Publisher's Synopsis
Designed to give the student an understanding of the essential theories of criminology, this book approaches the subject as a whole. It deals with major questions of criminology such as "Why do people become criminals"? and "How do you define a crime"?;Each area is studied from an objective and academic viewpoint so as to give the reader guidelines on what issues are at stake and how best to approach finding answers. The book is intended to give the reader a much greater social, political and philosophical awareness of both crime and criminals.