Full Description
Assuming no prior knowledge, this text provides a clear and user-friendly introduction to the key definitions and issues of crime. With an unrivalled combination of scope plus introductory pitch, this is a one-stop shop for undergraduates taking their first modules in criminology and criminal justice.
Contents
Introduction.- PART ICrime and Studying Criminology and Criminal Justice.- Key Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice.- PART II: UNDERSTANDING CRIME DATA Understanding Crime Data I: Sources of Information.- Understanding Crime Data II: Methods of Interpretation.- PART III: THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN CONTEXT The Criminal Justice System and its Processes.- The Police: Gatekeepers to the Criminal Justice Process.- The Prosecution Process: the Courts and Sentencing.- The Prison.- Probation: Community-based Punishment and Community Justice .- Multi-Agency and 'Joined-up' Approaches to Criminal Individual and Crime.- Theories of Crime II: Society and Crime.- Theories of Crime III: Critical and Deconstructive Perspectives.- Summary.
