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Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Some Useful Readings For Level 1 Sociology & Criminology BA Students

A number of you have been asking me about material on crime statistics in the UK. Below are listed some useful electronic materials which you may find useful. You will need to login with your library account to view them off-campus.
  • The Economist (2010) 'How broken is Britain?' The Economist, 394(8668), p. 15.
  • Emsley, C. (2002) 'Chapter 7: The history of crime and crime control institutions', in Maguire, M. et. al. (eds.) The Oxford handbook of criminology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 203-230.
  • MacDonald, Z. (2002) 'Official crime statistics: their use and interpretation', Economic Journal, 112(477), pp. 85-107.
  • Maguire, M. (2002) 'Chapter 11: Crime statistics', in Maguire, M. et. al. (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Criminology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 203-230.
  • Tseloni, A. et.al. (2010) 'Exploring the international decline in crime rates', European Journal of Criminology, 7(5), pp. 375-394.
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