Full Description
From the makers of the bestselling law revision series, Law Express: Criminology is designed to help both law and social science students revise effectively. This is your guide to understanding essential concepts, remembering and applying key theories, developing good critical analysis, and making your answers stand out.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Guided tour
Guided tour of the companion website
Chapter 1: What is Crime?
Chapter 2: Measuring Crime
Chapter 3: Who Commits Crime?
Chapter 4: Crime and the Media
Chapter 5: Classicist Criminology
Chapter 6: Biological Positivist Criminology
Chapter 7: Psychological Explanations of Crime
Chapter 8: Sociological Explanations of Crime
Chapter 9: Contemporary Criminology
Chapter 10: Theories of Justice and Penology
And finally, before the exam...
Glossary of terms
Index
