Contemporary Topics in Criminology

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-35792-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 400 g

This essential book brings together leading criminology researchers from across the globe to explore the critical role of the ‘evidence base’ in crime and criminal justice. It began with a simple question: if experts were asked to write about the evidence base in their area of expertise, what would they say? Casting the net widely to ensure a diverse range of topics, contributors were given a straightforward brief: 5000 words on any aspect of the evidence base within their field. The result is a lively and accessible collection of papers offering critical assessments and insightful commentary on the state of research evidence.

This book is designed for students, academics, policymakers, and practitioners in criminology, criminal justice, and related fields. It addresses the challenges of turning empirical evidence into effective policy and practice, while highlighting methodological, political, and practical issues faced by researchers. The chapters provide research-driven insights into the evidence base across various areas, making this an invaluable resource for understanding the intersection of research and public policy in criminal justice.

The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Evidence Base.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Huey, Laura

Ferguson, Lorna

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Allgemeines Verfahrens-, Zivilprozess- und Insolvenzrecht Zivilprozessrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Schul-, Hochschul- und Prüfungsrecht, Wissenschaftsrecht, Forschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. ‘Speculation was a waste of time: he must wait until there was more evidence’: the importance of an evidence base for criminal justice and criminal justice policy 2. Academic freedom, manufactured evidence, and the integrity of criminal justice policy 3. The foundational deficits of correctional rehabilitation 4. Beyond ‘what works’: why systematisation matters and what more it can do for the criminal justice evidence base 5. Beyond data ceilings: rethinking how we understand missing persons 6. Research on public trust and police legitimacy: where next, and why? 7. A shortage of ‘copaganda fascists’ and the need for more police pracademics 8. Here Be Dragons: burdens of knowledge and innovation in evidence-based policing 9. From rigor to relevance. Building an evidence culture for criminal justice and urban security policies in Southern Europe

Über Autor(innen)

Laura Huey is Professor of Sociology at Western University, London, Canada; Editor of Police Practice and Research; a member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC); and a member of the Canadian Council of Academies’ expert panels on Cybercrime and Policing.

Lorna Ferguson is Assistant Professor at the University of Regina, Canada, and is Founder of the Missing Persons Research Hub. Lorna has a broad interest in policing research, including issues related to search and rescue, incident command, technologies, crime concentration, and cybercrime. Her specialization is police responses to missing persons.