Routledge Handbook of Crime Science - Paperbackby Richard Wortley (Editor), Aiden Sidebottom (Editor), Nick Tilley (Editor) Crime science is precisely what it says it is: the application of science to the phenomenon of crime. This handbook, intended as a crime science manifesto, showcases the scope of the crime science field and provides the reader with an understanding of the assumptions, aspirations and methods of crime science, as well as the variety of topics that fall within its purview.