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Defining crime : a critique of the concept and its implication /

"Defining Crime explores the limitations of the legal definition of crime, how that politically based definition has shaped criminological research, and why criminologists must redefine crime to include scientific objectivity. Lynch, Stretesky, and Long argue that a scientific definition of cri...

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Main Authors:	Lynch, Michael J. (Author), Stretesky, Paul (Author), Long, Michael A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Criminology. Crime. LAW / Criminal Law / General. LAW / Criminal Procedure. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research.

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