The Development of Criminological Thought: Context, Theory and Policy

This book focuses on the history and development of criminological thought from the pre-Enlightenment period to the present and offers a detailed and chronological overview of competing theoretical perspectives in criminology in their social and political context.

This book covers:

• A discussion of how major theorists came to espouse their ideas and how the social context of the time influenced the development criminological thought;
• An exploration of the scientific method and the way in...