James Treadwell 
Criminology [EPUB ebook] 
The Essentials

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Why Use This Book?
Criminology Essentials: Thinking Like a Criminologist
What Is Crime?
Perspectives on Crime
Categorising Criminological Theory
PART TWO: CORE AREAS OF THE CURRICULUM
The Origins of Criminology
Research Methods in Criminology
Locating Crime Within the Individual: Biological and Psychological Approaches
Crime as External to the Individual: Classic Sociological Theories
Contemporary Criminology
Crime Statistics and Crime Data
Crime and the Media
Youth and Crime
Gender and Crime
Race and Hate Crime
Penology
Serious Crime
Cybercrime
Victimology
PART THREE: STUDY, WRITING AND REVISION SKILLS
General Introduction
Dealing with Theory
How to Get the Most Out of Your Lectures
How to Make the Most from Your Seminars
Essay Writing Tips
Revision Hints and Tips
Exam Tips
PART FOUR
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

I became a Professor in Criminology at Staffordshire University in 2017, having started my career as a   Lecturer in Criminology in 2003 at the University of Central England.  Before I moved into academia I had previously worked for NACRO and the National Probation Service.  I have previously held academic posts at Birmingham Law School (University of Birmingham) the Centre for Applied Criminology (Birmingham City University) and the Department of Criminology (University of Leicester).  I am currently a member of the executive with the British Society of Criminology (and act as Chair of the Prizes Committee).  I was academic advisor on the Howard League Commission into Ex-Military Personnel in Prison (advising the inquiry chair Sir John Nutting QC). I was opening speaker at the launch of Secretary of State for Justice′s Inquiry into Veterans within the Criminal Justice System in London in April 2014.My research is largely based on ethnography and in depth interviewing.  I undertook a long term ethnographic study of the English Defence League publishing material from that project (with Simon Winlow and Steve Hall) in the well-received book ‘Rise of the Right’.  Prior to that, I used ethnographic methods to study the August 2011 English Riots and material generated from that project featured in ‘Riots and Political Protest’ (With Simon Winlow, Steve Hall and Dan Briggs).  My Sage published textbook ‘Criminology’ (2013) is in its second edition and is used as an introduction to the subject of criminology at several universities. I have contributed to a number of criminology and sociology edited collections.  I have published articles in international Journals such as the British Journal of Criminology, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Crime, Media, Culture and the Howard Journal of Criminal Justice