Tim Newburn's bestselling Criminology provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction for students of the subject, providing the basis for all undergraduate degree courses or modules in Criminology.

Tim Newburn is Professor of Criminology and Social Policy at the London School of Economics. He is the author or editor of over 35 books, including: Permission and Regulation: Law and Morals in Post-war Britain (Routledge, 1991); The Future of Policing (with Rod Morgan, 1997); Private Security and Public Policing (with Trevor Jones, 1998); Policy Transfer and Criminal Justice (with Trevor Jones, 2007); Handbook of Policing (2008); Key Readings in Criminology (2009) and the Sage Handbook of Criminological Theory (with McLaughlin, 2010). Tim Newburn is currently writing the 'Offi cial History of Criminal Justice' with David Downes and Paul Rock, and continues to work (with Andrew Ward) on a book entitled Orderly Britain: How We Solve Our Everyday Problems from Dog Mess to Double Parking .

Part 1: Understanding Crime and Criminology

1. Understanding Crime and Criminology

2. Crime and Punishment in History

3. Crime Data and Crime Trends

4. Crime and the Media

5. The Politics of Crime and its Control

Part 2: Understanding Crime: Theories and Concepts

6. Classicism and Positivism

7. Biological Positivism

8. Psychological Positivism

9. Durkheim, Anomie and Strain

10. The Chicago School, Subcultures and Cultural Criminology

11. Interactionism and Labelling Theory

12. Control Theories

13. Radical and Critical Criminology

14. Realist Criminology

15. Contemporary Classicism

16. Feminist Criminology

17. Late Modernity, Governmentality and Risk

Part 3: Understanding Crime: Types and Trends

18. Victims, Victimisation and Victimology

19. White Collar and Corporate Crime

20. Organised Crime

21. Violent and Property Crime

22. Drugs and Alcohol

Part 4: Understanding Criminal Justice

23. Penology and Punishment

24. Understanding Criminal Justice

25. Crime Prevention and Community Safety

26. Policing

27. Criminal Courts and the Court Process

28. Sentencing and Non-custodial Penalties

29. Prisons and Imprisonment

30. Youth Crime and Youth Justice

31. Restorative Justice

Part 5: Critical Issues in Criminology

32. Race, Crime and Criminal Justice

33. Gender, Crime and Justice

34. Criminal and Forensic Psychology

35. Green Criminology

36. Globalisation, Terrorism and Human Rights

Part 6: Doing Criminology

36. Understanding Criminological Research

37. Doing Criminological Research

Glossary

Bibliography

Index