Full Description
The fourth edition of Crime and Criminology is a concise, comprehensive overview of criminological theory. By relating classical and contemporary theories to current criminological concerns through case studies and examples - such as racial profiling, sex trafficking, domestic violence, and cybercrime - the fourth edition is an up-to-date and remarkably accessible introduction to the study of theory in Canadian criminology.
Contents
Figures
Tables
Boxes
Preface
Acknowledgements
1: The Study of Crime
2: Classical Theory
3: Biological and Psychological Positivism
4: Sociological Positivism
5: Labelling Perspectives
6: Marxist Criminology
7: Feminist Perspectives
8: New Right Criminology
9: Republican Theory and Restorative Justice
10: Critical and Postmodern Criminology
11: Digital Criminology
12: Conclusion
Glossary
Index
