Criminology

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 this book offer clear, accessible introductions to the main topics and issues of criminology. Questions, summaries, further reading guidance, useful web links, and tables and diagrams can be found throughout. The third edition includes contributions from six new authors and contains new chapters on cybercrime, and 'crime, culture, and everyday life'. Online Resources This book is accompanied by extensive online resources which can be used by lecturers and students alike. The resources available are as follows: Lecturer Resources Lecture notes by chapter Powerpoint slides to accompany lecture notes Test bank of multiple choice questions Student Resources Updates Chapter synopses Annotated further reading lists Interactive glossary Web links

1 - What is crime? Contrasting definitions and perspectives
2 - History of Crime
3 - What do crime statistics tell us?
4 - Theoretical criminology: a starting point
5 - Researching crime and criminal justice
6 - Psychology and crime
7 - Crime and the media
8 - Drugs, alcohol and crime
9 - Violent crime
10 - Sex crime
11 - Corporate crime
12 - Cybercrime
13 - Terrorism and the politics of fear
14 - Economic marginalisation, inequality and crime
15 - Gender and Crime
16 - 'Race', ethnicity and crime
17 - Youth and crime
18 - Crime, culture and everyday life
19 - The politics of law and order
20 - The criminal justice system
21 - Security, risk and surveillance
22 - Victims
23 - Policing
24 - Community Sentences and Offender Management
25 - Prisons

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.