The Blackwell Companion to Criminology

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Title: The Blackwell Companion to Criminology
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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.The essays cover a wide range of topics and

themes, including:- The social construction of crime- The relations between

class, gender, race and crime- The realities and limits of criminal justice-

Juvenile delinquency and its treatment- The success of punishment and

rehabilitation- The official statistical patterns of criminalization and their

relation to the state and its policies- The increased importance of mass media

and new information systems in defining, portraying and communicating crime-

International crimes and their relation with globalization and the global social

order- The possibility of social control after a century of violence.Written

accessibly for the student, and with its international perspective and

first-rate scholarship, this is truly the first global handbook of criminology.
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.The essays cover a wide range of topics and

themes, including:- The social construction of crime- The relations between

class, gender, race and crime- The realities and limits of criminal justice-

Juvenile delinquency and its treatment- The success of punishment and

rehabilitation- The official statistical patterns of criminalization and their

relation to the state and its policies- The increased importance of mass media

and new information systems in defining, portraying and communicating crime-

International crimes and their relation with globalization and the global social

order- The possibility of social control after a century of violence.Written

accessibly for the student, and with its international perspective and

first-rate scholarship, this is truly the first global handbook of criminology.

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