This major reference text covers the entire spectrum of subjects now referred to collectively as criminology. From the history of the discipline and its present organization in the UK, the book goes on to deal with topics as diverse as policing, alcohol and crime, juvenile crime, crime statistics, drugs and crime, custodial and non-custodial sentences, prisons, victims and the organization of professional crime. It should be of benefit to all students and teachers of criminology and many professionals working in the criminal system.