Crime and criminology Books

Two new criminological approaches are defined and applied to categories of crime in Routine Activity and Rational Choice, now available in paperback. Routine activity analyzes the criminal event, and avoids motivations and psychology as topics for...

A Neglected Point: In Connection With Crises (1908) is a book written by Nicolas August Ludwig Jacob Johannsen. The book explores an often overlooked factor in the occurrence of crises, which Johannsen argues is the role of credit. Johannsen argues that...

Mele and Miller offer a timely, insightful analysis of the continuing challenges faced by ex-felons upon re-entry into society. Such penalties include a lifetime ban on receiving welfare and food stamps for individuals convicted of drug felonies as well...

Foreign Policy in North Africa explores how the foreign policies of North African states, which occupy a peripheral and subaltern position within the global system, have actively responded to the constraints and opportunities stemming from multi-level...

A definitive resource, the Introduction to Emergency Management and Disaster Science presents the essentials to better understand and manage disasters. The third edition of this popular text has been revised and updated to provide a substantively...

Bringing together a variety of diverse international contributors from the Convict Criminology community, Convict Criminology for the Future surveys the historical roots of Convict Criminology, the current challenges experienced by formerly incarcerated...

This book presents an up-to-date analysis of women as victims of crime, as individuals under justice system supervision, and as professionals in the field. The text features an empowerment approach that is unified by underlying themes of the intersection...

Building on a major research project exploring victims' access to justice over time and place, Victims' Access to Justice considers the potentialities for victims' participation in criminal justice systems and in victim programmes both in historical and...

This book contributes to our knowledge of desistance in a developing country. Offering an intercultural dialogue with mainstream explanations, Transitions Out of Crime analyses the transition from crime to conformity among a group of Chilean juvenile...

Cyber-security and its related threats change constantly. The book aims at using practical contemporary machine learning-based techniques for detecting everyday threats such as, malware and dynamic risk analysis on attack graphs to determine how...

This book provides a guide to the recognition and current understanding of DNA transfer in forensic criminal investigations.

In spite of the fact that crime is an emotive topic, the question of emotion has been largely overlooked in criminological research, which has tended instead to examine criminal conduct in terms of structural background variables or rational...

Panoramic and provocative in its scope, this handbook is the definitive guide to contemporary issues associated with male sex work and a must read for those who study masculinities, male sexuality, sexual health, and sexual cultures.This groundbreaking...

Sexual Murder: Catathymic and Compulsive Homicides, Second Edition encapsulates the authors' 45 years of experience studying, sexually-motivated homicide. Both catathymic and compulsive homicides are covered with all current research on the subject...

This book is an in-depth, evidence-based guide to interviewing suspects with specific vulnerabilities. It provides an overview of current research, practices, and legal considerations for interviewing vulnerable suspects, incorporating guidelines...

Crime Scene Documentation: Preserving the Evidence and the Growing Role of 3D Laser Scanning demonstrates at length the value of laser scanning through the use of numerous case studies of investigators who have utilized various 3D technologies and laser...

This handbook provides an authoritative and comprehensive look at the latest developments in the 21st Century penal abolitionism movement, both reflecting on key critical thought and setting the agenda for local and global abolitionist ideas and...

Trends in the Judiciary: Interviews with Judges from Across the Globe, Volume Four, provides insights into the lives, working environments, and social milieus of a select group of judges. These legal luminaries, often viewed as pedantic in their...

The Routledge Handbook on American Prisons is an authoritative volume that provides an overview of the state of U.S. prisons and synthesizes the research on the many facets of the prison system. The United States is exceptional in its use of...

Introduction; P.Carlen and R.Morgan Landscapes of Protection: The Past, Present and Futures of Policing in an English Town; I.Loader, E.Girling and R.Sparks The Labour Market and Post-War Crime Trends in England and Wales; C.Hale Serious Crime...

This is a masterful effort to recognize and place the prison and asylums in their social contexts. Rothman shows that the complexity of their history can be unraveled and usefully interpreted. By identifying the salient influences that converged in the...

This new paperback comprehensively reviews the research evidence on the links between guns, violence, and gun control, and reports results of the author's own research as well. In Targeting Guns, Kleck follows the line of argument and careful statistical...

A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is the only dictionary available with a primary focus on UK law enforcement terms. Succinct and practical in its approach, it contains over 3,400 entries covering ever aspect of this diverse field, including terms related...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht, Kriminalität abw. Verhalten, Note: 1,3, Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung Nordrhein-Westfalen; Köln, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird auf die...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht, Kriminalität abw. Verhalten, Note: 1,0, Universität Kassel (Fachbereich 5 - Gesellschaftswissenschaften der Universität Kassel), Veranstaltung: "Das Gefängnis", Sprache: Deutsch,...

Almost one hundred forty years after the vicious and unsolved murder of the beautiful 17-year-old daughter of a well-to-do local family, a seasoned prosecutor and detective of the Monroe County Pennsylvania District Attorney's Office team up to solve...

Economics of Crime presents the basic model of criminal behavior and law enforcement. The authors start by reviewing the economics of criminal behavior. Models of criminal behavior applying the model of individual rational behavior are presented. ...

On December 2nd 2005, Philip Jones arrived for another day at work in his adopted city of San Diego. But within minutes of stepping out of his car, he was surrounded by federal marshals and handcuffed. He had absolutely no idea of what he was being...

The Weimar Republic (1918-1933) was a crucial moment not only in German history but also in the history of both crime fiction and criminal science. This study approaches the period from a unique perspective - investigating the most notorious criminals of...

In the early hours of the morning, a prostitute, under police surveillance, performs a quick 'trick' with a well-known actor in a parked car - and is arrested. A company director conceals the true ?nancial position of a company and sells shares in...

A Proven Criminal Justice ModelDirect and powerful prisoner testimonies by successful graduates of College Education Behind Bars (CEBB) breathe undeniable life into this remarkable story about the power of hope and the possibility of redemption...

Private internal investigations by fraud examiners is a growing business for professional services firms. This book presents evaluations of a number of investigation reports in the United States and Norway. The book discusses self-regulation and...

“The Felon” is a fantastic collection of classic essays on the subject of crime by a variety of authors including criminologists, doctors, criminal psychologists, social workers, and more. They cover a broad range of topics related to crime from the...

Rookie Log: The Personal Thoughts and Experiences of Three Rookie Fremont, California, Police Officers During Field TrainingWhen he began this series of interviews for Tri-City Voice newspaper, William Marshak had very little knowledge of the training...

Even as you read this book, mariners somewhere are being attacked by armed pirates, their faces masked and the weapons deadly. Organized crime has taken over where Blackbeard left off. Piracy today is just as brutal, perhaps even more so. Crew-members...

"Alone to Think" discusses the failures of our current judicial thinking and actions regarding criminals. Our present justice, correctional, and rehabilitation systems are broken as evidenced by the increasing recidivism rates and the continual increase...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. ...

""I Minorenni Delinquenti E Il Progetto Zanardelli"" ����� un libro scritto da Ugo Conti nel 1888. Questo testo si concentra sulla questione dei minori delinquenti e il progetto di legge presentato dal Ministro della Giustizia italiano, Zanardelli, per...

This book draws on historical and cross-disciplinary studies to critically examine penal practices in Scandinavia. The Nordic countries are often hailed by international observers as 'model societies', with egalitarian welfare policies, low rates of...

This book examines the use and impact of Australian Indigenous sentencing courts in response to Indigenous partner violence.  In operation in Australia since 1999, these courts were first established by a magistrate in South Australia who...

This book undertakes an exploratory exercise in decolonizing criminology through engaging postcolonial and postdisciplinary perspectives and methodologies. Through its historical and political analysis and place-based case studies, it challenges...

This book provides a unique insight into the lived realities of hate crime in Ireland and its treatment within the criminal justice system. The significance of the Irish case is contextualised within the European and global policy contexts and an...

This book provides a critical analysis of criminological scholarship in Malaysia, presenting a focused exploration of the key qualities and limitations to studies on crime, deviance, victimization and criminal justice in this country. This text connects...

This book brings together a collection of essays by leading criminologists to explore the relationship between the private sector and criminal justice. The private sector has become an increasingly important 'partner' in contemporary criminal justice...

This interdisciplinary collection places corporate security in a theoretical and global context. Arguing that corporate security is becoming the primary form of security in the twenty-first century and affecting an increasing number of people inside and...

Ruth S Bloodgood's invaluable study of the welfare of prisoners' families in Kentucky provides a deep understanding of the challenges faced by those with loved ones behind bars. From legal and financial difficulties to emotional strains, Bloodgood's work...

This book offers a comprehensive overview of juvenile delinquency. It explores the root causes of delinquent behavior and the impact of social and cultural factors on young people. The book provides practical insights into dealing with juvenile...