John Tierney, Maggie O'Neill

Criminology

Theory and context

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a historical and theoretical introduction to criminology, examining the chronology of criminological theory, the social and political context of its development and its relationship with the criminal justice system.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm
• ISBN-13: 9781138851047
• ISBN-10: 1138851043
• Artikelnr.: 59983822

Autorenporträt

John Tierney is a retired lecturer in criminology from Durham University. Maggie O'Neill is Professor of Criminology at Durham University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. Preliminaries and Early History
1. Criminology
crime
deviance and criminal justice
2. Measuring crime and criminality
3. Criminology and criminologists up to world war two
Part 2. World War 2 to the Mid 60's
4. The discipline of criminology and its context 1
5. Social disorganisation and anomie
6. Strain
subcultures and delinquency
7. Criminological theory in Britain
Part 3. The mid-60's to the early 70's
8. The discipline of criminology and its context 2
9. New Deviancy Theory: the interactionist approach to deviance
Part 4. The 1970s
10. The discipline of criminology and its context 3
11. Post-new deviancy and the new criminology
Part 5. 1980s to the mid-90s
12. The discipline of criminology and its context 4
13. Criminological Theory - feminism and administrative
right realism
critical criminology and left realism
Part 6. The mid 90's to the new millennium
14. The discipline of criminology and its context 5
15. Criminological Theories: Recent Developments
16. Conclusion/Postscript