Adventures in Criminology
ISBN: 9780203023822
Platform/Publisher: Taylor & Francis / Routledge
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Subjects: Social Sciences; Sociology & Social Policy; Criminology and Criminal Justice;

Sir Leon Radzinowicz is one of the key figures in the development of criminology in the twentieth century. This account of the development of criminology intertwines his personal narrative as a criminologist with the progression of criminology itself. His experience gained from a career which has spanned 70 years since the 1920s, offers a profound overview of how the understanding of crime and criminals, of criminal justice systems and penology has changed, and of the tensions and dilemmas these pose for democratic societies.

Sir Leon Radzinowicz, LL.D FBA, is a leading figure in the development of criminology in the twentieth century. Adventures in Criminology draws on his extraordinary range of personal experiences during a career spanning over seventy years, from the 1920s to the present day. It provides a remarkable overview of changing approaches to criminality and explores the tensions and dilemmas which beset criminal justice and penal systems in all democratic societies.

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