ABSTRACT

Building on the success of the second edition, Criminology: A Sociological Introduction offers a comprehensive overview of the study of criminology, from early theoretical perspectives to pressing contemporary issues such as the globalization of crime, crimes against the environment and state crime.

Authored by an internationally renowned and experienced group of authors in the Sociology department at Essex University, this is a truly international criminology text that delves into areas that other texts may only reference.

This new edition will have increased coverage of psychosocial theory, as well as more consideration of the social, political and economic contexts of crime in the post-financial-crisis world. Focusing on emerging areas in global criminology, such as green crime, state crime and cyber crime, this book is essential reading for criminology students looking to expand their understanding of crime and the world in which they live.

part |2 pages

PART 1 THE CRIMINOLOGICAL IMAGINATION

chapter 1|8 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|16 pages

Histories of Crime

chapter 3|20 pages

Researching Crime

part |2 pages

PART 2 THINKING ABOUT CRIME

chapter 4|17 pages

The Enlightenment and Early Traditions

chapter 5|22 pages

Early Sociologies of Crime

chapter 6|26 pages

Radicalizing Traditions

chapter 7|20 pages

Crime, Social Theory and Social Change

chapter 8|17 pages

Crime, Place and Space

part |2 pages

PART 3 DOING CRIME

chapter 9|22 pages

Victims and Victimization

chapter 10|20 pages

Crime and Property

chapter 11|24 pages

Crime, Sexuality and Gender

chapter 12|18 pages

Crime, the Emotions and Social Psychology

chapter 14|32 pages

Drugs, Alcohol, Health and Crime

part |2 pages

PART 4 CONTROLLING CRIME

chapter 15|24 pages

Thinking about Punishment

chapter 16|24 pages

The Criminal Justice Process

chapter 17|21 pages

Police and Policing

chapter 18|25 pages

Prisons and Imprisonment

part |2 pages

PART 5 GLOBALIZING CRIME

chapter 19|25 pages

Green Criminology

chapter 20|23 pages

Crime and the Media

chapter 22|19 pages

State Crime,War Crime and Human Rights

chapter 23|9 pages

Criminological Futures