Criminological Perspectives: Essential Readings

By Eugene McLaughlin

Book Overview

This revised and expanded Third Edition of the internationally acclaimed Criminological Perspectives is the most comprehensive reader available in the field. Wide-ranging and global in scope and coverage, Criminological Perspectives will enable you to critically engage with the various concepts and theoretical positions that you′ll encounter throughout your studies.

In addition to essays that have had a seminal influence on the development of criminology, new articles have been included to cover topics of contemporary criminological significance, including:

- surveillance

- digitized crime

- terrorism and political violence

- environmental crime

- human trafficking

- techno-social networks

- narco-crime

- global inequalities

The 56 articles are organised thematically, complete with introductions that place them in context and to illustrate the approaches taken by different schools of criminological thought.

Criminological Perspectives will prove an indispensible resource, whether you′re studying criminology, criminal justice studies, socio-legal studies, penology, security studies, surveillance studies, or sociology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1446207862
• ISBN13: 9781446207864
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 768 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.3" x 9.1"