Sumner

Broschiertes Buch

The Blackwell Companion to Criminology

Beschreibung

The Blackwell Companion to Criminology provides a contemporary and global resource to scholarship in both classical and topical areas of criminology. Authored by an international group of expert criminologists, these original essays focus on major issues in criminology today, commenting upon key debates and theories, outlining the implications of new topics, studies and ideas, and discussing contemporary developments. Written accessibly for the student, with an international perspective and drawing on first-rate scholarship, this is truly the first global handbook of criminology.

Autor

Colin Sumner is an investment manager and writer. He was Professor and Head of the Law School at the University of East London and for many years a Lecturer at the Institute of Criminology and a Fellow of Wolfson College at the University of Cambridge. He has been a Visiting Professor at the Universities of Barcelona, Hamburg, Berkeley, Simon Fraser, Queen's [Kingston], St. Mary's, and Dar es Salaam. His books include Reading Ideologies (1979), Crime, Justice and Underdevelopment (1982), Censure, Politics and Criminal Justice (1990), The Sociology of Deviance (1994), Violence, Culture and Censure (1996), and Social Control and Political Order (ed. with Roberto Bergalli, 1997). He also edited a book series entitled New Directions in Criminology and, with Piers Beirne, founded and edited the journal Theoretical Criminology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 169mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 925g
• ISBN-13: 9781405175623
• ISBN-10: 1405175621
• Artikelnr.: 22949771

Rezensionen

"A cosmopolitan collection characterized by freshness ofperspective. Critical sociological insight on crime at its best."
John Braithwaite, Australian NationalUniversity

"If The Blackwell Companion to Criminology is read widelyand carefully, and absorbed thoroughly - as it most certainlyshould be - it will shake criminology out of its intellectualsloth and parochialism."
Gilbert Geis, University of California

"The Blackwell Companion to Criminology is acomprehensive reference work designed for those interested in thestudy of crime, and its causes, effects, trends, andinstitutions... Taken together, this edited book is a welcomecontribution, and essential reading for those studying elements ofcriminology and

criminal justice."
The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice

"Many of these essays are brimming with powerful reasoning andvitally informative details ... Strengths lie in the analysesof such topics as modern genocide, juvenile crime, femaleoffenders, elite offenders, international outlaw networks,globalization effects on crime trends, and informationtechnologies. Also beneficial are the tightly reasoned critiques ofhow crime is communicated to the public and targeted by stateagencies. As they explore cutting-edge questions in criminology,readers will find sophisticated theoretical scholarship, especiallyregarding modern and postmodern frameworks, feminism, criticalcultural studies, and neo-Marxism ... Summing Up:Essential."
Choice

Choice Outstanding Title

"A welcome addition ... well written and ...generally sophisticated, challenging, and provocative ...offers much needed diversity, depth, and breadth ... globalapproach is timely."
Criminal Justice Review