New in softcover. Hardcover was published in 2009. Focusing on methodological issues in criminology, this handbook provides a comprehensive treatment of the field of criminology at the turn of the 21st century, designed to review the important recent developments in the sociology of crime and deviance, including: *History of the Discipline. * Methodological Issues in Crime Research. *Explanations of Crime: including biological/genetic, psychological, social structure, and social process explanations. *Theory-Based Practice, and more.