TY  - BOOK
AU  - McLaughlin,Eugene
AU  - Muncie,John
AU  - Hughes,Gordon L
TI  - Criminological perspectives: essential readings 
SN  - 0761941436 (hbk)
PY  - 2003///
CY  - London
PB  - SAGE
KW  - Criminology
N1  - Published in association with the Open University; Previous ed. publ. under title: Criminological perspectives : a reader / ed. by John Muncie, Eugene McLaughlin and Mary Langan, 1995; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - The Second Edition of this highly successful and internationally acclaimed Reader, now fully revised and updated, provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to the depth and diversity of criminological thinking. The carefully selected readings which cover the most significant theoretical and empirical work in the field, provide access to the core perspectives that underpin criminology and promote fresh debate at the interface of the different perspectives.

The Reader is organised into six sections: Part One: Criminological Formations; Part Two: Crime Causation; Part Three: Criminalisation; Part Four: Criminal Justice and Crime Prevention; Part Five: Discipline and Governance; Part Six: Criminological Transformations
ER  -