The future of criminology /

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Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Description:xxxvi, 278 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8916582
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Other authors / contributors:Loeber, Rolf.
Welsh, Brandon, 1969-
ISBN:9780199917938 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
0199917930 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
9780199917952 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
0199917957 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Criminology is a dynamic and evolving field of study. In the recent decades, the study of the causes, development, prevention, and treatment of juvenile delinquency and adult crime has produced many important discoveries. This volume address two questions about crucial topics facing criminology - from causation to prevention to public policy: Where are we now? What does the future hold? Rolf Loeber and Brandon C. Welsh lead a team of more than forty top scholars from across the world to present the future of research, policy, and practice in the discipline.
Physical Description:xxxvi, 278 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199917938
0199917930
9780199917952
0199917957