Crime and Criminology

Lauren Eisler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and the former Dean of the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences at the Brantford campus of Wilfrid Laurier University. Her PhD, which focused on crime and deviance, was completed at the University of Saskatchewan in 2004. Australian Authors: Rob White is a Distinguished Professor of Criminology in the School of Sociology & Social Work at the University of Tasmania. He is also Director of both the Criminology Research Unit and a member of the Tasmanian Sentencing Advisory Council. He is the former Director of Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies at the University of Tasmania. Fiona Haines is a Professor of Criminology in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Her PhD, completed at the University of Melbourne, won the 1996 Chancellor's Prize for excellence (Arts and Social Sciences). Her teaching and research interests include corporate and white collar crime,globalization, and the sociology of crime and deviance.

• Figures Tables Boxes Preface Acknowledgements 1: The Study of Crime 2: Classical Theory 3: Biological and Psychological Positivism 4: Sociological Positivism 5: Labelling Perspectives 6: Marxist Criminology 7: Feminist Perspectives 8: New Right Criminology 9: Republican Theory and Restorative Justice 10: Critical and Postmodern Criminology 11: Digital Criminology 12: Conclusion Glossary Index