The Routledge Handbook of European Criminology by Sophie Body... - 9781138812734

Taylor & Francis

The Routledge Handbook of European CriminologyAuthor(s): Sophie Body-Gendrot, Mike Hough, Klara Kerezsi, Ren Lvy, Sonja Snacken\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138812734, 978-1138812734\nSynopsis\nThis new book brings together some of the leading criminologists across Europe, to showcase the best of European criminology. This Handbook aims to reflect the range and depth of current work in Europe, and to counterbalance the impact of the sometimes insular and ethnocentric Anglo-American criminological tradition. The end-product is a collection of twenty-eight chapters illustrating a truly comparative and interdisciplinary European criminology. \n\nThe editors have assembled a cast of leading voices to reflect on differences and commonalities, elaborate on theoretically grounded comparisons and reflect on emerging themes in criminology in Europe. After the editors introduction, the book is organised in three par.