Law Express: Criminology (Revision Guide), 1st edition
Title overview
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.
- Reviews the key theorists and theories, sources and terminology you will need to know for your exam.
- Shows you how to maximise your marks by bringing in areas of further thinking and debate. Also points out common pitfalls and ways to avoid losing marks.
- Gives you helpful advice to revise effectively and improve your exam performance when it counts.
- Subject-specific companion websites help you build a personal study plan, try sample exam questions, test your recall with interactive flashcards, listen to audio advice and more!
Table of 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
Author bios
Noel Cross is Principle Lecturer in Criminal Justice at the School of Law, Liverpool John Moores University.