This course introduces students to the ways in which crime as a social phenomenon has been characterized, understood and responded to historically and in different societies. Students will examine a range of core issues in criminology including: the identification, definition and nature of crime; the emergence of modern criminology; theories about the aetiology of crime; youth justice; corporate fraud and crime; crime and misconduct in the professions; victimology; crime prevention; public safety and the management of risk; prisons and theories of punishment; and restorative justice.