The Oxford Handbook of Criminology

by Mike Maguire (Author), Mike Maguire (Editor), Mike Maguire (Editor), Mike Maguire (Author), Robert Reiner (Editor), Rod Morgan (Editor)

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  Paperback
  2007

  $4.24

  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. Online Resource Centre * Web links to key criminological resources allowing students to further research the subject * Notes on the Contributors * Editors' Introduction to the 4th edition

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  Paperback
  1994

  $3.29

  This major reference text covers the entire spectrum of subjects now referred to collectively as criminology . From the history of the discipline and its present organization in the UK, the book goes on to deal with topics as diverse as policing, alcohol and crime, juvenile crime, crime statistics, drugs and crime, custodial and non-custodial sentences, prisons, victims and the organization of professional crime. It should be of benefit to all students and teachers of criminology and many professionals working in the criminal system.