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Offenders on offending : learning about crime from criminals /
Our knowledge of crime is based on three types of sources: the criminal justice system, victims, and offenders. For technological and other reasons the criminal justice system produces an increasing stream of information on crime. The rise of the victimization survey has given the victims a much lar...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Our knowledge of crime is based on three types of sources: the criminal justice system, victims, and offenders. For technological and other reasons the criminal justice system produces an increasing stream of information on crime. The rise of the victimization survey has given the victims a much larger role in our study of crime. There is, however, no concomitant development regarding offenders. This is unfortunate because offenders are the experts when it comes to offending. In order to understand criminal behavior, we need their perspective. This is not always a straightforward proc. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 322 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781134030033 1134030037 |