Research Methods in Criminology

Contents: Preface. 1. Research methodology in criminology. 2. Crime and criminology: an introduction. 3. Different schools of criminology. 4. Theories of criminology. 5. Law and jurisprudence. 6. Police and violence. 7. Police control of juveniles. 8. Classification of crimes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

"The present study entitled Research Methods in Criminology is basically, a scientific study of crime which is an individual and social phenomenon. Criminological research areas include the incidence and forms of crime as well as its causes and consequences. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in the behavioural sciences, drawing especially on the research of sociologists and psychologists, as well as on writings in law.

This book both on criminology and penology gives a vivid account of the subject with special emphasis on research methodology of this vast discipline. It is hoped that the book will enrich the knowledge of readers, which are presented in comprehensive way." (jacket)