Crime and Justice: A Guide to Criminology Sixth Edition - Book

Students and teachers deserve a text that offers distinctively Australian insights into criminology and criminal justice, situated in a global context. The sixth edition of Crime and Justice fulfils that brief superbly. The authors are leading scholars, keenly attuned to international developments and contemporary debates and challenges within the Australian context. The text provides a comprehensive introduction and more, encouraging critical reflection and inviting students to develop deeper understandings of crime and criminal justice relevant to 21st century Australia and beyond.

Professor Julie Stubbs, UNSW, Sydney

This is the most comprehensive text on Crime and Justice in Australia, crafted by leading scholars who cover an extensive range of topical issues. Anything you ever wanted to know about crime and justice in Australia is in this text. I strongly recommend this book as essential reading for anyone wanting to learn about the criminal justice system in Australia.

Kerry Carrington, Research Professor School of Justice, Faculty of Law, QUT

With its recurring Ned Kelly-themed cover, Crime and Justice: A guide to Criminology has earned its reputation as the leading Australian textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students embarking on a journey of discovery into all things criminological.  The contributors are prominent academics engaged in research-informed teaching all over Australia; and so, they have an appreciation for knowing how to inspire student readers.  As prominent researchers in their field they are at the forefront of national and international criminological debates.

Fully revised and updated, this sixth edition offers an exhaustive guide to criminal justice and criminology that can be readily adapted to any University course.  It covers a wide array of topics including: different forms of crime – from hyper-visible street-level offences to less visible ‘corporate’ crimes perpetrated in lofty office towers; who commits crimes (and why); who are the victims of crime; and how society seeks to combat and reduce crime. 

This sixth edition includes an invaluable ‘Study Skills chapter’ (which many other textbooks neglect to cover) that features improved graphic diagrams (in a dyslexic-friendly font!) to assist students in comprehending the grade-enhancing wisdom contained within.  And in an exciting first for Australian criminology; this book includes a long overdue chapter devoted to popular culture entitled ‘Popular Representations of Crime and Justice’.  This chapter captures the paradoxical allure of crime in the era of Netflix (with references to classic television shows and movies).

Crime and Justice: A guide to Criminology 6^th Edition is essential reading for students of criminal justice, criminology, penology, policing, sociology, justice and society studies, and legal studies. Practitioners and NGOs engaged in criminal justice issues would also be well-served by this text.