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Download or read book Criminology Research Focus written by Karen T. Froeling and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Criminology is the scientific study of crime as an individual and social phenomenon. Criminological research areas include the incidence and forms of crime as well as its causes and consequences. They also include social and governmental regulations and reactions to crime. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in the behavioural sciences, drawing especially on the research of sociologists and psychologists, as well as on writings in law. This book presents leading research from around the world.