Crime and Criminology (4 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I: Principles of Criminology: Preface. 1. Introduction to criminology. 2. Theories of criminology. 3. Nature of crime. 4. Crime in ancient medieval society. 5. Crime in modern society. 6. Social disorganisation. 7. Crime trends in India. 8. Crime against women. 9. Crime and punishment. Index.

Vol. II: Research methods in Criminology: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Qualitative approaches to criminological research. 3. Theory and hypothesis in criminological research. 4. Life course theory and criminological research. 5. Sampling. 6. Levels of measurement. 7. Research design. 8. Data analysis. 9. Qualitative methods. 10. Evaluation and policy analysis. 11. Scaling and indexing. 12. Ethics in criminological research. 13. Development of psycholegal research. 14. Politics of criminological research. 15. Problems of criminological research. 16. Guidelines for criminological researchers. Index.

Vol. III: Criminological Theories: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Relevance of theory in criminology. 3. Classical theories. 4. Biological theory of crime. 5. Anthropological theories. 6. Psychological theories. 7. Sociological theories of crime. 8. Radical-conflict theories. 9. Anomie and strain theory. 10. Labeling theories of crime. 11. Control theories of crime. 12. Functionalist explanations of crime. 13. Philosophical theory of criminology. 14. Crime places in crime theory. Index.

Vol. IV: Criminal Justice System: Preface. 1. Fundamentals of criminal justice system. 2. International Criminal Court (ICC). 3. Sequence of events in the Criminal Justice System. 4. India--criminal law and procedure. 5. US Criminal Justice System. 6. Women in the Criminal Justice System. 7. Revamping the Criminal Justice System. 8. United Nations Commission on crime prevention and Criminal Justice (Twelfth Session in Vienna). 9. Guideline for action on children in the criminal justice system. 10. Body of principles for the protection of all persons under any form of detention. 11. Optional protocol to the convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 12. Safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty. 13. Declaration of basic principles of justice for victims of crime and abuse of power. 14. Declaration on the protection of all persons from being-subjected to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 15. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CAT). 16. Negotiated relationship agreement between the International Criminal Court and the United Nations. 17. Public participation and crime prevention. Index.

"Crime and Criminology is an older larger field of sociology dealing with matters related to crime and criminal behaviour. It includes fields such as crime statistics, criminal psychology, forensic science, law enforcement, and detective methods. It adheres to the natural science model and borrows heavily from philosophy, psychology and sociology.

Designed for students, teachers and researchers of criminology, this book provides a lucid and comprehensive coverage of basic principles of the subject in wide-angle perspective." (jacket)