The Cambridge Handbook of Australian Criminology

This book is the complete reference work on Australian criminology.

Adam Graycar (Edited by), Peter Grabosky (Edited by)

9780521112932, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 11 June 2009

404 pages, 65 tables
24.6 x 18.9 x 2.1 cm, 0.72 kg

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.

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.

Subject Areas: Law [L], Crime & criminology [JKV], Social & political philosophy [HPS]