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Zusatztext A very useful compilation of the subject of criminology for undergraduates and people studying criminology! particularly for the first time. Informationen zum Autor Chris Hale is Professor of Criminology at the University of Kent and Programme Co-ordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Doctorate in Cultural and Global Criminology.Keith Hayward is Professor of Criminology and Deputy Director of Learning and Teaching at the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent.Professor Azrini Wahidin is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Nottingham Trent University.Dr Emma Wincup is Director of Student Education and Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the School of Law, University of Leeds. Klappentext Criminology is a broad-ranging and stimulating introduction that is ideal for undergraduates approaching the subject for the first time. Each chapter is written by an expert in their field and includes a range of learning features designed to help students engage with the material covered. Zusammenfassung Criminology is a broad-ranging and stimulating introduction that is ideal for undergraduates approaching the subject for the first time. Each chapter is written by an expert in their field and includes a range of learning features designed to help students engage with the material covered. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I: INTRODUCING CRIME AND CRIMINOLOGY 1: Wayne Morrison: What is crime? Contrasting definitions and perspectives 2: Anne Logan: History of Crime 3: Tim Hope: What do crime statistics tell us? 4: Keith Hayward and Wayne Morrison: Theoretical criminology: a starting point 5: Emma Wincup: Researching crime and criminal justice 6: Keith Hayward and Craig Webber: Psychology and crime 7: Chris Greer: Crime and the media PART II: FORMS OF CRIME 8: Emma Wincup and Peter Traynor: Drugs, alcohol and crime 9: Larry Ray: Violent crime 10: Terry Thomas: Sex crime 11: Steve Tombs: Corporate crime 12: Matthew Williams and David Wall: Cybercrime 13: Frank Furedi: Terrorism and the politics of fear PART III: SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF CRIME 14: Chris Hale: Economic marginalisation, inequality and crime 15: Azrini Wahidin: Gender and Crime 16: Marian Fitzgerald: 'Race', ethnicity and crime 17: Derek Kirton: Youth and crime 18: Jeff Ferrell and Jonathan Ilan: Crime, culture and everyday life PART IV: RESPONSES TO CRIME 19: Marian Fitzgerald: The politics of law and order 20: Steve Uglow: The criminal justice system 21: Richard Jones: Security, risk and surveillance 22: Pamela Davies: Victims 23: Trevor Jones: Policing 24: Anne Worrall and Rob Canton: Community Sentences and Offender Management 25: Roger Matthews: Prisons ...
