Maguire, Morgan & Reiner: The Oxford Handbook of Criminology 4e 
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Chapter 08
What relationship, if any, is there between legal and social constructions of crime? (See also Chapter 1)
What has the concept of 'criminalisation' contributed to the understanding of crime, criminal law and criminal justice?
How have the aims and functions of criminal law been analysed by scholars?
To what extent can criminal law be understood as an attempt to minimise harm?
Can criminal law be seen as an index of a society's morality?
Explain and critically assess the four main conceptual elements that have been identified as the 'general part' of the criminal law.
What can criminal law scholars and social scientific criminologists contribute to each other's analyses?
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