Evaluating Criminology and Criminal Justice
- ISBN-10
- 0313301530
- ISBN-13
- 9780313301537
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 147
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Authors
- David P. Farrington, Ellen G. Cohn, Richard A. Wright
Description
This book utilizes citation analysis of recent articles and books to identify influential scholars, important works, and patterns of issues and trends in criminology and criminal justice research.
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