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The meaning of crime
The meaning of crime

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Cartoon: "We all want to crack down on crime" David Austin

Figure 1: Croall, H. (1998) Crime and Society in Britain, Addison Wesley Longman Ltd; Figure 2: Hutton Getty Picture Library; Figure 3: Photo: Manchester Local Studies Unit; Figure 4: Mike Scott/North News Pictures; Figure 5: David Hoffman; Figure 6: Maguire, M., Morgan, R. and Reiner, R. (eds) (1997) The Oxford Handbook of Criminology, Oxford, Oxfor University Press; Figure 8: From: Pearson, G. (1983) Hooligan: A History of Respectable Fears, London, Macmillan, p.133, original drawing from Punch; Figures 9 and 10: Taylor, P. et al. (1995) Sociology in Focus, Causeway Press Ltd

Tables 5: Hough, M. and Mayhew, P. (1983) The British Crime Survey: First Report, Crown Copyright. Material is reproduced with permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

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