The Cambridge Handbook of Australian Criminology

Description

As a unique work of reference, The Cambridge Handbook of Australian Criminology covers the broad range of contemporary and historical subjects of criminology, combining statistical and narrative analyses. The book provides the most up-to-date figures and facts, traces historical trends in Australian crime and criminal justice, and comprehensively covers the key contemporary issues in Australian criminology. Including valuable crime statistics compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, this book is the complete companion to Australian criminology - the single most important resource for Australian criminology and criminal justice.

Adam Graycar is Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology. He has held CEO positions in State and Federal Government agencies and was the Foundation Director of the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales. He is the author of many books on social and public policy. Peter Grabosky is Professor in the Regulatory Institutions Network at the Australian National University. He is co-author of Electronic Theft: Unlawful Acquisition in Cyberspace (Cambridge University Press, 2001). He is the President of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology and the Deputy Secretary-General of the International Society of Criminology.