Crime in Canadian Context: Debates and Controversies

By William O'Grady

Book Overview

This concise, accessible introduction to criminology explores how crime is defined, measured, and controlled within a Canadian context. In-depth and well-balanced, the text covers the fundamentals of the discipline before exploring non-sociological explanations of crime, criminological theory, social inequality and crime, organizational crime, and intersections between the law and the criminal justice system.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199025983
• ISBN13: 9780199025985
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"