NCJ Number
29275
Date Published
1975
Length
466 pages
Annotation
INTENDED AS AN INTRODUCTORY CRIMINOLOGY TEXT, THIS ANTHOLOGY OFFERS 22 SELECTIONS DEALING WITH DEFINITIONS OF CRIME, THE MEASUREMENT OF CRIME, THEORIES OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY, AND RESEARCH IN CANADIAN CRIMINOLOGY.
Abstract
THE EDITORS PROVIDE AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY TO EACH MAJOR SECTION OF THE TEXT. A GLOSSARY OF SELECTED OFFENSES AND TERMS IS ALSO PROVIDED. THE APPENDIXES INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING RULES AND DEFINITIONS, AND STATISTICAL TABLES CONCERNING CRIME IN CANADA. A BIBLIOGRAPHY ON CRIMINOLOGY IS PRESENTED AS WELL.