The Oxford Handbook of Criminology

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Chapters updated to reflect recent cases, statistics, and scholarship, as well as significant current events such as Covid-19 and social justice movements. The Oxford Handbook of Criminology provides a comprehensive collection of chapters covering the core and emerging topics studied on criminology courses, indispensable to students, academics, and professionals alike. N2 - The Oxford Handbook of Criminology provides an authoritative collection of chapters covering the core and emerging topics studied on criminology courses. With contributions from leading academics, the Handbook is the definitive guide to the discipline.-The most comprehensive and authoritative single volume guide to criminology-Brings together contributions from leading academics detailing the relevant theory, recent research, policy developments, and current debates, enabling students to fully appreciate the diverse array of viewpoints in criminological discourse-Includes detailed references enabling readers to further research the topics discussed-Features an extensive online resource centre providing additional teaching and learning materials for both students and lecturersNew to this edition:This edition sees a new editorial team of leading criminology scholars edit the Handbook: Alison Liebling, Shadd Maruna and Lesley McAra.Extensively revised, the sixth edition features new chapters including: zemiology; green criminology; domestic violence; prostitution and sex work; penal populism; and the significance of globalisation for criminology.Related Titles

The Handbook has shaped the study of criminology for over two decades and, with this new edition, continues to be indispensable to students, academics, and professionals alike. Each chapter details relevant theory, recent research, policy developments, and current debates. Extensive references aid Drug use, drug problems, and drug control: a political economy perspective, Toby Seddon and Alex Stevens

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Features an extensive online resource centre providing additional teaching and learning materials for both students and lecturers Extensively revised, the sixth edition has been expanded to include all the major topics and significant new issues such as zemiology; green criminology; domestic violence; prostitution and sex work; penal populism; and the significance of globalization for criminology. Alison Liebling is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Director of the Prisons Research Centre at the University of Cambridge. She has attracted research fellowships from Trinity Hall, Leverhulme and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

UR - https://global.oup.com/ukhe/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-criminology-9780198719441?cc=gb&lang=en& The Handbook has long been essential for me, both as a student and a teacher. The new edition is every bit as significant as its predecessors - the updates that have been made are exciting and ensure that it retains its relevance." - Dr Daniel Newman, Reader, Cardiff School of Law, Politics and International Relations Making and managing terrorism and counter-terrorism: The view from criminology Martin Innes and Michael Levi She has published empirical and theoretical research on a number of criminological topics including domestic violence, policing, restorative justice, the death penalty, and wrongful convictions. Her research into applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission concerning alleged miscarriages of justice was published by Oxford University Press in January 2019: Reasons to Doubt: Wrongful Convictions and the Criminal Cases Review Commission Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning supportMaking and managing terrorism and counter-terrorism: the view from criminology, Martin Innes and Michael Levi Why prison architecture and design matter to our understanding of the limits of punishment and rehabilitation, Yvonne Jewkes Brings together contributions from leading academics detailing the relevant theory, recent research, policy developments, and current debates, enabling students to fully appreciate the diverse array of viewpoints in criminological discourse An excellent textbook for any Criminology or Criminal Justice programme, with renowned academics in the field providing depth and critical awareness of theoretical approaches and policy developments for understanding contemporary issues." - Jenny Johnstone, Senior Lecturer, Newcastle Law School She is currently working on a range of research studies with the team at the Death Penalty Research Unit and The Death Penalty Project including a project to map foreign nationals at risk of capital punishment in Asia and the Middle East, studies on elite and public opinion on the death penalty in Indonesia, Zimbabwe and Taiwan, and deterrence research in Indonesia.

The Oxford Handbook of Criminology is accompanied by a suite of online resources providing additional teaching and learning materials for both students and lecturers. This includes selected chapters from previous editions, essay questions for each chapter, web links to aid further research, and Understanding and rehabilitating men with sexual convictions: Theory, intervention, and compassion Nicholas Blagden and Belinda Winder Feminist criminology: inequalities, powerlessness, and justice, Michele Burman and Loraine Gelsthorpe Contagion and connections: applying network thinking to violence and organised crime, Paolo CampanaPunishment, victimhood, and social control: towards a criminology of transitional justice Kieran McEvoy, Ron Dudai, and Cheryl Lawther chapters written by over 85 leading academics exploring relevant theory, cutting-edge research, policy developments, and current debates, encouraging students to appreciate the diverse and interdisciplinary nature of criminological discourse