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The Oxford Handbook of Criminology, 4th Edition

The Oxford Handbook of Criminology, 4th Edition

Author: Mike Maguire; Rod Morgan; Robert Reiner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199205431
Published In: March 2007
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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The most comprehensive and authoritative single volume text on the subject, the fourth 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 the criminal justice process, race and gender, crime statistics, and the media and crime. The fourth edition has been substantially revised and updated and is essential reading for all teachers and students of criminology and an indispensable sourcebook for professionals.

New to this edition:-

Fully updated to include discussion and analysis of all new developments, including a new chapter on imprisonment, the changing penal system
New two colour text design
Fully customisable test bank of questions linked directly to the book enabling lecturers to assess their students' learning.

Online Resource Centre:-

Test bank of questions enabling lecturers to test their students' progress and understanding
Web links to key criminological resources allowing students to further research the subject
Notes on the Contributors
Editors' Introduction to the 4th edition

CRIMINOLOGY: HISTORY AND THEORY; 1. Sociological Theories of Crime

2. Criminal Psychology

3. Contemporary Landscapes of Crime, Order and Control: Governance, Risk, and Globalization

4. Cultural Criminology

5. Historical perspectives on Crime

6. Comparing Criminal Justice

7. Diversity, Crime, and Criminal Justice

THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF CRIME AND CRIME CONTROL; 8. Legal Constructions of Crime

9. No Turning Back: the Politics of Law and Order into the Millennium

10. Crime data and statistics

11. Media Made Criminality: the Representation of Crime in the Mass Media

DIMENSIONS OF CRIME; 12. Political Economy, Crime, and Criminal Justice