This work looks at whether crime is a "masculine" phenomenon, and why crime is so overwhelmingly an activity conducted by men. The author explores a series of high-profile events and debates around crime, criminal justice and social (dis)order.

Masculinities, Crime and Criminology presents an innovative and timely reading of issues which are central to the questions that have arisen in criminology: Why is crime so overwhelmingly an activity conducted by men? Is crime a `masculine¿ phenomena?

Richard Collier explores a number of high-profile events and debates around crime, criminal justice and social (dis)order, and examines recent criminological, media and political interpretations of the relationship between men, masculinities and crime.