Criminology

Name: Criminology
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781138566262
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A Sociological Introduction

By Jackie Turton and Anna Sergi and Nigel South and Isabel Crowhurst and Pete Fussey and Eamon Carrabine and Pam Cox and Anna Di Ronco and Darren Thiel

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Criminology: A Sociological Introduction offers a comprehensive and critical overview of criminology from foundational theories to urgent contemporary topics including global crime, environmental offences, terrorism and cybercrime. Authored by experts from the University of Essex, this international text covers crime histories, theoretical approaches, victimisation, social psychology, criminal justice, green criminology, media representations, and state crime. The latest edition integrates global perspectives with new chapters on cybercrime, powerful crimes, organised crime, life-course delinquency, and the future of crime and control. Each chapter features critical thinking questions and further study resources, making it an essential introduction to criminology for students looking to broaden their criminological understanding.
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Ideal for criminology students and those seeking a thorough, critical, and international introduction to criminology, this book suits readers interested in sociological perspectives and contemporary global issues in crime and justice.

Comprehensive, critical and accessible, this text offers an authoritative overview of the study of criminology, from early theoretical perspectives, to contemporary criminal justice, to pressing international issues in crime and punishment.

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Comprehensive, critical and accessible, Criminology: A Sociological Introduction offers an authoritative overview of the study of criminology, from early theoretical perspectives to pressing contemporary issues such as the globalisation of crime, crimes against the environment, terrorism and cybercrime.

Authored by an internationally renowned and experienced group of authors in the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex, this is a truly international criminology text that delves into areas that other texts may only reference. It includes substantive chapters on the following topics:

Histories of crime;
Theoretical approaches to crime and the issue of social change;
Victims and victimisation;
Crime, emotion and social psychology;
Drugs, alcohol, health and crime;
Criminal justice and the sociology of punishment;
Green criminology;
Crime and the media;
Terrorism, state crime and human rights.

The new edition fuses global perspectives in criminology from the contexts of post-Brexit Britain and America in the age of Trump, and from the Global South. It contains new chapters on cybercrime; crimes of the powerful; organised crime; life-course approaches to understanding delinquency and desistance; and futures of crime, control, and criminology.

Each chapter includes a series of critical thinking questions, suggestions for further study, and a list of useful websites and resources. The book also contains a glossary of the criminological terms and concepts used in the book. It is the perfect text for students looking for a broad, critical and international introduction to criminology, and it is essential reading for those looking to expand their ‘criminological imagination’.

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John Scott, Professor at Queensland University of Technology, praises the book as one of the best introductions to critical criminology, highlighting its international scope and avoidance of clichéd content. Yvonne Jewkes, Professor of Criminology, commends it as an accessible, engaging, and stimulating textbook that remains a valuable resource throughout students' degree studies.