Books for Criminology Courses

When Crime Appears

The Role of Emergence

Edited by Jean McGloin, Christopher Sullivan, Leslie Kennedy

Series: Criminology and Justice Studies

In recent years, the idea of emergence, which suggests that observed patterns in behavior and events are not fully reductive and stem from complex lower-level interactions, has begun to take hold in the social sciences. Criminologists have started to use this framework to improve our general...

Published October 18th 2011 by Routledge

Contemporary Critical Criminology

By Walter S. DeKeseredy

Series: Key Ideas in Criminology

The concept of critical criminology – that crime and the present day processes of criminalization are rooted in the core structures of society – is of more relevance today than it has been at any other time. Written by an internationally renowned scholar, Contemporary Critical Criminology...

Published August 10th 2010 by Routledge

Public Criminology?

By Ian Loader, Richard Sparks

Series: Key Ideas in Criminology

What is the role and value of criminology in a democratic society? How do, and how should, its practitioners engage with politics and public policy? How can criminology find a voice in an agitated, insecure and intensely mediated world in which crime and punishment loom large in government agendas...

Published July 4th 2010 by Routledge

Criminological Perspectives on Race and Crime

2nd Edition

By Shaun L. Gabbidon

Series: Criminology and Justice Studies

Ideal for use in either crime theory or race and crime courses, this is the only text to look at the array of explanations for crime as they relate to racial and ethnic groups. Each chapter begins with a historical review of each theoretical perspective and how its original formulation and more...

Published February 18th 2010 by Routledge

Fifty Key Thinkers in Criminology

Edited by Keith Hayward, Shadd Maruna, Jayne Mooney

Series: Routledge Key Guides

Fifty Key Thinkers in Criminology brings the history of criminological thought alive through a collection of fascinating life stories. The book covers a range of historical and contemporary thinkers from around the world, offering a stimulating combination of biographical fact with historical and...

Published November 26th 2009 by Routledge

Biosocial Criminology

New Directions in Theory and Research

Edited by Anthony Walsh, Kevin M Beaver

Series: Criminology and Justice Studies

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....

Published September 30th 2008 by Routledge

Criminology: The Key Concepts

By Martin O'Brien, Majid Yar

Series: Routledge Key Guides

Criminology: The Key Concepts is an authoritative and comprehensive study guide and reference resource that will take you through all the concepts, approaches, issues and institutions central to the study of crime in contemporary society. Topics covered in this easy to use A-Z guide include:...

Published June 22nd 2008 by Routledge

Criminology

By Tim Newburn

This is a comprehensive introduction to criminology for students who are either new or relatively new to the subject. It provides the basis of study for undergraduate students, new postgraduate students, and those who need a foundation knowledge of criminology for other relevant courses –...

Published July 31st 2007 by Willan

Criminology: The Basics

By Sandra Walklate, Sandra Walklate

Series: The Basics

As crime continues to be a high profile issue troubling politicians, the public and the media alike, the study of criminology has boomed. Providing an international and comparative introduction to the discipline, this informative book is an accessible guide to the theoretical and practical...

Published September 7th 2005 by Taylor & Francis