Crime & Criminology

by Rob White, Fiona Haines, Nicole Asquith

Crime and Criminology is an introduction to the causes of crime. The sixth edition explores the key theories to try and explain criminal behaviour in society, providing students with the opportunity to evaluate how criminologists employ these theories in their analysis of criminological issues.

This sixth edition has been thoroughly updated to include new examples and expand on the new directions in crime and criminology. The book includes learning features designed to engage students in theory and current criminological research by demonstrating how theory can be placed into a modern context or used to frame research. It will provide learning pathways beyond the theory, providing students with the skills to understand their own theoretical perspective and understand the social context, history and concepts behind criminological theory.

New to this edition
Significant revision to key chapters:
Expanded coverage of biocriminological and psychological positivism
Chapter 7: Feminist Perspectives
Chapter 8: Realistic Approaches
Chapter 9: Republican Theory and Restorative Justice
A new chapter on Cultural and Postmodern Criminology.

Genres: Nonfiction, Academic, Textbooks, Crime

360 pages, Paperback

First published July 18, 1996

Reviews

[Skye · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of those textbooks that you end up reading the whole thing throughout the entirety of a course. And I was honestly wondering whether or not to include it in my reviews and reading for the year. And then I realised that a) I did read it, so it should be included. And b) even if this isn’t a novel, it’s still a book that had authors put a lot of effort into it, and I should recognise that with a review.

This is a very easy and accessible textbook. It encompasses so many different psychological theories that help to explain crime. But it does so in a very open and accessible format. Particularly when considering how difficult I sometimes find wadding through theoretical information.

The division of each chapter was brilliantly done – it gave you a historical perspective that actually provided information and not a list of names. And it did so in a consistent manner throughout the text. There were also great contemporary examples and a number of case studies. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and couldn’t stop thinking about the many aspects of criminology that were bought to life.

[Rosie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Is adding my textbooks to my reading challenge cheating??? Maybe. Did I read these bad boys pretty much cover to cover. Yes I did. Sooooo. Pretty interesting too actually.

[J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really useful, well written text for condensed criminological theory.