In the aftermath of 9/11 a critical analysis of offending and victimisation of Asian Muslims is desperately required. Muslims and Crime addresses this need by means of a comparative criminological evaluation of British and Pakistani South Asian Muslims.

Dr Muzammil Quraishi is Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Criminology Programme Leader for ESPaCH at the University of Salford, UK.

Contents: Islam and South Asian Muslims; Muslims and crime, the existing picture; Colonialism, criminalized tribes and Islamophobia; Background to fieldwork locations; Crime, deviance and victimization in Britain and Pakistan; Theoretical perspectives; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.