Now in its third edition, this overview of criminological theory uses classical and contemporary theories to explain the nature and causes of crime. By relating paradigms to recent cases, Crime and Criminology remains a current and remarkably accessible Canadian introduction to criminological
theory.
1. The Study of Crime
2. Classical Theory
3. Biological and Psychological Positivism
4. Sociological Positivism
5. Labelling Perspectives
6. Marxist Criminology
7. Feminist Perspectives
8. New Right Criminology
9. Restorative Justice
10. Critical
Criminology
11. Conclusion
Glossary
Index
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Lauren Eisler is an Associate Professor and the acting Dean of the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences at the Brantford campus of Wilfrid Laurier University. She previously taught in the Criminology Department, where she was also the Program Coordinator of the criminology program. Her PhD,
which focused on crime and deviance, was completed at the University of Saskatchewan in 2004.
Australian Authors:
Rob White is a Professor in the School of Sociology & Social Work at the University of Tasmania. He is also Director of both the Criminology Research Unit and a member
of the Tasmanian Sentencing Advisory Council. He is the former Director of Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies at the University of Tasmania. A well-respected criminologist, he has authored or co-authored numerous books with Oxford University Press, including Crime, Criminality, and Criminal
Justice (2010), Youth and Society: Exploring the Social Dynamics of Youth Experience 2e (2008), Juvenile Justice: Youth and Crime in Australia (2007), and Crime and Social Control 2e (2005).
Fiona Haines is a Professor of Criminology in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the
University of Melbourne. Her PhD, completed at the University of Melbourne, won the 1996 Chancellor's Prize for excellence (Arts and Social Sciences). Her teaching and research interests include corporate and white collar crime, globalization, and the sociology of crime and deviance.
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Crime in Canadian Context - William O'Grady
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