Introduction to Crime and Criminology, An, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (January 24, 2022) © 2020

  • Hennessey Hayes Griffith University
  • Tim Prenzler Griffith University
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For first-year students studying criminology and criminal justice

What is crime? How much crime is there in our community? Why do people offend? How do we prevent crime? The text is written by leading Australian criminologists and aims to answer these questions.

This book is for university students (particularly suited to first-year students) and others interested in crime to the fields of criminology and criminal justice. Each chapter is written by one or more of Australia's most widely respected authorities on criminology, lending this collection legitimacy and currency.

The contributors to this volume guide readers through contemporary research on crime and criminality from Australia and overseas. The large majority of chapters do not simply summarise current knowledge but include data from the authors' original research, as well as offering distinctive insights and policy recommendations.

The content in the text is a blend of Australian and international research, content and context.

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  • Part 1 Facts and fallacies
  • Chapter 1: The Media and crime
  • Chapter 2: Defining crime
  • Chapter 3: Measuring crime
  • Chapter 4: The nature and prevalence of crime
  • Part 2 Dimensions of crime
  • Chapter 5: Victim and offender characteristics
  • Chapter 6: Violence and street crimes
  • Chapter 7: White-collar crime
  • Chapter 8: Internet and cybercrimes
  • Chapter 9: International crimes
  • Part 3 Explaining crime
  • Chapter 10: The role of theory
  • Chapter 11: Psychological explanations
  • Chapter 12: Social explanations
  • Chapter 13: Interactionist explanations
  • Part 4 Responding to crime
  • Chapter 14: The criminal justice system
  • Chapter 15: The police
  • Chapter 16: The criminal courts
  • Chapter 17: Corrections
  • Chapter 18: Victims, criminal justice and restorative justice
  • Chapter 19: Crime prevention
  • Chapter 20: Careers in Criminal Justice - Additional online chapter (student download)

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