num_pages: 1185
description: The most comprehensive and authoritative single volume text on the subject, the fourth edition of the acclaimed Oxford Handbook of Criminology combines masterly reviews of all the key topics with extensive references to aid further research. In addition to the history of the discipline andreviews of different theoretical perspectives, the book provides up-to-date reviews of diverse topics as the criminal justice process, race and gender, crime statistics, and the media and crime. The fourth edition has been substantially revised and updated and is essential reading for all teachersand students of criminology and an indispensable sourcebook for professionals.Online Resource Center* Test bank of questions enabling lecturers to test their students' progress and understanding* Web links to key criminological resources allowing students to further research the subject* Notes on the Contributors* Editors' Introduction to the 4th edition
language: English
title: The Oxford Handbook of Criminology
titlecomplete: The Oxford Handbook of Criminology
genres: Social Science, Crime, Nonfiction, Law, Sociology, True Crime
ratings_count: 116
publisher: Oxford University Press