A Southern African perspective on fundamental criminology [2 ed.] 9781485715504, 1485715504

Crime is one of the most serious problems facing South Africa today. As we grapple with the fear and reality of crime, w

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Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
About the authors
Section A: An introduction to criminology in South Africa
Chapter 1: Crime and criminology
Chapter 2: Elementary research methodology in criminology
Chapter 3: The South African criminal justice system (CJS)
Chapter 4: Measuring the levels of crime
Chapter 5: Criminological theories
Chapter 6: An overview of factors that contribute to crime in South Africa
Section B: An overview of the most common crimes in South Africa
Chapter 7: Crimes of a violent nature
Chapter 8: Sexual crimes
Chapter 9: Economically motivated crimes: an overview
Chapter 10: Female crime
Chapter 11: Crimes of a political nature
Chapter 12: Consensual and morality transgressions
Section C: Criminology in practice and recent developments
Chapter 13: Crime control and prevention
Chapter 14: Crime mapping
Chapter 15: Forensic criminology in South Africa
Chapter 16: The coordinating nature of forensic criminalistics
Chapter 17: Towards an African criminology
Index

A Southern African perspective on fundamental criminology [2 ed.]
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