Edited by Alison Liebling, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Cambridge, Shadd Maruna, Professor of Criminology, University of Manchester, and Lesley McAra, Chair of Penology, University of Edinburgh

Alison Liebling is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Director of the Prisons Research Centre at the University of Cambridge. She has attracted research fellowships from Trinity Hall, Leverhulme and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Shadd Maruna is Professor of Criminology at the University of Manchester. His book Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their Lives was named 'Outstanding Contribution to Criminology' by the American Society of Criminology (ASC) in 2001. He received the inaugural Research Medal from the Howard League for Penal Reform in 2012 and the Hans Mattick Award for Distinguished Contribution to Criminology in 2014.

Lesley McAra is Chair of Penology at the University of Edinburgh. In 2013, Lesley was joint winner of the Howard League for Penal Reform Research Medal and in 2014 she was invited to give the Apex Annual Lecture in which she set out her vision for justice in modern Scotland.

Andrew Ashworth, University of Oxford
Jon Bannister, Manchester Metropolitan University
Mary Bosworth, University of Oxford
Sir Anthony Bottoms, University of Cambridge
Ben Bowling, King's College London
Avi Brisman, Eastern Kentucky University
Michele Burman, University of Glasgow
Simon Cottee, University of Kent
Adam Crawford, University of Leeds
Ben Crewe, University of Cambridge
Ron Dudai, Hebrew University
Manuel Eisner, University of Cambridge
Karen Evans, University of Liverpool
John Flint, University of Sheffield
Katja Franko, University of Oslo
Alistair Fraser, University of Glasgow
David Gadd, University of Manchester
David Garland, New York University
Loraine Gelsthorpe, University of Cambridge
Penny Green, Queen Mary University of London
Chris Greer, City, University of London
Keith Hayward, University of Copenhagen
Paddy Hillyard, Queen's University Belfast
Dick Hobbs, University of Essex
Mike Hough, University of Birkbeck
Martin Innes, University of Cardiff
Yvonne Jewkes, University of Brighton
Trevor Jones, University of Cardiff
Nicola Lacey, London School of Economics
Cheryl Lawther, Queen's University Belfast
Michael Levi, University of Cardiff
Alison Liebling, University of Cambridge
Ian Loader, University of Oxford
Nicholas Lord, University of Manchester
Amy Ludlow, University of Cambridge
Mike Maguire, University of South Wales
Shadd Maruna, University of Manchester
Lesley McAra, University of Edinburgh
Kieran McEvoy, Queen's University Belfast
Eugene McLaughlin, City, University of London
Fergus McNeill, University of Glasgow
Susan McVie, University of Edinburgh
Dominique Moran, University of Birmingham
Rod Morgan, University of Bristol
David Nelken, King's College London
Tim Newburn, London School of Economics
Jill Peay, London School of Economics
Coretta Phillips, London School of Economics
Jo Phoenix, Open University
Robert Reiner, London School of Economics
Julian Roberts, University of Oxford
Gwen Robinson, University of Sheffield
Paul Rock, London School of Economics
Meredith Rossner, London School of Economics
Bethany E. Schmidt, University of Cambridge
Toby Seddon, University of Manchester
Joanna Shapland, University of Sheffield
David Smith, London School of Economics
Oliver Smith, University of Plymouth
Nigel South, University of Essex
Richard Sparks, University of Edinburgh
Alex Stevens, University of Kent
Steve Tombs, Open University
Tony Ward, Northumbria University
Per-Olof Wikström, University of Cambridge
Lucia Zedner, University of Oxford

"Edited by three leading criminological scholars, this impressive collection boasts research from each field's experts. I have no doubt the Handbook will continue to be the 'go to' textbook for teaching criminology." - Professor Kevin Haines, Director, Institute of Criminology, University of Trinidad and Tobago

"A seminal work that provides readers at all levels with the complete package; The Oxford Handbook of Criminology cannot be beaten." - Louis Martin, Senior Lecturer in Law, Staffordshire University

"Still the most definitive source on criminological research." - Dr Daniel McCarthy, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Surrey

"Combines depth of knowledge with breadth of coverage; the go-to source in criminology." - Dr Claire Fox, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Manchester

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