Criminology - Eamonn Carrabine, Pamela Cox, Nigel South, Maggy Lee, Ken Plummer

Criminology

A Sociological Introduction
Buch | Softcover
534 Seiten
2008 | 2nd New edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-46451-2 (ISBN)
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Offers an introduction to the key topics studied in undergraduate criminology courses. This book includes contemporary international case studies. It is suitable for criminology students.
The new edition of Criminology: A Sociological Introduction builds on the success of the first edition and now includes two new chapters: Crime, Place and Space, and Histories of Crime.





More than a collection of orthodox thinking, this fully revised and updated textbook is also ground in original research, and offers a clear and insightful introduction to the key topics studied in undergraduate criminology courses, including








crime trends, from historical overview to recent crime patterns







criminal justice system, including policing and prisons







ways of thinking about crime and control, from the origins of criminology to contemporary theories







research methods used by criminologists







new topics within criminology including terrorism, cybercrime, human rights, and emotion


The book is packed with contemporary international case studies and has a lively 2 colour text design to aid student revision. Specially designed to be accessible and user-friendly, the new edition is also supported by a fully interactive companion website which offers exclusive access to British Crime Survey data, as well as other student and lecturer resources.

Eamonn Carrabine, Pam Cox, Maggy Lee, Ken Plummer and Nigel South all work in the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex, Colchester, UK.

Part 1: The Criminological Imagination 1. Introduction 2. Histories of Crime 3. Researching Crime Part 2: Thinking About Crime 4. Enlightenment and Early Traditions 5. Early Sociologies of Crime 6. Radicalizing Traditions: Marxism, feminism and Foucault 7. Crime, Social Theory and Social Change 8. Crime, Place and Space Part 3: Doing Crime 9. Victims and Victimization 10. Crime and Property 11. Crime, Sexuality and Gender 12. Crime, Emotion and Social Psychology 13. Organizational and Professional Forms of Crime Part 4: Controlling Crime 14. Drugs, Alcohol, Health and Crime 15. Thinking About Punishment 16. The Criminal Justice Process 17. Police and Policing 18. Prisons and Imprisonment Part 5: Globalizing Crime 19. Green Criminology 20. Crime and Media 21. Terrorism, State Crime and Human Rights 22. Futures of Crime, Control and Criminology

Erscheint lt. Verlag 24.12.2008
Zusatzinfo 19 Line drawings, color; 36 Halftones, black and white; 5 Tables, color; 19 Illustrations, color; 36 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 189 x 246 mm
Gewicht 1202 g
Themenwelt Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Strafrecht Kriminologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10 0-415-46451-X / 041546451X
ISBN-13 978-0-415-46451-2 / 9780415464512
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