International Handbook of Criminology

Shlomo G. Shoham is Professor of Law and an interdisciplinary lecturer at Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, and is a world-renowned criminologist who has published more than 100 books and about 1,000 articles on crime, deviance, philosophy, religion, psychology, and the human personality. Over the years, he has developed his innovative personality theory, a highly appraised new theory of personality development. In 2003, Professor Shoham was awarded the Israel Prize for research in criminology. Previously, he was awarded the Sellin-Glueck Award, the highest prize in American criminology, and recently the prestigious Emet Prize. He is the recipient of a decoration from the prime minister of France. Professor Shoham has lectured all over the world and has been a resident at the universities of Oxford, Harvard, and the Sorbonne. Paul Knepper is Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffi eld, and Visiting Professor, Institute of Criminology, University of Malta. His research has explored sociopolitical definitions of race, conceptual foundations of crime prevention, and historical origins of contemporary responses to crime. Martin Kett is a self-employed technical writer and translator. He received a BSc in mathematics and statistics from Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

• Theoretical and Historical Frameworks. Crime Science. Born for Evil? Biological Theories of Crime in Historical Perspective. Life Course Criminology. Making Sense of Criminal Justice. Methods of Inquiry. The Politics of Numbers: Crime Statistics as a Source of Knowledge and a Tool of Governance. The Subculture Concept: A Genealogy. Anthropologies of Domestic Violence: Studying Crime in Situ. Methodological Issues in the Comparison of Police-Recorded Crime Rates. Crime and Criminality. Transnational Environmental Harm and Eco-Global Criminology. Perpetrators and Victims of Sex Crimes. Financial Crimes in Comparative Context. Studying Criminality and Criminal Offenders in the Early Twentieth-Century Philippines. Response to Crime. Affluence, Disadvantage, and Fear of Crime. Closed-Circuit Television: A Review of Its Development and Its Implications for Privacy. Crime and Social Policy. Truth, Reality, Justice, and the Crime Genre: Implications for Criminological Inquiry and Pedagogy. The Police Response to Crime. The European Experience of Crime Prevention. Crime, Victims, and Social Divisions. Class, Inequality, and the Etiology of Crime. Youth Gangs in a Global Context. Victim Participation in the Criminal Justice Process: Normative Dilemmas and Practical Responses. Spatial Analysis of Street Crimes. Understanding Repeat Victimization: A Longitudinal Study. Conclusion.

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