Criminal [electronic resource] : The Truth About Why People Do Bad Things
Tom Gash2016
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The way we see and understand crime falls into two types of story that, in
essence, have been told and retold many times throughout human history - in
fiction, as in fact. Criminality is either a selfish choice, an aberration; or a
forced choice, the product of social factors. These two stories continue to
dominate both our views of and responses to crime. And, says Tom Gash, they are
completely wrong.
In seeking to dispel the myths that surround and inform our views of crime,
Criminal argues that our obsession with 'big arguments' about crime's causes can
lead us to mistake individual cases as proof of universal rules. How, he asks,
can we suspend our knee-jerk reactions, and begin to understand crime for what
it is: as a risk that can be managed and reduced.
Main title:
Author:
Tom Gash, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2016
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (352 pages)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780241960448
Language:
English
BRN:
446931
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |