The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice

The publishers would be hard-pressed to find a more esteemed and respected academic to edit this work. Professor Jay Albanese is the former head of the International Center at the National Institute of Justice – the research arm of the US Department of Justice – and is currently Professor in the Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.

The work includes 540 entries set out over five volumes, a clear combined index is included at the back of Volume Five in which the main articles/subjects are indicated in bold text. A helpful lexicon is included in...