Crime and criminology Books

Early Sunday morning cops responded to a call of shots fired on S. Rosehill Street. Upon arrival, they were led to an abandoned house where the body of the undercover officer Edward Rosario was found. He'd been shot three times. Police identified three...

Are you captivated by the mysteries that time has forgotten? Do tales of infamous disappearances and cryptic clues ignite your curiosity? Can you imagine what it's like to walk in the shoes of those who hunt for answers? If you nodded along, keep reading...

In a world where family ties are more treacherous than a double-edged sword, one young adult finds themselves ensnared in a web of lies, murder, and deceit. Navigating the labyrinthine corridors of the family business, they must uncover buried secrets...

In a city plagued by corruption and violence, Black Broadway rises to power as the most powerful black mob family, but their rise to the top is not without challenges. Other mob families in the city are fighting for control over the lucrative extortion...

"Police secrète du Premier Empire" est un ouvrage écrit par Ernest d'Hauterive. Cet ouvrage explore le fonctionnement de la police secrète sous le régime de Napoléon Ier pendant le Premier Empire en France. Il examine les méthodes, les agents et les...

" Les hautes œuvres étaient les tâches assurées par le bourreau en tant qu'exécuteur de la haute justice : bannissement, châtiments corporels, torture, mise à mort, exposition au pilori... Charles-Henri Sanson, né le 15 février 1739 et mort le 4 juillet...

Tämä kirja avaa rikollisten katujengien salaista maailmaa. Mukana on maailman vanhimpiin kuuluvia katujengejä ja uudempia tulokkaita. Katujengeihin liittyviä ilmiöitä, kuten symboleja, musiikkia ja uskollisuutta, romantisoidaan mielellään. Mielikuva...

Crime is not just a reality 'out there', but also the outcome of social constructions: crime is often 'in the eye of the beholder'. When society changes, that is the 'beholders', new developments can be seen as disturbances, which under the pressure of...

The last half-century has witnessed the emergence of a transnational illegal market in adoptable children. Numerous cases have been uncovered whereby children from the Global South were purchased or kidnapped from their families or orphanages in order to...

Corruption is generally referred to as bribery. This books deals with a different form of corruption: corruption caused by networks. Network corruption is the form of corruption in which the interaction of multiple actors within a social network results...

Conflicts and International Crimes: an Introduction to Research Methods gives an overview of basic research methods and statistics for the analysis of international crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. After an introduction to...

This book is about the concerns and unremitting attempts of Dutch state authorities to control and raise barriers against outlaw motorcycle gangs. It discusses how Dutch mayors go to great lengths to prevent the settlement of outlaw motorcycle gangs in...

The Praxis of Justice brings together original contributions on restorative justice centering on the work of Ivo Aertsen, Emeritus Professor of Criminology in the Faculty of Law, KU Leuven. The work of Ivo Aertsen has impacted not only his country,...

本书是从业20年女法医戴西以真实案件为原型创作的半纪实悬疑推理作品，上演了一场罪与罚的生死角逐。一辆再正常不过的火车，一群再正常不过的乘客，随着火车的鸣笛声，一声巨响，终结了多条人命。是意外还是谋杀？一个正常的乡村荒废的工厂，用电量却异常高。到底隐藏着怎样的秘密？一只限量版的大提琴箱，装着的却是异常干净尸体。这是挑战还是挑衅？一桩桩诡异的案件，充满了对法医的挑战，章桐知道这是一场追逐之战。一个个残忍的案发现场，充满了致命的恶意，案件陷入重重迷雾之中。

本书是从业20年女法医戴西以真实案件为原型创作的半纪实悬疑推理作品，上演了一场罪与罚的生死角逐。一辆再正常不过的火车，一群再正常不过的乘客，随着火车的鸣笛声，一声巨响，终结了多条人命。是意外还是谋杀？一个正常的乡村荒废的工厂，用电量却异常高。到底隐藏着怎样的秘密？一只限量版的大提琴箱，装着的却是异常干净尸体。这是挑战还是挑衅？一桩桩诡异的案件，充满了对法医的挑战，章桐知道这是一场追逐之战。一个个残忍的案发现场，充满了致命的恶意，案件陷入重重迷雾之中。更多"法医追凶"系列作品：《法医追凶：无声的证言》《法医...

本书是从业20年女法医戴西以真实案件为原型创作的半纪实作品，还原了人性欲望与贪婪的挣扎。一场大火过后，现场唯有失去皮肤的少女尸体，没有任何的线索，只有无数少女的灵魂，游弋在冰冷的黑夜......一个神秘的盒子，一对干瘪的眼球，一朵枯黄的雏菊，牵引出一件尘封了十三年的凶杀悬案......一桩桩诡异的案件，充满了对法医的挑战，章桐知道这是一场无声的较量。一个个残忍的案发现场，充满了致命的恶意，案件陷入重重迷雾之中。更多"法医追凶"系列作品：《法医追凶：消失的证人》《法医追凶：后一个名字》

Rien n'est plus cruel que l'humain lui-même. Un regard captivant et sans concessions sur les abîmes de l'âme  - No Mercy (Keine Gnade)- The True Crime Podcast.En 2019, le premier livre d'Adrian Langenscheid, True Crime Deutschland (True...

VON ALLEN MORDTATEN SIND NUR DIEJENIGEN AUSGEKOMMEN VON DENEN MAN ETWAS WEIß

I am sitting in a concrete cell, stranded on Texas death row, waiting to be murdered by the state. I was convicted of murdering a convenience store clerk while attempting to rob him, if you let the state tell it. But none of that matters now. I am here,...

The late Wilson Lwandhle Magadhla served in the South African Police Force at the peak of the struggle against the apartheid regime. Even as he remained true to his profession of policing, his heart remained with the freedom fighters; he yearned for a...

On May 27, 2001, a nurse in Kansas City oncologist Dr. Hunter-Hicks' office placed a five c.c. vial of Taxol chemotherapy medicine in a package and sent it to the National Medical Services laboratory. On June 12, 2001, the lab results arrived back. The...

Embark on a gripping 25-year journey delving into the author's investigation of insurance crimes in Miami, spotlighting Special Investigation Units (SIU) -an investigative world invisible to most, yet one for which we all pay.In YOU PAID FOR THIS,...

Step back in time to the shadowy halls of Lancaster Castle, where the grim realities of 19th-century prison life unfold through the eyes of a dedicated warder. "A Warder's Experiences in Lancaster Castle" offers a riveting and personal account of the...

Fifty years after the Moors Murders and 15 years since Myra Hindley died in prison, after one of the longest sentences served by a woman, The Monstering of Myra Hindley raises some delicate and searching  questions.They include: “Why was...

Journey to Release is an account of Mo Smith’s extensive experience counselling and co-ordinating a counselling service inside ‘HM Prison X’. The book gives a history of the service and looks at what is involved in a project of...

A superbly targeted resource for those learning about serial killings. Serial Killers and the Phenomenon of Serial Murder examines and analyses some of the best known (as well as lesser) cases from English criminal history, ancient and modern. It looks...

Cries for Help opens a window on the closed world of Holloway, other prisons and the lives of those held there in the 1970s. This was an era when personal style and charismatic leadership were all the rage, before the days of 'new management', when...

The diary of one man's experiences of his time in prison written over 300 days as he reels from and makes sense of being under lock and key. A white collar criminal he sees himself as someone who should not really be in prison - as 'a good man' for whom...

La majorité des Américains savent qu'il existe une épidémie de drogue, mais seule une petite minorité est consciente qu'elle a été infligée à notre société par les "chefs des ténèbres, les méchants en haut lieu, qui préfèrent les ténèbres à la lumière...

アメリカ人の大半は、麻薬が蔓延していることを知っているが、「暗闇の支配者たち、高い所にいる邪悪な者たち、彼らの行為は邪悪であるため光よりも暗闇を好む者たち」によってこの社会にもたらされたことを認識している人はごく少数にすぎない。本書は、彼らがどのような人物で、どのように世界最大かつ最も収益性の高いビジネスを運営しているのか、彼らが何を成し遂げ、その対策はどれほど有効なのかについて書かれています。麻薬取引は、売人がマフィアに支配されているような、単なる路上取引だと思ってはいけない。しかし、この呪われた貿易の...

Discover the groundbreaking book Prison Abolition: Imagining a World Without Incarceration by Ebony Harris, an insightful exploration of the history, flaws, and consequences of the current prison system, while offering compelling alternatives and a...

In The Opioid Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions, Laura Hernandez delves into the multifaceted issue of opioid addiction, exploring its causes, consequences, and potential solutions. From examining the role of the pharmaceutical industry to...

Como secuela y complemento de Apuntes para abandonar el derecho, Jugando con el derecho profundiza el cuestionamiento de José M. Atiles-Osoria al derecho como dispositivo del poder colonial para neutralizar y despolitizar los movimientos...

This book is a practical guide for any student considering enrollment in, currently enrolled in, or recently graduated from an online course. The authors, both with substantial online teaching and learning experience as well as seasoned professionals,...

As we start the second decade of the 21st century, the new cannabis industry continues to fascinate both casual and academic observers of the drug scene. Researchers around the world have become increasingly interested in the phenomenon, aiming to...

Working broadly from the perspective of cultural criminology, Crime, Media and Culture engages with theories and debates about the nature of media-audience relations, examines representations of crime and justice in news media and fiction, and considers...

Research shows that intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is the most common form of sexual assault. Professional focus is often on the victim, but more information is needed about the perpetrators in order to have a fuller understanding of this crime...

This volume facilitates understanding of the process of reintegration of former detainees with an Islamist extremist background, as well as the role that the police and other frontline workers play in this process.

Bringing together 35 leading thinkers, analysts and campaigners from around the world, this collection presents a range of ongoing struggles for justice from abolitionist, transitional, transformative, indigenous, green, and restorative perspectives.

The juvenile justice system in the United States has become a detrimental rather than a remedial experience, one that often reinforces youths' defiance of authority. Trying juveniles as adults, overcrowding juvenile detention facilities, and other...