Student Handbook of Criminal Justice and Criminology

by Muncie; John

• ISBN13: 9781859418413
• ISBN10: 1859418414
• Edition: Student
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2004-06-15
• Publisher: Cavendish Pub Ltd

Summary

This new title is a 'one-stop shop' for those who teach, study or are interested in criminology and the criminal justice systems of the UK. Written by some of the leading criminologists in the country, The Handbook is accessible and reader-friendly, guiding the user through summaries, key terms and key readings. To help those who teach criminal justice or criminology, seminar topics are suggested at the conclusion of each chapter. The Handbook is a critical introduction and as such considers contemporary issues in criminal justice, focusing on conceptions of crime and conflict resolutions, as well as introducing the reader to researching criminal justice. It discusses crime and criminology in relation to the media, race, Islam, gender and politics, and considers all the relevant theoretical debates that dominate criminology. Chapters on the police, courts, probation and prisons are included, along with more theoretical chapters regarding crime prevention, youth justice, and restorative and informal justice. The Handbook also includes comparative materials and international criminal courts.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	vii
Editors' Introduction	ix
PART 1 APPROACHING CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY
1 CONTEMPORARY CRIMINOLOGY, CRIME AND STRATEGIES OF CRIME CONTROL	3	(18)
John Muncie
2 THE POLITICS AND PROCESSES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE	21	(14)
David Wilson
3 RESEARCHING CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE	35	(16)
Gemma Buckland and Emma Wincup
PART 2 UNRAVELLING CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY
4 CRIMINAL JUSTICE, PUBLIC OPINION, FEAR AND POPULAR POLITICS	51	(16)
Lynn Hancock
5 MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE	67	(14)
Yvonne Jewkes
6 MINORITIES, CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE	81	(12)
Nadia Joanne Britton
7 GENDER, CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE	93	(12)
Sandra Walklate
8 VICTIMS, CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE	105	(18)
Graham Wright and Jane Hill
9 ISLAM AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE	123	(10)
Basia Spalek
10 REGULATION AND CORPORATE CRIME	133	(20)
Dave Whyte
11 GLOBALISATION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURTS	153	(16)
Wayne Morrison
PART 3 DELIVERING CRIMINAL JUSTICE
12 CRIME PREVENTION, COMMUNITY SAFETY, AND CRIME AND DISORDER REDUCTION	169	(14)
Gordon Hughes
13 POLICE AND POLICING	183	(20)
Douglas Sharp
14 SENTENCING AND COURT PROCESSES	203	(18)
Anthea Hucklesby
15 YOUTH CRIME AND YOUTH JUSTICE	221	(14)
Barry Goldson
16 PROBATION AND COMMUNITY PENALTIES	235	(14)
Mike Nash
17 THINKING ABOUT IMPRISONMENT	249	(16)
Joe Sim
18 RESTORATIVE AND INFORMAL JUSTICE	265	(14)
Gerry Johnstone
19 CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN SCOTLAND	279	(16)
Anne Reuss
Index	295