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Cover -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Key Criminological Research Debates -- Features to Aid Your Learning -- 1 Introduction -- What Is The Criminology and Criminal Justice Companion? -- How to Use This Book -- 2 Studying Criminology -- What Is Criminology? -- What Is Crime? -- Why Study Criminology? -- Studying Criminology -- How Should I Approach My Criminology Course? -- 3 Key Theories and Theorists -- Criminological Theory in Context -- Exploring Theories of Crime -- 4 Criminological Research -- Why Is Research Important in Criminology? -- Researching Crime -- Research Ethics -- Research Design -- Research Methods -- Comparing Quantitative and Qualitative Research -- Evaluating Existing Research -- 5 Key and Emerging Issues in Criminology -- Social Aspects in Criminal Justice -- Victims and the Justice System -- Types of Crime -- Emerging Issues -- 6 The Criminal Justice System -- The Function of the Criminal Justice System -- Perspectives on Criminal Justice -- The Criminal Justice System Process -- Sectors Within the Criminal Justice System -- Juvenile Justice -- 7 Careers in Criminology -- Career Pathways -- How Do I Make Myself Marketable and Competitive? -- 8 Key Terms, Concepts and Definitions -- Quick Reference for Terms, Concepts and Definitions -- References -- Index.

Key Ideas in Criminology and Criminal Justice is an innovative, fascinating treatment of some of the seminal theories in criminology and key policies in criminal justice, offering a detailed and nuanced picture of these core ideas. With a fluid, accessible, and lively writing style, this brief text is organized around major theories, ideas, and movements that mark a turning point in the field, and concludes with a discussion of the future of criminology and criminal justice. Readers will learn about the most salient criminological and criminal justice research and understand its influence on t

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.

ABSTRACT* * *Journals in criminology and criminal justice have been ranked using subjective techniques to assess journal presitige as well as objective measures intended to assess journal eminence. Two recent studies have resulted in somewhat similar rankings of professional journals although each used distinct methods of data analysis and asked different research questions. This finding suggests that there is a consensus among professionals in the field concerning the importance of particular journals.

"The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice offers a state-of-the-art survey informed by the very latest theory and research. It spans 15 substantive areas, including criminal law, courts and adjudication, juvenile justice, history of criminology and criminal justice, law enforcement and policing, victimization, and theories of crime; and draws on developments in fields ranging from homeland security and forensic science, though to transnational crime. Written in an accessible style, it provides its readers with a unique organizational system to allow sophisticated searching and cross-referencing by keyword, topic or alphabetical order. Edited by the leading authority in this field, and peer reviewed by a team of 14 associate editors, the encyclopedia brings together a global team of contributers from 10 countries to offer a uniquely international perspective." -- BACK COVER