The Routledge Handbook of European Criminology

Book synopsis: This new book speaks to the need for a truly comparative and interdisciplinary companion to the state of the art of European criminology. In contrast to more Anglo-American focused offerings, the editors have assembled a cast of leading voices to reflect on differences, elaborate on theoretically grounded comparisons and reflect on emerging themes in criminology in Europe. The main aim of the book is to emphasize what European criminology is and what the institutional variations in legal definitions and responses reveal.