Criminology: Theory and Context

by JohnTierney (Author)

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  Paperback
  1996

  $3.26

  An introduction to criminological theory and to the scope of criminology as an academic discipline. Criminolgical theory is presented within wider social and political contexts, charting the corresponding development of the academic discipline in a chronolgical framework.

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  Paperback
  2009

  $4.47

  Criminology: theory and context, third edition, expands upon the ideas presented in previous editions, while introducing new material on critical theory, feminism, masculinities, cultural criminology and postmodernism. The text has been thoroughly updated throughout to reflect key perspectives in contemporary criminological theory. Relevant updates include discussions on New Labour's criminal justice and penal policies in its third term in office, and the latest developments in criminal justice and the politics of law and order in the UK and US. This edition revisits societal and cultural influences that have shaped the discipline and invites the reader to re-examine the phenomena of crime and deviance.

  Criminology: theory and context, third edition, is presented in a logical structure and adopts an accessible framework. The text is essential reading for students of criminology, criminological theory and criminal justice and will also be of key interest to those studying sociology, law and the wider social sciences.