An Introduction to Criminology

Professor Pamela Davies′ research interests coalesce around gender, crime, harm, victimization and justice. Combining her interest in victimology and social harm with a critical/feminist infused approach she has explored a range of contemporary social problems – both visible and hidden. Her early research explored female offending and the inter-play between women’s offending patterns and experiences of victimization. More recently she has examined tensions around social and environmental justice adopting a case study approach. She has lead a number of research projects and evaluations of multi-agency innovations that tackle gendered forms of harm including interpersonal violence, domestic abuse, the policing of serial perpetrators and support for victims. The ways in which gender mediates our life experiences continues to provoke new areas of inquiry and she is currently working with colleagues on ‘gendering green criminology’.Pam has published widely on the subject of victimization and social harm and on how gender connects to matters of community safety, public protection and well-being. Her most recent books are Crime and Power authored with Tanya Wyatt and Victimology Research Policy and Activism edited with Jacki Tapley. She is the series editor of the Palgrave Macmillan ‘Victims and Victimology’ book series (with Associate Professor Tyrone Kirchengast, University of New South Wales, Sydney). Professor Michael Rowe′s research interests have tended to focus on accountability and governance in policing, and the changing organisation and delivery of policing in relation to diversity, professionalisation, the application of Evidence Based Policing and the challenges of policing in a digital age. A recent project has explored the changing nature of visible policing in relation to the impact of police buildings, material culture and social media on public perceptions of legitimacy and authority, as well as on police officer and staff professional culture and identity. Other projects have examined innovative police responses to domestic violence, organisational and cultural change in the policing of adult sexual assault investigations and the ethical and governance challenges of using scientific research and AI technology in contemporary policing.  He is currently developing work exploring the policing of Anthropocentric climate change. He has published widely on these and related matters in the British Journal of Criminology, Policing and Society, Public Management Review, the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Criminology and Criminal Justice and many other journals. His books include Policing the Police (Policy Press, 2020) and Accountability in Policing: Contemporary Debates (Routledge, 2015, edited with Stuart Lister) and Introduction to Policing (Sage, 2018, third edition). He is editor of the International Journal of Police Science and Management.

This is a really accessible book for undergraduates with very up to date sources and questions that can be reflected on in class. Structure of chapters was great!

• Part 1: Introduction to Crime and CriminologyChapter 1: Being a Criminologist - Linda AsquithChapter 2: History and Crime - Eloise MossChapter 3: Crime, Victimisation and Criminology - Jacki TapleyChapter 4: Tool of the Trade: Crime, Survey and Big Data - Andromachi Tseloni and Elaine DuncanChapter 5: Crime and the Media - Sarah MoorePart 2: Theories and Concepts of CriminologyChapter 6: Approaches to Criminological Theory - Michael RoweChapter 7: Social Harm and Zemiology: Expanding the Horizons of Criminology - Thomas RaymenChapter 8: Feminist Criminologies - Loraine Gelsthorpe and Lucy TraffordChapter 9: Development and Life-Course Criminology - Tara Renae McGee, David P. Farrington and Darrick JolliffeChapter 10: Cultural Criminology - Keith Hayward and Jairo Matallana-VillarrealChapter 11: Southern and Comparative Criminology - Max TraversPart 3: Contemporary ChallengesChapter 12: Cyber Crime - Francis Gaffney and Carl WearnChapter 13: Terrorism - Francis GaffneyChapter 14: Corporate Crime and the Regulation of Ecocide - David WhyteChapter 15: Organised and Transnational Crime - Xavier L’Hoiry and Jo LargeChapter 16: Green Crimes and Green Criminology - Angus NurseChapter 17: Trafficking and Exploitation - Laura ConnellyChapter 18: Hate Crime - Neil Chakraborti and Stevie-Jade HardyChapter 19: Race and Racialized Crime - Tina G. PatelChapter 20: Gender, Crime and Victimization - Nicola GrovesPart 4: Criminal Justice PracticeChapter 21: Social Control - Murray Lee and Alex SimpsonChapter 22: Models of Justice - Natasha Mulvihill and Marianne HesterChapter 23: Partnership and Multi-Agency Working: Tackling Domestic Abuse - Pamela DaviesChapter 24: Policing - Ben BradfordChapter 25: The Crown Prosecution Service - Joanne CloughChapter 26: The Court System in England and Wales - Kayliegh RichardsonChapter 27: Out of Court Disposals and Diversion - Paul Biddle, Lyndsey Bengtsson and Aaron AmankwaaChapter 28: Non-Custodial Sentencing - George MairChapter 29: Prisons - Kate Herrity and Jason WarrChapter 30: Youth Crime and Youth Justice - Tim BatemanChapter 31: Victims, Witnesses and the Criminal Justice System - Pamela Davies and Ian R. CookChapter 32: Being a Criminologist and Doing Real World Criminological Research - Jamie HardingChapter 33: Transitioning from Undergraduate Study of Criminology to Further Study and Your Working Life - Michael Rowe