Godfrey, Barry S.

Criminal lives family life, employment, and offending / [electronic resource] : Barry S. Godfrey, David J. Cox and Stephen Farrall. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource (xviii, 213 p.) : ill., maps. - Clarendon studies in criminology . - Clarendon studies in criminology. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This text examines the history of crime and uses historical data to analyse modern criminological debates. Drawing on criminology, history, and social policy, the book addresses important issues about offenders' persistence in crime, and questions the current theoretical framework used to explain offending patterns.

Specialized.

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Criminals--Employment--History--England, North West--19th century.
Criminals--Employment--History--England, North West--20th century.
Crime--History--England, North West--19th century.
Crime--History--England, North West--20th century.
True Crime.
Social services & welfare, criminology.

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