An indispensable resource for all levels, this handbook provides up-to-date, in-depth summaries of the most important theories in criminology.
- Provides original, cutting-edge, and in-depth summaries of the most important theories in criminology
- Covers the origins and assumptions behind each theory, explores current debates and research, points out knowledge gaps, and offers directions for future research
- Encompasses theory, research, policy, and practice, with recommendations for further reading at the end of each essay
- Features discussions of broad issues and topics related to the field, such as the correlates of crime, testing theory, policy, and prediction
- Clearly and accessibly written by leading scholars in the field as well as up-and-coming scholars
- ISBN10 1118512448
- ISBN13 9781118512449
- Publish Date 29 August 2015 (first published 25 August 2015)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Pages 560
- Language English