The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment

Jennings, Wesley G. / Higgins, George E. / Maldonado-Molina, Mildred M. / Khey, David N. (Editor)

The Wiley Series of Encyclopedias in Criminology & Criminal Justice

1. Edition December 2015
1448 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-1-118-51971-4

John Wiley & Sons

The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment provides the most comprehensive reference for a vast number of topics relevant to crime and punishment with a unique focus on the multi/interdisciplinary and international aspects of these topics and historical perspectives on crime and punishment around the world.

* Comprising nearly 300 entries, this invaluable reference resource serves as the most up-to-date and wide-ranging resource on crime and punishment
* Offers a global perspective from an international team of leading scholars, including coverage of the strong and rapidly growing body of work on criminology in Europe, Asia, and other areas
* Acknowledges the overlap of criminology and criminal justice with a number of disciplines such as sociology, psychology, epidemiology, history, economics, and public health, and law
* Entry topics are organized around 12 core substantive areas: international aspects, multi/interdisciplinary aspects, crime types, corrections, policing, law and justice, research methods, criminological theory, correlates of crime, organizations and institutions (U.S.), victimology, and special populations
* Organized, authored and Edited by leading scholars, all of whom come to the project with exemplary track records and international standing

3 Volumes

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"In an age where there are dozens of encyclopedias in the field of criminology, this one stands out. Jennings has amassed a stellar set of nationally and internationally-recognized criminologists to provide a comprehensive review of the key topics surrounding crime, justice, and punishment."
-Alex Piquero, University of Texas at Dallas

"The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment provides comprehensive and concise reviews of nearly every significant topic related to the understanding of crime and criminology, theory, and practice. As a landmark reference tool, this work will prove to be of great value to students, faculty, and researchers alike. "
-Angela Gover, University of Colorado Denver

"This Encyclopedia presents a wealth of very useful knowledge about many different topics in criminology. It is particularly strong on international aspects. Each entry provides an expert summary of key research on each topic, and all criminologists will find these entries extremely helpful and illuminating."
-David P. Farrington, Cambridge University

Wesley G. Jennings is an Associate Professor, Associate Chair, and Undergraduate Director in the Department of Criminology, has a Courtesy Appointment in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, and is a Faculty Affiliate of the Florida Mental Health Institute in the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences at the University of South Florida. In addition, he also has a Courtesy Appointment in the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy and is a Faculty Affiliate of the Institute for Child Health Policy in the College of Medicine at the University of Florida. He is the current Editor of the American Journal of Criminal Justice and he has served as a contributing editor for The Encyclopedia of Theoretical Criminology (Wiley 2014).

W. G. Jennings, University of South Florida, USA; G. E. Higgins, University of Louisville, USA; M. M. Maldonado-Molina, University of Florida, USA; D. N. Khey, Loyola University New Orleans, USA