Introduction to Criminology

The submitted publication deals with general part of criminology. The reader has the possibility to recognize the views of the criminologists of the Trnava criminology school on the following topics: subject, place and tasks of criminology; phenomenology of the crime, a criminal acts offender; a victim of a crime; crime prevention. General part creates the preconditions for issuance of a special (specific) part of criminology dealing with individual types of crime. The publication contains interesting facts highlighted by its form so as they could be easily acquired by a reader. The text contains some activating elements such as:”Think twice”, “Try it”. While writing the book, the authors were focused on the readers and offered them a product that is not boring or binding, but on the contrary, it supports their desire for deeper knowledge and invention. The publication is intended for those students (both foreign and domestic) who have decided to study criminology in English language.