Criminology

Author: Xu Zhangrun, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book is a planned teaching material for crimeology courses in higher education institutions. It is divided into three parts—Introduction, Main Text—with a total of fourteen chapters, providing comprehensive and detailed discussions on issues such as crime phenomena, criminal behavior, crime causation, criminals, victims, and crime prevention. Some chapters are revised based on the 1997 edition, while others are newly written in line with the development of theories in this discipline and in combination with judicial practice. The book has a complete structure, clear reasoning, and emphasizes the exposition of fundamental knowledge, the introduction of basic theories, and the explanation of foundational doctrines to facilitate students' progressive learning and achievement. At the same time, it places emphasis on citing classic literature and new data, supplemented with numerous case studies for illustration, making the book more suitable for use in various law schools.