Crime and Criminal Justice

Ian Marsh is Principal Lecturer in Criminology at Liverpool Hope University and is a widely published textbook author. His recent publications include Theories of Crime (Routledge 2006 - with Gaynor Melville, Keith Morgan, Gareth Norris and Zoe Walkington), Criminal Justice: An Introduction to Philosophies, Theories and Practice (Routledge 2004 - with Gaynor Melville and John Cochrane), Sociology: Making Sense of Society (4th ed, Pearson, 2009), and Crime, Justice and the Media (Routledge 2009 - with Gaynor Melville). Gaynor Melville is Lecturer in Criminology at Liverpool Hope University. She has co-written and contributed to a number of books including Crime, Justice and the Media (Routledge 2009), Theories of Crime (Routledge 2006) and Criminal Justice (Routledge 2004).John Cochrane is Lecturer in History and Criminology at Liverpool John Moores University and contributed to Criminal Justice (Routledge 2004).Keith Morgan is Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Psychology at Liverpool Hope University and contributed to Theories of Crime (Routledge 2006).Gareth Norris is Lecturer in Criminology at Aberystwyth University and contributed to Theories of Crime (Routledge 2006).

Review 1 Southampton (middle ranking dept).We will include more on contemporary theorising. We are aware of the Hale et al book, We can do as good a job (but some will always like an Oxford Univ Press publication). Review 2 (Kent – high ranking dept.) not entirely negative, main gist is that books is too low a level – I was hoping for this comment.Review 3 (Huddersfield (low ranking dept) very positive and coming from a similar perspective/approach – would adopt the book 2 x 120 studentsReview 4 (Coventry middle ranking dept)- some useful points – would like to see the book developed and published.The reviews seem to confirm that there is a gap for the proposed multidisciplinary intro textbook that aims at low/middle ranking universities that teach a the multidisciplinary approach. The author has taken the suggestions by reviewer 3 and 4 and to a certain extent 1 on board and has revised the proposal accordingly.

• Part 1: Exploring and Explaining Crime 1. Introduction – Crime: The Historical Context 2. Biological Explanations for Criminal Behaviour 3. Psychological Explanations for Criminal Behaviour 4. Sociological Explanations for Criminal Behaviour 5. Explaining the Criminal Behaviour of Women 6. Explaining the Criminal Behaviour of Ethnic Minorities Part 2: Exploring and Explaining Criminal Justice 7. Why Punish? Philosophies of Punishment 8. Theories of Punishment 9. The History of Crime and Justice 10. Victimology 11. Police and Policing 12. The Courts, Sentencing and the Judiciary 13. Prisons and Imprisonment