The Blackwell Companion to Criminology

The Blackwell Companion to Criminology provides a contemporary and global resource to scholarship in both classical and topical areas of criminology. Written accessibly, and with its international perspective and first-rate scholarship, this is truly the first global handbook of criminology.



Editors and contributors are international experts in criminology, offering a comparative perspective on theories and systems

Contains full discussion of key debates and theories, the implications of new topics, studies and ideas, and contemporary developments

Coverage includes: class, gender, and race, criminal justice, juvenile delinquency, punishment, mass media, international crimes, and social control