Criminals and their scientists : the history of criminology in international perspective / edited by Peter Becker ; Richard F. Wetzell.
Presenting recent research spanning the late eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century in Western Europe, Argentina, Australia, Japan, and the United States, this survey approaches the history of criminology as a history of science and practice. The essays examine the discourse on crime and criminals...
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| Autres auteurs: | Becker, Peter (Éditeur intellectuel) Wetzell, Richard F. (Éditeur intellectuel) |
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| Format: | Livre |
| Langue: | English |
| Publié: | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006. |
| Édition: | First published |
| Collection: | Publications of the German Historical Institute
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| Accès en ligne: | Publisher description Table of contents |
| Résumé: | Presenting recent research spanning the late eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century in Western Europe, Argentina, Australia, Japan, and the United States, this survey approaches the history of criminology as a history of science and practice. The essays examine the discourse on crime and criminals that surfaced as part of different discourses and practices, including the activities of the police and the courts, parliamentary debates, and media reports, as well as the writings of moral statisticians, jurists, and medical doctors. |
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| Description: | "This book grew out of an international conference ... in Florence, Italy in October 1998 ... sponsored by the German Historical Institute, Washington, DC, and the European University Institute, Florence"--P. . - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Hier auch Nachdrucke |
| Description matérielle: | xiii, 492 Seiten : Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9780521810128 0521810124 |
