The Cambridge Handbook of Australian Criminology
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- Editors:
- Adam Graycar, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra
- Peter Grabosky, Australian National University, Canberra
- Date Published: June 2009
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521112932
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As a unique work of reference, The Cambridge Handbook of Australian Criminology covers the broad range of contemporary and historical subjects of criminology, combining statistical and narrative analyses. The book provides the most up-to-date figures and facts, traces historical trends in Australian crime and criminal justice, and comprehensively covers the key contemporary issues in Australian criminology. Including valuable crime statistics compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, this book is the complete companion to Australian criminology the single most important resource for Australian criminology and criminal justice.
Read more- Major, one-stop reference of facts and figures on crime and justice in Australia Includes Australian Bureau of Statistics data. All authors experts in their field. Peter Grabosky Secretary General of International Society for Criminology. Supported by Australian Institute of Criminology.
Reviews & endorsements
'This book is a very impressive showcase of Australian criminology and criminal justice research. It should be of great interest to criminologists throughout the world.' - Professor David Farrington, Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University
See more reviews'Graycar and Grabosky have put together a comprehensive and illuminating consideration of the big issues in Australian criminology. This is a book every Australian criminologist and criminal justice policymaker will want on their shelf.' - Professor John Braithwaite, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University
'A wonderful book, and a great teaching source.' - Professor Ross Homel, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University
'The Cambridge Handbook of Australian Criminology is a volume whose time has come. The Handbook makes sense of a very substantial number of creative and meticulous studies have been carried out in Australia and links them to a larger world of information. These authors inform not only Australians but also international criminology.' - Professor Marcus Felson, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University
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- Date Published: June 2009
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521112932
- length: 404 pages
- dimensions: 246 x 189 x 21 mm
- weight: 0.72kg
- contains: 65 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction Peter Grabosky and Adam Graycar
2. Trends in Australian crime and criminal justice Peter Grabosky and Adam Graycar
3. The criminal justice system - overview and data Australian Bureau of Statistics
4. The policing complex Tim Prenzler and Rick Sarre
5. Courts, criminal law and procedure Gregor Urbas and Simon Bronitt
6. Correctional systems John Dawes and Adam Grant
7. Illicit drugs and crime Toni Makkai
8. White collar crime Russell Smith
9. Homicide Jenny Mouzos
10. Gender, race, class and crime in Australia Emma Ogilvie and Mark Lynch
11. Juvenile justice Ian O'Connor and Margaret Cameron
12. Crime and older people Marianne James and Adam Graycar
13. Crime and indigenous people Rod Broadhurst
14. Victims Anna Grant, Fiona David and Bree Cook
15. Restorative justice and conferencing Kathleen Daly and Hennessey Hayes
16. Crime prevention in Australia Margaret Cameron and Gloria Laycock.
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