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• Cover Page
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• About the Author
• Part 1: Introduction
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 How to use this book
• 1.3 Why use this book?
• 1.4 Criminology essentials: thinking like a criminologist
• 1.5 What is crime?
• 1.6 Perspectives on crime
• 1.7 Categorizing criminological theory
• Part 2: Core Areas of the Curriculum
• 2.1 The origins of criminology
• 2.2 Research methods in criminology
• 2.3 Locating crime within the individual: biological and psychological approaches
• 2.4 Crime as external to the individual: classic sociological theories
• 2.5 Contemporary criminology
• 2.6 Crime statistics and crime data
• 2.7 Crime and the media
• 2.8 Youth and crime
• 2.9 Gender and crime
• 2.10 Race and hate crime
• 2.11 Penology
• 2.12 Serious crime
• 2.13 Cybercrime
• 2.14 Victimology
• Part 3: Study, Writing and Revision Skills
• 3.1 General introduction
• 3.2 Dealing with theory
• 3.3 How to get the most out of your lectures
• 3.4 How to get the most out of your seminars
• 3.5 Essay writing tips
• 3.6 Revision hints and tips
• 3.7 Exam tips
• Part 4
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index