Crime and criminology Books

Still the only survey of current research available, this exploration of the incidence, causes and control of crime in Early Modern England throws a vivid light on the times. It uses court archives to capture the everyday lives of people who would...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This book about ecstacy users' lives is based on one of the biggest government-funded projects ever undertaken and gives voice to the chemical generation for the first time. In the UK, where the study was conducted, over fifty per cent of young people...

Britain, like almost everywhere else, has a burgeoning drug problem. Finding ways of dealing with this problem is a major platform of government policy and a great deal has been made of the impact of treatment on drug users. Drug Treatment: What Works?...

Crimes Against the Environment explains the seriousness of the threat posed by pollution, its roots, how it has evolved, how it differs across the planet, and how society has endeavored to create and enforce laws directed at its control.Rebovich and...

Shades of Deviance is a turbo-driven guide to crime and deviance. It offers politically engaged, thought-provoking and accessibly written accounts of a wide range of socially and legally prohibited acts. This updated and revised edition is designed to be...

Grounded in contemporary social work practice approaches such as trauma-informed practice, cultural competency, and systems theory, this book provides a model for developing, implementing, and evaluating police social work and social service...

Prison Writing and the Literary World tackles international prison writingand writing about imprisonment in relation to questions of literary representationand formal aesthetics, the "value" or "values" of literature,textual censorship and circulation,...

The contributors to this book explore the current situation of North Korea in various aspects and provide policy suggestions for North Korea to become part of the international community and achieve sustainable development.Focusing on three key areas of...

Our society's preoccupation with crime and fear of crime appears to have shifted its focus to the juvenile offender. Both electronic and print media continuously warn us that juvenile offenders are increasingly younger and more...

It takes courage to do research on crime and delinquency. Such research is typically conducted in an atmosphere of concern about the problem it addresses and is typically justified as an attempt to discover new facts or to...

This volume brings together a sample of the best of the studies that illustrate two recent trends in research on deviant behavior. The first of these trends is the investigation of deviant behavior in longitudinal perspective...

Adopting a unique situation-oriented perspective, this book studies the occurence and control of aggression on the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels of physical and social ecologies. The wide ranging viewpoint clarifies...

In the shadow of New York's skyline, behind the looming walls of Rikers Island, a tale of resilience, hope, and the indomitable human spirit unfolds.Shalise Simmons' world is turned upside down when she finds herself incarcerated in the infamous Rikers...

Abject Terrorism At A Glance: Discovering the Fulani Herdsmen Secret Agenda for Global Terrorism and Conquest with West Africa Safe Haven Phenomenon.Abject Terrorism at a Glance is a comprehensive examination of the little-known but highly concerning...

Hinter den Mauern der JVA Neustrelitz verbirgt sich eine Geschichte voller Sehnsucht und Wagnis. Ursprünglich ein gefürchtetes Stasi-Gefängnis, wo politische Gefangene unter strengster Überwachung standen, wandelte sich die Anstalt mit den Jahren zur...

Die DNA-Revolution im Kontext echter FälleAls Werner Pflug in seiner Tätigkeit beim Landeskriminalamt in Stuttgart 1989 erstmals den "genenetischen Fingerabdruck" und kurz darauf die hochsensitive DNA-Analyse nach dem PCR-Verfahren anwendet, befindet er...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht, Kriminalität abw. Verhalten, Note: 2,0, Technische Universität Chemnitz (Institute of Sociology), Veranstaltung: Allgemeine Soziologie: Neuere Theorien, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht und Kriminalität, Note: 1,3, Universität Osnabrück (Sozialwissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Soziologie Abweichenden Verhaltens, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: „Das Experiment" ist ein deutscher...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht, Kriminalität abw. Verhalten, Note: 1,0, Universität Konstanz, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: „Schnell" lautete das letzte Wort von Irma Grese. Sie sagte es am 13. Dezember 1945 um 10.03 Uhr...

Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht, Kriminalität abw. Verhalten, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im Jahr 1995 haben sich die Mitglieder der „Ressortübergreifenden Präventionskommission Osnabrück" („RePrOS") zu einer...

Vordiplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht, Kriminalität abw. Verhalten, Note: 1,3, Philipps-Universität Marburg (Soziologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Gewalttätige Jugendliche wurden zuletzt in der Öffentlichkeit, vor allem...

Vordiplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht, Kriminalität abw. Verhalten, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Seit längerer Zeit steht die Diskussion um innere Sicherheit im Blickpunkt der...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht und Kriminalität, Note: keine, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg (ISOZ), Veranstaltung: Seminar: Abweichendes Verhalten, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ausschreitungen und Krawalle im...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Recht und Kriminalität, Note: 2,0, Universität Hamburg (Kritische Kriminologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit Kriminalpolitik und der Analyse der Position der...

Critique and Dissent brings together for the first time in one volume a collection of papers spanning forty years of annual conferences of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control. The European Group is one of the largest...

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Our knowledge of crime is based on three types of sources: the criminal justice system, victims, and offenders. For technological and other reasons the criminal justice system produces an increasing stream of information on crime. The rise of the...

State Crime in the Global Age brings together original writings from leading scholars in the field to explore the many ways that the use and abuse of state power results in grave social harms that outweigh, by far, the consequences of ordinary street...

Policing and corruption are inseparable. This book argues that corruption is not one thing but covers many deviant and criminal practices in policing which also shift over time. It rejects the 'bad apple' metaphor and focuses on 'bad orchards', meaning...

This book provides an introduction to research and some of the methods in the field of crime and justice and related areas, including police, prisons and criminal justice policy making. Less a dry 'how to' book, it is concerned rather to provide a...

Policing Reform: A Historical and Contemporary Analysis provides readers with an in-depth analysis of the past, present, and future of modern American policing. The opening chapter explores social control and the seeds of modern policing,...

"There are many topics and issues around gun violence that must be addressed. There are few individuals with the depth and understanding, coupled with first-hand experience, who can do so. Rev. Sky Starr, in her second book series, Therapeutic...

Welcome to the family! It's time get out your colored pencils and officially become a Made Man or Woman.This unique adult coloring book features some of the most notorious mafia bosses from the 20th century who ran the streets of major cities in the...

Do you want to reach your highest potential? Fulfill your wildest dreams? Build a lasting legacy? Impact the world with your brand of genius? Butterfly Rising In My Soul: A Transformational Journey from Fear to Freedom will inspire and empower you to...

2011 Reprint of 1923 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The author seeks to expose every conceivable type of human fad and fraud. The subject matter is divided into five chapters: one...

The legendary Harry Houdini started the tradition of magicians debunking charlatans and revealing secrets of the trade that continues today through the likes Penn and Teller or James "The Amazing" Randi. But Houdini went even further here, in this...

Scholars in various disciplines are recommending comprehensive measures to solve multiple societal as well as individual problems. The philosophy of "community education" has been overlooked but is a workable, comprehensive approach to addressing crime...