With increasing reports of crime in the media, this books explains what laws are, and why some people are prepared to break the law and face the consequences. The book looks at the history of the police force, crime detection and how different societies around the world deal with criminals. It includes case studies and quotes from people with personal experience of crime.

 

This book is part of a book series called Why? .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Hachette Children's Group .

Alex Woolf is a well-known children's non-fiction author, with many books on history to his credit.