepts considered to have greatest theoretical weight and lasting legacy; associated concepts for cross-referencing and mapping connections across various fields and issues; and key readings to reinforce the aim of the dictionary as a learning resource." "Up-to-date and accessible, this dictionary is an indispensible supplement to established textbooks and a state-of-the-art reference guide to the specialized language of theoretical and conceptual criminology. It will be a leading study guide for introductory courses as well as a primary resource for advanced study in the fields of criminology, criminal justice studies, the sociology of crime and deviance, socio-legal studies, social policy, criminal law and social work."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and indexes.".
- catalog extent "xii, 336 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0761959076".
- catalog identifier "0761959084 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE,".
- catalog subject "364/.03 21".
- catalog subject "Criminology Dictionaries.".
- catalog subject "HV6017 .S24 2001".
- catalog title "The Sage dictionary of criminology / compiled and edited by Eugene McLaughlin and John Muncie.".
- catalog type "text".