Books

There are now hundreds of textbooks on the market and it is not possible here to present or review them all. We have tried our best to list the main books in each category. The listings are made in alphabetical order by author surname. Introductory texts in Criminology and Criminal Justice are available in a number of different guises: General books for all of the social sciences, or general texts that are specific to certain social science disciplines. There is also a growing range of research project texts available for students. Please use the list below to browse the titles most relevant to you.

• Criminology General
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• Criminological Theory
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• Policing
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• Punishment and Prisons
  
  
• Criminal Justice
  
  
• Victims/Victimology
  
  
• Youth Crime and Criminal Justice
  
  
• Crime Control and Crime Prevention
  
  
• State Crime and Crimes of Powerful
  
  
• Crime and Media
  
  
• Gender and Crime
  
  
• Race, Ethnicity and Crime
  
  
• Law and Crime
  
  
• Study Skills and Reference
  
  
• Violence
  
  
• Psychology and Crime
  
  
• Cybercrime
  
  
• Globalisation and Crime
  
  
• Forensics
  
  
• Drugs and Crime
  
  
• Cultural Criminology
  
  
• Comparative Criminology
  
  
• Corporate Crime
  
  
• Terrorism
  
  
• Miscellaneous
  
  
• Research Methods in Criminology