An indispensable resource for all levels, this handbook provides up-to-date, in-depth summaries of the most important theories in criminology.

• Provides original, cutting-edge, and in-depth summaries of the most important theories in criminology


• Covers the origins and assumptions behind each theory, explores current debates and research, points out knowledge gaps, and offers directions for future research


• Encompasses theory, research, policy, and practice, with recommendations for further reading at the end of each essay


• Features discussions of broad issues and topics related to the field, such as the correlates of crime, testing theory, policy, and prediction


• Clearly and accessibly written by leading scholars in the field as well as up-and-coming scholars