The Blackwell Companion to Criminology

<i>The Blackwell Companion to Criminology</i> provides a contemporary and global resource to scholarship in both classical and topical areas of criminology. Written accessibly, and with its international perspective and first-rate scholarship, this is truly the first global handbook of criminology. <br /> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Editors and contributors are international experts in criminology, offering a comparative perspective on theories and systems<br /> </li> <li>Contains full discussion of key debates and theories, the implications of new topics, studies and ideas, and contemporary developments<br /> </li> <li>Coverage includes: class, gender, and race, criminal justice, juvenile delinquency, punishment, mass media, international crimes, and social control</li> </ul>