Criminology: theory and context (3rd ed.)

Criminology: theory and context, 3e, expands upon the ideas presented in previous editions, while introducing new material on critical theory, feminism, masculinities, cultural criminology and postmodernism.  The text has been thoroughly updated throughout to reflect key perspectives in contemporary criminological theory.  Relevant updates include discussions on New Labour’s criminal justice and penal policies in its third term in office, and the latest developments in criminal justice and the politics of law and order in the UK and US.  This edition revisits societal and cultural influences that have shaped the discipline, and invites the reader to re-examine the phenomena of crime and deviance.  Criminology: theory and context, 3e, is presented in a logical structure and adopts and accessible framework.  The text is essential reading for students of criminology, criminological theory, criminal justice and of key interest to sociology, law and the wider social sciences.