The origins of criminology : a reader /

The origins of criminology : a reader / edited by Nicole Rafter. - Abingdon : Routledge, 2009. - xxvi, 348 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

"A GlassHouse book".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Criminology is a field of study which purports to bring scientific knowledge to the world of crime and criminals. The book brings together a collection of 19th-century texts from key originators of the practice of criminology - selected, introduced, and with commentaries by the leading scholar in this area, Nicole Rafter.

Specialized.

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Criminology--History--19th century.
Criminology--History--19th century--Sources.

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