The most comprehensive and authoritative single volume text on the subject, the fourth edition of the acclaimed Oxford Handbook of Criminology combines masterly reviews of all the key topics with extensive references to aid further research. In addition to the history of the discipline and reviews of different theoretical perspectives, the book provides up-to-date reviews of diverse topics as the criminal justice process, race and gender, crime statistics, and the media and crime.

The fourth edition has been substantially revised and updated and is essential reading for all teachers and students of criminology and an indispensable sourcebook for professionals.

Notes on Contributors

Introduction to the fourth edition

Guided tour of the Online Resource Centre

PART 1 CRIMINOLOGY:HISTORY AND THEORY

1 Sociological theories of crime Paul Rock

2 Criminological psychology Clive R. Hollin

3 Contemporary landscapes of crime, order, and control: governance risk, and globalization Ian Loader and Richard Sparks

4 Cultural criminology Keith Hayward andlock Young

5 Historical perspectives on crime Clive Emsley

6 Comparing criminal justice David Nelken

7 Diversity, crime, and criminal justice Barbara Hudson

PART 2 THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF CRIME AND CRIME CONTROL

8 Legal constructions of crime Nicola Lacey

9 No turning back: the politics of law and order into the millennium David Downes and Rod Morgan

10 Crime data and statistics MikeMaguire

11 Media-made criminality: the representation of crime in the mass media Robert Reiner

PART 3 DIMENSIONS OF CRIME

12 Political economy, crime, and criminal justice Robert Reiner

13 Gender and crime Frances Heidensohn and Loraine Gelsthorpe

14 Ethnicities, racism, crime, and criminal justice Coretta Phillips and Ben Bowling

15 Victims, victimization, and criminal justice Carolyn Hoyle and Lucia Zedner

16 Mentally disordered offenders, mental health, and crime Jill Peay

17 Place, space, crime, and disorder AnthonyE. Bottoms

18 Youth crime and youth culture Tim Newburn

19 Childhood risk factors and risk-focused prevention David P. Farrington

20 Crime and the life course DavidJ. Smith

PART 4 FORMS OF CRIME

21 Violent crime Michael Levi, Mike Maguire, and Fiona Brookman

22 White-collar and corporate crime David Nelken

23 Organized crime and terrorism Michael Levi

24 Drugs, alcohol, and crime Nigel South

PART 5 REACTIONS TO CRIME

25 The governance of security: pluralization, privatization, and polarization in crime control Trevor Jones

26 Crime prevention and community safety Adam Crawford

27 Policing and the police Tim Newburn and RobertReiner

28 From suspect to trial Andrew Sanders and Richard Young

29 Sentencing AndrewAshworth

30 Youth Justice Rod Morgan and Tim Newburn

31 Community penalties: probation, 'What Works', and offender management Peter Raynor

32 Imprisonment: an expanding scene Rod Morgan and Alison Liebling

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