About this ebook
This fourth edition includes the following:
- A new chapter on ‘Southern criminology’ reflecting the changing focus on contemporary scholarship and the general trend towards decolonising criminology.
- New and updated crime data and analysis of trends, plus new content on recent events such as the changing political landscape, the influence of new social media on events such as the Southport riot and claims of ‘two-tier policing’, together with scandals such as the Grenfell Tower fire and the Lucy Letby case.
- A fully revised and updated Instructor and Student Resources website, including exam, review and multiple choice questions.
Fully updated to reflect recent developments in the field and extensively illustrated, this authoritative text, written by a leading criminologist and experienced lecturer, is essential reading for all students of criminology and related fields.
This textbook is supported by an extensive collection of free digital resources at www.routledgelearning.com/criminology. Students can enhance their learning with interactive quizzes, review questions, flashcards, and curated videos and web resources, while instructors can access a comprehensive instructor manual, test bank and PowerPoint slides designed to streamline course preparation.
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About the author
Tim Newburn is Professor of Criminology and Social Policy at the London School of Economics and former Official Historian of Criminal Justice. He is the author of nearly 50 books, most recently Reading Riots: Protest and Violence in Late Modernity (2026); The Official History of Criminal Justice, Vol. V: Policing Post-War Britain: Plus ça Change (Routledge, 2024); and Orderly Britain: How Britain Has Resolved Everyday Problems, From Dog Fouling to Double Parking (with Ward, 2022).
