Essential Criminology Stuart Henry is an extensive and up-to-date textbook on criminological theories, intended for students and professionals in criminal justice, sociology, and political science. This book provides an overview of classic to recent perspectives and is published by Routledge/Taylor & Francis Ltd.
This significantly expanded edition covers a wide range of criminological theories, from classical theories such as strain theory to new developments such as ultra-realism and green cultural criminology. The text offers a clear, well-structured, critical analysis of causal theories at the micro and macro levels and their policy implications within criminal justice.
Features
Essential Criminology includes, among other things:
- Descriptions of traditional and modern criminological approaches
- Extensive attention to current topics such as terrorism, pandemics, and climate change
- Study aids such as clear comparison tables of theoretical assumptions
- A compact and accessible format that is used, among other things, in undergraduate and graduate programs
Product specifications
- Author: Stuart Henry
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint: Routledge
- Publication date: 2025-04-09
- Number of pages: 500
- ISBN: 9780367755416
- Theme: Crime and criminology
- BISAC: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology