Criminology : Principles And Concepts 

Description

Criminology is the body of knowledge regarding the social problem of crime. It includes information regarding the nature and extent of crime and the policies used in dealing with crime and criminals. Criminology is sometimes defined more narrowly to include only the information regarding the characteristics of criminals; the policies are then called penology.
Crime is an important area of research and study because it raises the fundamental questions about civil liberties and the power of the state. The idea of punishment although originally designed to protect the members of a civil society from harm was also meant to help reform the wrong-doer to abide by the laws which safeguard the interests of society.
Criminology is primarily sociological – it is concerned with crime as a personal and group phenomenon. However the factors that can contribute to crime could be economic, psychological, physiological, chemical, educational, etc. Hence criminological studies reveal several facts which help understand the human behaviour in general.
The book is written in a very lucid and simple language so that it can be useful not only for academicians, students and research scholars but equally important for social thinkers and the common man.