Description:
The third handbook in a trilogy which includes the International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice and the International Handbook of Victimology, this volume is a comprehensive treatment of criminology theory. Top international scholars discuss the etiology of crime, criminal anthropology, 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, a historical perspective on criminal offenders in the Philippines, responses to crime, and crime issues related to social divisions.
Review Quotes:
There are a number of books on criminology in the market, but none as remarkable as this. ... As I thumbed through the book, I immediately sensed the world view of criminology that this book provides.
--Anil Aggarwal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Volume 12, Number 1, January - June 2011