Textbook on Criminology provides a comprehensive consideration of the theoretical, practical, and political aspects of crime and criminology. The clarity of approach makes it an ideal text for students wishing to gain a firm grasp of the fundamental issues, together with an appreciation of the thought-provoking complexities surrounding the subject.
Textbook on Criminology provides a comprehensive consideration of the theoretical, practical, and political aspects of crime and criminology. The clarity of approach makes it an ideal text for students wishing to gain a firm grasp of the fundamental issues, together with an appreciation of the thought-provoking complexities surrounding the subject.
Katherine S. Williams is Lecturer in Law at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Prior to this she taught at the University of Liverpool for nine years. Her main teaching areas are criminology, criminal justice, human rights and welfare law, and social policy. As well as her work on criminology she has recently published in the areas of criminal justice, computer law, and child sexual abuse.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1 Introduction to theory 2 Definitions, terminology and the criminal process 3 Public conceptions and misconceptions of crime 4 The extent of crime: a comparison of official and unofficial calculations 5 Victims, survivors, and victimology 6 Influences of physical factors and genetics on criminality 7 Influences of biochemical factors and of the central and autonomic nervous systems on criminality 8 Psychological theories of criminality 9 Mental disorder and criminality 10 Intelligence and learning 11 The sociology of criminality 12 Anomie, strain and juvenile subculture 13 Control theories 14 Labelling, phenomenology and ethnomethodology 15 Conflict theories and radical criminologies 16 Criminology and realism 17 Positivist explanations of female criminality 18 Feminist theories 19 Terrorism and state violence 20 Governance, risk and globalisation theories Envoi Useful websites Name Index Subject Index
Introduction 1 Introduction to theory 2 Definitions, terminology and the criminal process 3 Public conceptions and misconceptions of crime 4 The extent of crime: a comparison of official and unofficial calculations 5 Victims, survivors, and victimology 6 Influences of physical factors and genetics on criminality 7 Influences of biochemical factors and of the central and autonomic nervous systems on criminality 8 Psychological theories of criminality 9 Mental disorder and criminality 10 Intelligence and learning 11 The sociology of criminality 12 Anomie, strain and juvenile subculture 13 Control theories 14 Labelling, phenomenology and ethnomethodology 15 Conflict theories and radical criminologies 16 Criminology and realism 17 Positivist explanations of female criminality 18 Feminist theories 19 Terrorism and state violence 20 Governance, risk and globalisation theories Envoi Useful websites Name Index Subject Index
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