Criminology
The Essentials
- James Treadwell - Staffordshire University, UK
Study Skills
This is an essential introduction to undergraduate studies in criminology. Short, clear and concise, it offers students a comprehensive overview of the key themes covered on criminology courses.
The Second Edition provides:
- Summaries of key course content, including new sections on 'race and ethnicity', 'ordinary crime', 'global and comparative criminology', 'green criminology' and 'zemiology'
- A helpful study skills section with extensive hints and tips on how to write essays and pass exams
- Useful learning features including a new chapter on 'thinking like a criminologist', covering the differences between theoretical and 'common sense' views
- Recent UK case studies as well as international examples drawn from Australia, Africa and America
- An all new companion website providing guides to further reading and links to relevant blogs, journal articles and websites
Criminology: The Essentials is an indispensible learning tool. As well as mapping out course content in a coherent and engaging way, it offers students invaluable advice on how to get the most out of their studies.
Supplements
Free resources on the companion website:
- Links to free SAGE journal articles
- Practice questions
- Additional tasks
- Links to suggested websites
A good basic intro for first year undergraduate students
Very good resource providing an introductory overview of the subject area. Prompt questions and recommended further reading will also benefit students.
The second edition of this introductory text is as cogent and user-friendly as the first. It is without doubt the current UK leader in providing an inspirational introduction to the subject complete with the provision of study advice that is both wise in terms of contemporary pedogogic requirements and to the point, optimising student acessibility and use. The book provides an invaluable introduction to themes and perspectives that encourage enagagement with more detailed products that studenst will be expcected to access as their studies progress. I am particularly pleased to see that the work includes sections that reflect the increasing importance of the awareness of global and comparative trends in criminology from the beginning of the course of study alongside appropriate introductions to the core crimnological canon.
- Sections on race and ethnicity, cybercrime, ordinary crime, state crime, global and comparative criminology, green criminology and zemiology
- Coverage in the study skills section of how to avoid plagiarism and how to find, read and use journal articles
- Recent international case studies drawn from the United Kingdom, Australia, Africa and The United States
- A companion website with guides to further reading and links to relevant blogs, journal articles and useful websites
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