Expanding the Criminological Imagination

Overview

This book brings together a series of writings on the problems facing contemporary criminology, highlighting the main theoretical priorities of critical analysis and their application to substantive case studies of research in action.

Goals

Its main aim is to establish the conceptual and practical foundations for a new generation of studies in criminology, and to set a new agenda for critical criminology.

Content

Each chapter will critically assess the main conceptual and empirical problems they have encountered in their research, and to bring to life the key theoretical debates within the discipline.

Audience

This book will be essential reading for students seeking an understanding of the nature of the discipline of criminology and criminological research.