Criminology category: 4273 books
Inventing the Criminal
A History of German Criminology, 1880-1945
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2003
Recent years have witnessed a resurgence of biological research into the causes of crime, but the origins of this kind of research date back to the late nineteenth century. Here, Richard Wetzell presents the first history of German criminology from Imperial Germany through the Weimar Republic to the...
Biosocial Criminology
New Directions in Theory and Research
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2008
Ideal for use, either as a second text in a standard criminology course, or for a discrete course on biosocial perspectives, this book of original chapters breaks new and important ground for ways today's criminologists need to think more broadly about the crime problem.
Crime and Modernity
Continuities in Left Realist Criminology
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2002
'Lea has produced a serious and scholarly contribution of great interest to criminologists (whether "critical "or not), to post graduates, as well as the more advanced undergraduate. This is a book that is well written, absorbing, thoughtful and thought provoking' - The British Journal of...
Reflexivity and Criminal Justice
Intersections of Policy, Practice and Research
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2016
This collection presents a diverse set of case studies and theoretical reflections on how criminologists engage with practitioners and policy makers while undertaking research. The contributions to this volume highlight both the challenges and opportunities associated with doing criminological research...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2018
The first comprehensive collection of its kind, this handbook addresses the problem of knowledge production in criminology, redressing the global imbalance with an original focus on the Global South. Issues of vital criminological research and policy significance abound in the Global South, with important...
Snapshots of Research
Readings in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2010
Snapshots of Research: Readings in Criminology and Criminal Justice is a comprehensive, cutting-edge text that provides an introductory overview of the main research methods used in the fields of criminology and criminal justice. This text/reader offers a wide range of modern research examples, as...
Environmental Crime and Social Conflict
Contemporary and Emerging Issues
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
This impressive collection of original essays explores the relationship between social conflict and the environment - a topic that has received little attention within criminology. The chapters provide a systematic and comprehensive introduction and overview of conflict situations stemming from human...
by Callie Marie Rennison, Timothy Christopher Hart
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2018
Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology connects key concepts to real field research and practices using contemporary examples and recurring case studies that demonstrate how concepts relate to your life. Authors Callie M. Rennison and Timothy C. Hart introduce practical research strategies...
Prisoners on Criminology
Convict Life Stories and Crime Prevention
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2014
William S. Tregea, a long-time prison teacher, makes prisoners’ stories come alive with eighty prisoner essays integrated in informational chapters tracing shifts in criminality, the U.S. prison build up, and festering inner cities. The chapters review criminological theories through case studies...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
Existentialist Criminology captures an emerging interest in the value of existentialist thought and concepts for criminological work on crime, deviance, crime control, and criminal justice.
This emerging interest chimes with recent social and cultural developments - as well as shifts in their...
Crimes Against Nature
Environmental Criminology and Ecological Justice
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
Crimes Against Nature provides a systematic account and analysis of the key concerns of green criminology, written by one of the leading authorities in the field. The book draws upon the disciplines of environmental studies, environmental sociology and environmental management as well as criminology...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
The existence of the separate criminal jurisdiction in Scotland is ignored by most criminological texts purporting to consider crime and criminal justice in 'Britain' or the 'UK'. This book offers a critically-informed analysis and understanding of crime and criminal justice in contemporary Scotland....
Revitalizing Criminological Theory:
Towards a new Ultra-Realism
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2015
This book provides a short, comprehensive and accessible introduction to Ultra-Realism: a unique and radical school of criminological thought that has been developed by the authors over a number of years. After first outlining existing schools of thought, their major intellectual flaws and their underlying...
Judging Juveniles
Prosecuting Adolescents in Adult and Juvenile Courts
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2006
2007 Ruth Shonle Cavan Young Scholar Award presented by the American Society of Criminology
2007 American Society of Criminology Michael J. Hindelang Award for the Most Outstanding Contribution to Research in Criminology
By comparing how adolescents are prosecuted and punished in juvenile and criminal...