Subjects:

Criminology

Contents:

PART I: INTRODUCING CRIME AND CRIMINOLOGY

1. What is crime? Contrasting definitions and perspectives , Wayne Morrison

2. History of crime , Heather Shore

3. What do crime statistics tell us? , Tim Hope

4. Theoretical criminology: a starting point , Keith Hayward and Wayne Morrison

5. Criminological Research , Emma Wincup

6. Psychology and crime , Keith Hayward

7. Crime and culture , Jeff Ferrell

8. Crime and media: understanding the connections , Chris Greer

PART II: FORMS OF CRIME

9. 'Volume crime' and everyday life , Mike Presdee

10. Drugs, alcohol and crime , Emma Wincup and Peter Traynor

11. Violent crime , Larry Ray

12. Sex crime , Terry Thomas

13. Corporate crime , Steve Tombs

14. Understanding organised crime , Paddy Rawlinson

15. Terrorism and the politics of fear , Frank Furedi

PART III: SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF CRIME

16. Economic marginalisation, social exclusion and crime , Chris Hale

17. Gender and Crime , Catrin Smith

18. 'Race', ethnicity and crime , Marian Fitzgerald

19. Young people and crime , Derek Kirton

20. Older offenders, crime, and the criminal justice system , Azrini Wahidin

PART IV: RESPONSES TO CRIME

21. The politics of law and order , Chris Hale and Marian Fitzgerald

22. The criminal justice system , Steve Uglow

23. Surveillance , Richard Jones

24. Victims , the late Brian Williams, updated by Hannah Goodman-Chong

25. Policing , Trevor Jones

26. Community Sentences and Offender Management , Anne Worrall

27. Prisons , Roger Matthews

Few subjects provoke as much public fascination and political concern as crime and criminality. Criminology is an ideal textbook for undergraduate students approaching the subject for the first time. It examines a wide range of topics, including historical and contemporary understandings of crime and criminal justice; different forms of crime - from street crime to state crime; who commits crime and who are the victims of crime; and how society and state agencies respond to crime and disorder.

The contributions to the book offer clear, accessible introductions to the main topics and issues of criminology and the book includes questions, summaries, further reading guidance, useful web links, and tables and diagrams throughout. The second edition contains a new chapter on criminological research to provide students with an overview of the different research methods used in the study of criminology. All chapters have been fully revised and updated to incorporate recent developments in the field, including changes in criminal justice policy.