International Handbook of Criminology

A substantive guide to state of the art research and theory, the International Handbook of Criminologycompletes an esteemed trilogy of comparative analyses and insight from worldwide experts. Exploring a phenomenon that penetrates cultures of all racial, ethnic, and social classes, this volume continues in the tradition of its predecessors in the series by updating research on longstanding issues and offering perspectives into new problems and trends.
Topics in this volume include:

the etiology of crime
historical antecedents of contemporary responses to crime
life course criminology
the basis for comparative research in criminal justice
sources and strategies for knowledge acquisition in criminology
specific forms of crime and criminal behavior, including environmental, sex-related, and financial
responses to crime, including technological, societal, and policy-related
crime issues related to social divisions.
Assembling the works of leading criminologists in Europe, the Americas, the Pacific, the Mediterranean, and Australasia, this volume reflects the need for a re-evaluation of the field of criminology in response to the changing theoretical framework that has occurred in recent years. In doing so, it further elevates the level of discourse and sets the stage for innovative research projects and solutions.
Those wishing to continue their studies should consult the International Handbook of Victimology and the International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice, which complete the trilogy.

Shlomo G. Shoham is Professor of Law and an interdisciplinary lecturer at Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, and is a world-renowned criminologist who has published more than 100 books and about 1,000 articles on crime, deviance, philosophy, religion, psychology, and the human personality. Over the years, he has developed his innovative personality theory, a highly appraised new theory of personality development. In 2003, Professor Shoham was awarded the Israel Prize for research in criminology. Previously, he was awarded the Sellin-Glueck Award, the highest prize in American criminology, and recently the prestigious Emet Prize. He is the recipient of a decoration from the prime minister of France. Professor Shoham has lectured all over the world and has been a resident at the universities of Oxford, Harvard, and the Sorbonne. Paul Knepper is Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffi eld, and Visiting Professor, Institute of Criminology, University of Malta. His research has explored sociopolitical definitions of race, conceptual foundations of crime prevention, and historical origins of contemporary responses to crime. Martin Kett is a self-employed technical writer and translator. He received a BSc in mathematics and statistics from Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

Theoretical and Historical Frameworks

Crime Science; K. Pease
Born for Evil? Biological Theories of Crime in Historical Perspective; N. Davie
Life Course Criminology; A. A. J. Blokland and P. Nieuwbeerta
Making Sense of Criminal Justice; D. Nelken
Methods of Inquiry

The Politics of Numbers: Crime Statistics as a Source of Knowledge and a Tool of Governance; H. M. Lomell
The Subculture Concept: A Genealogy; A. Bell
Anthropologies of Domestic Violence: Studying Crime in Situ; M. Adelman
Methodological Issues in the Comparison of Police-Recorded Crime Rates; M. F. Aebi
Crime and Criminality

Transnational Environmental Harm and Eco-Global Criminology; R. White
Perpetrators and Victims of Sex Crimes; J. Obergfell-Fuchs
Financial Crimes in Comparative Context; M. Levi
Studying Criminality and Criminal Offenders in the Early Twentieth-Century Philippines; F. C. Gutierrez
Response to Crime

Affluence, Disadvantage, and Fear of Crime; M. Lee
Closed-Circuit Television: A Review of Its Development and Its Implications for Privacy; C. Norris
Crime and Social Policy; C. Grover
Truth, Reality, Justice, and the Crime Genre: Implications for Criminological Inquiry and Pedagogy; G. Cavender and N. C. Jurik
The Police Response to Crime; M. O’Neill
The European Experience of Crime Prevention; R. Selmini
Crime, Victims, and Social Divisions

Class, Inequality, and the Etiology of Crime; J. Savolainen
Youth Gangs in a Global Context; J. Medina Ariza
Victim Participation in the Criminal Justice Process: Normative Dilemmas and Practical Responses; E. Erez and J. V. Roberts
Spatial Analysis of Street Crimes; C. M. G. Monteiro
Understanding Repeat Victimization: A Longitudinal Study; A. E. Bottoms and A. Costello
Conclusion; S. G. Shoham and P. Knepper