An Introduction to Criminology

A comprehensive introduction to all the key topics, criminological theories, and important themes that students will cover when studying criminology and criminal justice.

A comprehensive introduction to all the key topics, criminological theories, and important themes that students will cover when studying criminology and criminal justice.

Part 1: Introduction to Crime and Criminology
Chapter 1: Being a Criminologist - Linda Asquith
Chapter 2: History and Crime - Eloise Moss
Chapter 3: Crime, Victimisation and Criminology - Jacki Tapley
Chapter 4: Tool of the Trade: Crime, Survey and Big Data - Andromachi Tseloni and Elaine Duncan
Chapter 5: Crime and the Media - Sarah Moore
Part 2: Theories and Concepts of Criminology
Chapter 6: Approaches to Criminological Theory - Michael Rowe
Chapter 7: Social Harm and Zemiology: Expanding the Horizons of Criminology - Thomas Raymen
Chapter 8: Feminist Criminologies - Loraine Gelsthorpe and Lucy Trafford
Chapter 9: Development and Life-Course Criminology - Tara Renae McGee, David P. Farrington and Darrick Jolliffe
Chapter 10: Cultural Criminology - Keith Hayward and Jairo Matallana-Villarreal
Chapter 11: Southern and Comparative Criminology - Max Travers
Part 3: Contemporary Challenges
Chapter 12: Cyber Crime - Francis Gaffney and Carl Wearn
Chapter 13: Terrorism - Francis Gaffney
Chapter 14: Corporate Crime and the Regulation of Ecocide - David Whyte
Chapter 15: Organised and Transnational Crime - Xavier L'Hoiry and Jo Large
Chapter 16: Green Crimes and Green Criminology - Angus Nurse
Chapter 17: Trafficking and Exploitation - Laura Connelly
Chapter 18: Hate Crime - Neil Chakraborti and Stevie-Jade Hardy
Chapter 19: Race and Racialized Crime - Tina G. Patel
Chapter 20: Gender, Crime and Victimization - Nicola Groves
Part 4: Criminal Justice Practice
Chapter 21: Social Control - Murray Lee and Alex Simpson
Chapter 22: Models of Justice - Natasha Mulvihill and Marianne Hester
Chapter 23: Partnership and Multi-Agency Working: Tackling Domestic Abuse - Pamela Davies
Chapter 24: Policing - Ben Bradford
Chapter 25: The Crown Prosecution Service - Joanne Clough
Chapter 26: The Court System in England and Wales - Kayliegh Richardson
Chapter 27: Out of Court Disposals and Diversion - Paul Biddle, Lyndsey Bengtsson and Aaron Amankwaa
Chapter 28: Non-Custodial Sentencing - George Mair
Chapter 29: Prisons - Kate Herrity and Jason Warr
Chapter 30: Youth Crime and Youth Justice - Tim Bateman
Chapter 31: Victims, Witnesses and the Criminal Justice System - Pamela Davies and Ian R. Cook
Chapter 32: Being a Criminologist and Doing Real World Criminological Research - Jamie Harding
Chapter 33: Transitioning from Undergraduate Study of Criminology to Further Study and Your Working Life - Michael Rowe