An Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice
Cover -- Contents -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART ONE: DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTIONS OF CRIME -- 1 Defining Crime and Studying Criminology and Criminal Justice -- 2 Key Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice -- PART TWO: UNDERSTANDING CRIME DATA -- 3 Understanding Crime Data I: Sources of Information -- 4 Understanding Crime Data II: Methods of Data Collection -- PART THREE: THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN CONTEXT -- 5 The Criminal Justice System and its Processes -- 6 The Police: Gatekeepers to the Criminal Justice Process -- 7 The Prosecution Process: The Courts and Sentencing -- 8 The Prison -- 9 Probation: Community-Based Punishment and Community Justice -- 10 Multi-Agency and 'Joined-Up' Approaches to Criminal Justice Policy -- PART FOUR: THEORIES OF CRIME -- 11 Theories of Crime I: The Individual and Crime -- 12 Theories of Crime II: Society and Crime -- 13 Theories of Crime III: Critical and Deconstructive Perspectives -- Conclusions and Summary -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Subject index -- Index of proper names -- Index of legislation.