Routledge Handbook of Crime Science Contributor(s): Wortley, Richard (Editor), Sidebottom, Aiden (Editor), Tilley, Nick (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415826268 ISBN-13: 9780415826266 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $266.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Money & Monetary Policy - Social Science | Criminology |
Dewey: 364 |
LCCN: 2018032446 |
Series: Routledge International Handbooks |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.9" W x 9.7" (2.80 lbs) 474 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 |