Defining Crime: A critique of the concept and its implication

Lynch, Michael, Stretesky, Paul and Long, Michael (2015) Defining Crime: A critique of the concept and its implication. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 9781137479358

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Abstract

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.

Item Type: Book
Subjects: L300 Sociology
M900 Other in Law
Department: Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Social Sciences
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Depositing User: Professor Paul Stretesky
Date Deposited: 17 Aug 2015 13:02
Last Modified: 24 Oct 2017 08:24
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/23566

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