The Oxford handbook of criminology / edited by Mike Maguire, Rod Morgan, and Robert Reiner.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Oxford handbooksPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, �2012.Edition: 5th edDescription: xxiii, 1,029 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199590278 (pbk.)
  • 0199590273 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Criminology
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV 6025 .O87 2012
Contents:
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 offenders, 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 L�osel.
Summary: "This 5th edition brings together contributions from over 40 leading authorities in the field, creating the most comprehensive guide to criminology available. Providing definitive, state-of-the-art analyses of their particular areas, the experts discuss the key theories and debates currently shaping the study and application of criminology, from the politics of law and order to the influence of mass media on social responses to crime and the future of criminology as a discipline."-- Back cover.
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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 offenders, 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 L�osel.

"This 5th edition brings together contributions from over 40 leading authorities in the field, creating the most comprehensive guide to criminology available. Providing definitive, state-of-the-art analyses of their particular areas, the experts discuss the key theories and debates currently shaping the study and application of criminology, from the politics of law and order to the influence of mass media on social responses to crime and the future of criminology as a discipline."-- Back cover.

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