Crime and criminology Books

This book brings together a collection of emergent research that moves the debate on desistance beyond a general consideration of individual and social structural influences. The authors examine empirical developments which have implications for policy...

This book brings together the findings of a multi-disciplinary and international research project on environmental crime in Europe, funded by the European Union (EU). "European Union Action to Fight Environmental Crime" (EFFACE) was a 40-month research...

This book highlights historical explanations to and roots of present phenomena of violence, insecurity, and law enforcement in Central America. Violence and crime are among the most discussed topics in Central America today, and sensationalism and fear...

The killing of new-born children is an intensely emotional and emotive subject. The hidden nature of this crime has made it an area incredibly difficult subject area for historians to approach up until now. This work provides the first detailed history...

Le livre ""Annales Medico-Psychologiques V5: Relatifs A L'Alienation Mentale Aux Nevroses Et A La Medecine Legale Des Alienes"" a �����t����� publi����� en 1887 par l'�����diteur Masson Et Cie. Il s'agit d'un recueil d'articles scientifiques sur...

Das Buch ""Der Tabak in dem Wirtschaftsleben und der Sittengeschichte der V������lker"" von Alwin Oppel aus dem Jahr 1890 behandelt die Bedeutung von Tabak in der Wirtschaft und der Kulturgeschichte der verschiedenen V������lker. Oppel geht dabei auf die...

Das Buch ""Der Vierte Internationale Gefangnisscongress In St. Peterburg Und Das Gefangnisswesen In Russland (1890)"" von M. Graeber beschreibt den vierten internationalen Gefangenenkongress, der 1890 in St. Petersburg stattfand. Der Autor behandelt...

This book brings together leading international scholars and offers the first comprehensive and holistic overview of global research on technology, crime and the contemporary criminal justice process

In recent years, the fields of crime analysis and environmental criminology have grown in prominence for their advancements made in understanding crime. This book offers a theoretical and methodological introduction to crime analysis, covering the main...

""Etudes Sur La Question Ouvriere En Suisse"" est un livre �����crit par Raoul Jay en 1893. Ce livre est une �����tude approfondie de la question ouvri�����re en Suisse ������ l'�����poque, et explore les conditions de travail, les salaires, les...

The Romance of Peasant Life in the West of England is a book written by Francis George Heath and published in 1872. It is a novel that explores the lives of peasants living in the West of England, their struggles, joys, and challenges. The book is set in...

Watching Murder shines a light onto the dark world of jihadi murder videos and the people who watch and share them on the internet. Images and videos of murder, torture and other cruelties are everywhere on the internet. Why do some people seek out and...

Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug in the world. Over the past couple of decades, several Western jurisdictions have seen reforms in, or changes to, the way cannabis use is being controlled, departing from traditional approaches of criminal...

Relying on intense ethnographic research and extensive experiences teaching human rights policing to police officers, this book teaches law enforcement professionals how to apply human rights to their everyday interactions with community members. The...

Through a comprehensive analysis of legislative and organisational changes and interviews with all the key players, The Honest Politician's Guide to Prisons and Probation provides an authoritative account of the crisis which has gradually engulfed the...

Legal decisions continue to mystify: why was this person sentenced to 20 years in prison, but that person to just 10 years for the same crime? Why did one person sue for civil damages, but another let the matter drop? Legal rules are supposed to answer...

This book offers a critical introduction to trends and developments in contemporary criminological theory. Designed both as a companion to An Introduction to Criminological Theory - also by Roger Hopkins Burke and published by Routledge - and as a...

This timely book provides a wealth of useful information for following through on today's renewed concern for sustainability and environmentalism. It's designed to help city managers, policy analysts, and government administrators think comprehensively...

Criminal Justice in the United States is in the midst of momentous changes: an era of low crime rates not seen since the 1960s, and a variety of budget crunches also exerting profound impacts on the system. This is the first book available to chronicle...

Covering everything from hate groups and extremist exploits to Black church arsons and the fall out violence from 9/11; this is an important collection that sheds much-needed light on this growing problem.

Wrongful Conviction and Criminal Justice Reform is an important addition to the literature and teaching on innocence reform. This book delves into wrongful convictions studies but expands upon them by offering potential reforms that would alleviate the...

Bio-Privacy: Privacy Regulations and the Challenge of Biometrics provides an in-depth consideration of the legal issues posed by the use of biometric technology. Focusing particularly on the relationship between the use of this technology and the...

This innovative collection of original essays showcases the use of social networks in the analysis and understanding of various forms of crime. More than any other past research endeavor, the seventeen chapters in this book apply to criminology the many...

Beads, Bodies, and Trash merges cultural sociology with a commodity chain analysis by following Mardi Gras beads to their origins. Beginning with Bourbon Street of New Orleans, this book moves to the grim factories in the tax-free economic zone of rural...

The impact of the United Nations "Healthy Prisons" initiative has highlighted the importance of health and health promotion in incarcerated populations. This invaluable book discusses the many health and medical issues that arise or are introduced into...

A Dictionary of Criminal Justice is the only dictionary that deals with criminal justice from a UK perspective, and in doing so provides a comprehensive guide to all aspects of the British criminal justice system, including its historical context...

In recent years, drug use, illegal migration and human trafficking have all become more common in Asia, North America and Asia: the problems of organized crime and human trafficking are no longer confined to operating at the traditional regional level...

Drawing on a body of empirical, qualitative work spanning three decades, this unique text traces the significance of critical social research and critical analyses in understanding some of the most significant and controversial issues in contemporary...

The proliferation and sophistication of riot control chemicals mean that all parties need to understand the responsible use and effects of such compounds. This book provides practical information on the history, chemistry, and biology of riot control...

Today, questions about how and why societies punish are deeply emotive and hotly contested. In Crime and Punishment in Contemporary Culture, Claire Valier argues that criminal justice is a key site for the negotiation of new collective identities and...

Georgia is one of the most corrupt and crime-ridden nations of the former Soviet Union. In the Soviet period, Georgians played a major role in organized crime groups and the shadow economy operating throughout the Soviet Union, and in the post-Soviet...

Written by criminologists, this book contains essays on New Labour

In this second edition of his well-received introductory overview of the Model Penal Code, Markus Dubber retains the book's original aim to serve as an accessible companion to the Code. Professor Dubber unlocks the Model Penal Code's potential as...

No One Leaves is an enemy-to-lovers, mafia thriller. After witnessing her mob boyfriend, Nick Castino stomping a man to death, Mia Galano disappears. Away from the mafia lifestyle, she starts over working full-time at a pain clinic and weekends at a...

About the BookA POWERFUL BOOK THAT DETAILS THE DEATH AND THE SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION OF THE MURDER OF ONE OF THE RISING SUPERSTARS OF PUNJABI HIP-HOP.On 29 May 2022, Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moosewala left his haveli in Moosa for a quick ride to his aunt's...

"Sayonara, Villarejo" es una obra de no ficción donde se desvelan los pormenores del origen de la causa judicial contra el poderoso comisario de policía, José Manuel Villarejo, contados precisamente por el mayor responsable de su caída.En 2017, con la...

Soon to be a WARNER BROS. movie starring MARGOT ROBBIE (Wolf of Wall Street, Focus), produced by Film 360 (Game of Thrones).DANGEROUS ODDS - a True Crime Thriller Memoire - is the explosive, never been told, behind the scenes look into the world of...

Sixty years after the Dallas shootings - and despite more and more documents becoming available - a multitude of myths continue to surround the most famous assassination attempt of the 20th century. With his work, the author tries to bring a little more...

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Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht, Kriminalität abw. Verhalten, Note: 1,0, Universität Hamburg (Institut für Soziologie), Veranstaltung: Un-/Sicherheit und soziale Dynamik, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Weltweit gilt...

Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht und Kriminalität, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit setzt sich mit der Fangewalt im deutschen und niederländischen Profifußball auseinander. Insbesondere der Umgang der...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht, Kriminalität abw. Verhalten, Note: 1,3, Universität Leipzig (Fakultät für Soziologie), Veranstaltung: Theorien abweichenden Verhaltens, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht und Kriminalität, Note: 1,0, Fachhochschule der Polizei des Landes Brandenburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im ersten Teil der Arbeit werden die theoretischen Annahmen über die Situation...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht, Kriminalität abw. Verhalten, Note: 1,3, Universität Hamburg (Institut für kriminologische Sozialforschung), Veranstaltung: Gewalt III - Terrorismus(bekämpfung), Sprache: Deutsch,...

Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht, Kriminalität abw. Verhalten, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: THE GERMAN STATE AS REVENGER A CRITICAL VIEW ON THE JURIDICAL APPARATUSA GRIN-book, written by Richard AlbrechtThis book, written by...