The Oxford handbook of criminology / edited by Mike Maguire, Rod Morgan, and Robert Reiner.
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TextSeries: Oxford handbooksPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012.Edition: 5th edDescription: xxiii, 1,029 p. : ill ; 25 cmISBN: - 9780199590278 (pbk.)
- 0199590273 (pbk.)
- Criminology
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| Standard Loan | Thurles Library Main Collection | 364.223 MAG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39002100443275 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The most comprehensive and authoritative single volume text on the subject, the fifth edition of the acclaimed Oxford Handbook of Criminology combines masterly reviews of all the key topics with extensive references to aid further research. In addition to the history of the discipline and reviews of different theoretical perspectives, the book provides up-to-date reviews of diverse topics as public views about crime and justice, youth crime and justice and state crime and human rights.The fifth edition has been substantially revised and updated so that it covers topics being taught at undergraduate level as well as encapsulating the latest developments in the academic and practical spheres of criminology. An impressive line-up of contributors, experts in their respective fields, means the Oxford Handbook of Criminology will continue to be an essential purchase for all students and teachers of criminology and an indispensable resource for professionals. Online Resource Centre* Selected chapters from previous editions* Details about the contributors * Guidance on answering essay questions* Essay questions* Selected further reading * Weblinks * Figures and tables from the text
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Situating criminology : on the production and consumption of knowledge about crime and justice / Ian Loader, Richard Sparks -- Sociological theories of crime / Paul Rock -- Criminological psychology / Clive R. Hollin -- Cultural criminology / Keith Hayward, Jock Young -- Comparing criminal justice / David Nelken -- Legal constructions of crime / Nicola Lacey, Lucia Zedner -- Overtaking on the left? : the politics of law and order in the big society / David Downes, Rod Morgan -- Criminal statistics and the construction of crime / Mike Maguire -- Mediated mayhem : media, crime, criminal justice / Chris Greer, Robert Reiner -- Public opinion, crime, and criminal justice / Mike Hough, Julian V. Roberts -- Casino capital\'s crimes : political economy, crime, and criminal justice / Robert Reiner -- Gender and crime / Frances Heidensohn, Maris Silvestri -- Ethnicities, racism, crime, and criminal justice / Coretta Phillips, Ben Bowling -- Victims, the criminal process, and restorative justice / Carolyn Hoyle -- Mentally disordered effenders, mental health, and crime / Jill Peay -- Developing socio-spatial criminology / Anthony Bottoms -- Youth crime and justice : rediscovering devolution, discretion, and diversion? / Rod Morgan, Tim Newburn -- Critical debates in developmental and life-course criminology / Lesley McAra, Susan McVie -- Violent crime / Fiona Brookman, Amanda Robinson -- The organization of serious crimes for gain / Michael Levi -- White-collar and corporate crime / David Nelken -- Terrorism and counter-terrorism / Martin Innes, Michael Levi -- Drugs, alcohol, and crime / Fiona Measham, Nigel South -- State crime : a dialectical view / Penny Green, Tony Ward -- Governing security : pluralization, privatization, and polarization in crime control and policing / Trevor Jones -- Crime prevention and community safety / Adam Crawford, Karen Evans -- Policing and the police / Tim Newburn, Robert Reiner -- From suspect to trial / Andrew Sanders, Richard Young -- Sentencing : theory, principle, and practice / Andrew Ashworth, Julian Roberts -- Prison life, penal power, and prison effects / Alison Liebling, Ben Crewe -- Community penalties, probation, and offender management / Peter Raynor -- Out of court, out of sight? : criminal sanctions and non-judicial decision-making / Nicola Padfield, Rod Morgan, Mike Maguire -- Offender treatment and rehabilitation : what works? / Friedrich Lösel.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Criminology
- History and Theory
- 1 Situating criminology
- 2 Sociological theories of crime
- 3 Criminological psychology
- 4 Cultural criminology
- 5 Comparing criminal justice
- Social construction of crime and crime control
- 6 Legal constructions of crime
- 7 Overtaking on the left? The politics of law and order in the 'Big Society'
- 8 Criminal statistics and the construction of crime
- 9 Mediated mayhemmedia, crime, criminal justice
- 10 Public opinion, crime, and criminal justice
- Dimensions of Crime
- 11 Casino capital's crimesPolitical economy, crime, and criminal justice
- 12 Gender and crime
- 13 Ethnicities, racism, crime, and criminal justice
- 14 Victims, the criminal process, and restorative justice
- 15 Mentally disordered offenders, mental health, and crime
- 16 Developing socio-spatial criminology
- 17 Youth crime and justiceRediscovering devloution, discretion, and diversion?
- 18 Critical debates in developmental and life-course criminology
- Forms of Crime
- 19 Violent crime
- 20 The organisation of serious crimes for gain
- 21 White-collar and corporate crime
- 22 Terrorism and counter-terrorism
- 23 Drugs, alcohol, and crime
- 24 State crimeA dialectical view
- Reactions to Crime
- 25 Governing securityPluralization, privatization, and paradigm shifts in crime control and policing
- 26 Crime prevention and community safety
- 27 Policing and the police
- 28 From suspect to trial
- 29 SentencingTheory, principle, and practice
- 30 Prison life, penal power, and prison effects
- 31 Community penalties, probation, and offender management
- 32 Out of court, out of sight? Criminal sanctions and non-judicial decision making
- 34 What works? Offender treatment and rehabilitation