Crime and criminology Books

Thomas Mott Osborne presents a thoughtful and insightful analysis of the prison system and its impact on society. Drawing on his own experiences as a prisoner, Osborne argues for reforms that prioritize rehabilitation over punishment. This book is a...

A newsletter created by the Illinois State Penitentiary in Joliet, Illinois, providing updates on prison life and rehabilitation efforts. This issue includes news about educational programs, sporting events, and the day-to-day workings of the prison. A...

This timely book exposes the financial crimes of wealthy corporate executives and the systemic flaws that allow them to go unpunished. Hill argues that corporate crime is a major social justice issue that hurts vulnerable communities and undermines...

Dans ce livre, l'auteur explore les conditions de vie dans les prisons françaises et propose une étude ethnographique de cet environnement particulier. Les lecteurs y trouveront une analyse originale et pertinente sur ce sujet méconnu.This work has been...

This fascinating account of the English penal system during the Victorian era offers a detailed look at the administration of sentences of penal servitude and the conditions endured by inmates in British prisons. Written by a former director of convict...

Christian Longo.Jeremy Bryan Jones.Joel Patrick Courtney.Patrick Wayne Kearney.Russell Obremski.Robert Spangler.Gabriel Morris.Killers all.Veteran author Elizabeth Engstrom dives into the horrific stories of these seven serial killers, along with a...

Between 1850 and 1950, at least 115 women were lynched by mobs in the United States. The majority of these women were black. This book examines the phenomenon of the lynching of women, a much more rare occurence than the lynching of men. Over the same...

Many prosecutors and commentators have praised the victim provisions at the International Criminal Court (ICC) as 'justice for victims', which for the first time include participation, protection and reparations. This book critically examines the role of...

Land of White Gloves? is an important academic investigation into the history of crime and punishment in Wales. Beginning in the medieval period when the limitations of state authority fostered a law centred on kinship and compensation, the study...

Forensic practice in the community is a neglected subject. There are many books looking at forensic work in secure settings, such as prisons or hospitals, but very little has been written about forensic practice in the community. This book describes the...

This new textbook will provide students of criminology with a better understanding of criminal justice policy and, in doing so, offers a framework for analysing the social, economic and political processes that shape its creation. The book adopts a...

Building on her leading research in creative methodology, in this book Wendy Fitzgibbon explores and illustrates how Photovoice, a participatory, active research tool, can enable new insights and engagement with both marginalised people and those working...

Tracking technologies are now ubiquitous and are part of many people's everyday lives. Large sections of the population voluntarily use devices and apps to track fitness, medical conditions, sleep, vital signs or their own or others' whereabouts...

Studies have shown that arts-based programming in juvenile detention settings can be an effective tool in rehabilitating and reintegrating youth who have come into contact with the juvenile justice system. Implementing a Gender-Based Arts Program for...

This collection focuses on the existential predicaments and choices that underpin current debates and developments in the governance of crime and criminal justice and argues for the relevance of existentialist thought for enhancing a critical and...

One of the largest and most destructive prison riots in British history occurred in Dartmoor Convict Prison in 1932. Between 1932 and into the 1960s the Dartmoor 'mutiny' was the most widely-known outbreak in British prison history. This was partly due...

This book proposes a new conceptual framework for theorising young people's relationship with crime. It emerges from a critique of the narrow approach advocated by developmental criminology and argues for an analysis that recognises and includes the...

Legal Issues Journal (LIJ) publishes original research on all legal matters affecting justice, equality and other pressing issues for societies. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary work at the intersection of law and other disciplines, such as...

Book one of the Carnal Knowledge series, Dirty Phenix: Birth of the Dixie Mafia, explains the connection between the mob in New Orleans and the Dixie Mafia. It also exposes the identity of one of Bourbon Street's most famous dancers and her relationship...

The social, economic and technological developments of the late modern society have radically changed policing approaches both at national and supranational levels. With the anti-terrorism discourse and the global crises of mobilities, the security needs...

Over the past ten to fifteen years the police in many Western European countries have undergone a series of profound organisational changes. The police now appear to operate at a greater distance from citizens, they are more impersonal and ...

Increasingly, teachers, youth workers, and social workers are being called on to 'build resilience to radicalisation'. But, what does this actually mean? What is resilience to radicalisation, how can it be built, and whose role is it?Drawing on an...

Read Kathleen Daly's blog post about her book here.What are effective responses to sexual violence? A global social movement is once again challenging sexual violence in all its settings: where we live, work, study, sleep, play, and pray. As more victims...

This volume includes topics analysing the meaning of the Covid-19 pandemic and the social responses to it in various domains: from sex work to wildlife crimes, from new forms of social control in Brazil, Ecuador, Canada and Thailand to the role of music,...

Crime can be seen as an act of defiance against the rule of law, particularly if is committed with intent. This intension is often to make unlawful gains, whether by theft, corruption or taking part in illegal markets, which in Europe are most often...

This books critically explores media framing of human trafficking for sexual exploitation in UK, Dutch and Serbian media. It draws upon data from content analysis of online news reports and interviews with journalists and anti-trafficking professionals...

Addiction is pervasively present within the criminal justice sector, resulting in legal professionals regularly dealing with addicted defendants. Yet addiction is a complex and heterogeneous phenomenon, resulting in controversies regarding its...

Appaiono uno dopo l'altro lungo i fianchi delle autostrade e delle vie residenziali: sono i corpi nudi di donne che hanno subito violenza e torture per poi essere strangolate e lasciate a morire.La Polizia comincia a sospettare che l'uomo che stanno...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Politik - Thema: Frieden und Konflikte, Sicherheit, Note: 1,7, Universität Regensburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Wie genau kann die Definition der Mafia lauten? Kann auch die Organisierte Kriminalität...

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Sociology - Law, Delinquency, Abnormal Behavior, grade: B+, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine (-), language: English, abstract: The tourism industry is the world's fastest growing industry...

"Aus allem bisher Gesagten kann man einen allgemeinen sehr nützlichen Lehrsatz ableiten, der mit dem Herkommen, das doch der gewöhnliche Gesetzgeber der Nation ist, wenig im Einklang steht: damit die Strafe nicht eine Gewalttat eines oder vieler gegen...

Detailing the formative and transformative memories of ten men, Writing Our Way Out is thecreative culmination of a writing class that began in the Richmond City Jail in Virginia, and grew into a journey to re-entry. Compiled in a narrative by their...

THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE GUIDE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO: Fight Crime in The CommunityStay Calm When You are Confronted by the Police Not Get Killed by the Police Choose the Best Attorney Know Everything about Bail - Juries - Jail Understand Your Rights When You...

A lobbyist for 40 years, William Chasey, an academic who had found his niche in the political labyrinth of Capitol Hill. He enjoyed extraordinary access to all members of the US Congress, assembling one of the most powerful networks on the Hill. His was...

Research journalist Mark W. Curran tells the story of how organized crime built the town of Las Vegas into the glittering mecca it is today. Learn how the mob built the most dazzling and decadent city in the West before being dismantled by federal...

This edited collection brings together established global scholars and new thinkers to outline fresh concepts and theoretical perspectives for criminological research and analysis in the 21st century. Criminologists from the UK, USA, Canada and Australia...

Pro-social modelling refers to the process by which the worker acts as a good motivating role model in order to bring out the best in people. The worker engages the client in an empathetic relationship within which they actively reinforce pro-social...