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Fully revised and updated throughout, this fourth edition of Lena Dominelli's influential book
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Comprehensive, critical and accessible, Criminology: A Sociological Introduction offers an
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Providing an integrated and thorough representation from current research and
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The recent explosion in population ageing across the globe represents one of the most
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