Crime and Criminality: Causes and Consequences
- ISBN-10
- 1588267733
- ISBN-13
- 9781588267733
- Series
- Crime and Criminality
- Category
- Criminal behavior
- Pages
- 277
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Criminal Justice Press
- Authors
- Ronald D. Hunter, Mark L. Dantzker
Description
This concise but thorough introductory textbook bridges the gap between theory and the real world of crime and criminal justice.
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- 2020-02-13
- 336 pages
- Paperback
- University of Toronto Press
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- 2019-12-12
- 331 pages
- Ebook
- University of Toronto Press
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