Volume 1 contains seven short programmes, fully illustrated by supporting film and graphics and featuring leading sociologists talking about a range of key concepts in the Sociology of Crime and Deviance, that:

1. Moral Panics: Stan Cohen takes us through the origins and implications of his  concept. But what about moral panics today?

2. The Functions of Crime: How can crime & deviance be functional for social order? Steve Taylor outlines Durkheim’s key idea and its influence on later sociology.

3. Crimes of the Powerful: Are crimes of the powerful different from everyday crimes? And how can sociologists research them?
David Whyte,  drawing on his own research in this area, illustrates.

4. Gender & Crime: Why is most crime committed by males? Can ideas of masculinity & femininity help us? And are things changing? Karen Evans tells the story.

5. Social Control: Policing the Night-time Economy: Social Control of the ‘night time economy’ is largely undertaken by bouncers. But how does this control work? Phil Hadfield and
Simon Winlow, co-authors of Bouncers, explain.

6. Hate crime: What are hate crimes and who’s committing them? Leading researcher Neil Charaborti  offers a brilliant introduction to a new concept.

7. Situational Crime Prevention: Can crime be controlled by controlling space? Award winning Cambridge sociologist Kate Painter looks at some of the latest developments & their effects.

• Slot easily into classes and lesson plans.
• Illuminate key concepts.