Crime and criminology Books

As the world's second-largest economy, China has made great progress in developing criminology. The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Criminology aims to be a key reference point to summarize the large body of literature in both Chinese and English about...

Increasingly there is global attention on the prevalence of women's deaths resulting from intimate partner violence. Campaigns such as 'Counting Dead Women' in Australia, the 'Femicide Census' in England, the Canadian Femicide Observatory, and the...

The History of the Philadelphia Almshouses and Hospitals is a comprehensive book written by Charles Lawrence in 1905. The book documents the history of the almshouses and hospitals in Philadelphia from their inception to the time of publication. It...

Discover Humor Behind Bars: Real-Life Tales & Comedic Illustrations From Inside the Big House. Unearth the lighter side of prison life. Delve into the pages of Penitentiary Built, a unique compilation of true, factual stories from the inside of a...

This quiet suburban street looks like a normal New York suburb but Lutz family who were the main characters in The Amityville Horror book went through hell in their newly purchased dream home. The said house has a tragic history and Lutz family...

An anthology of some of history's greatest mobsters and mafia dons...From Paul Castellano to Juan Raul Garza, this is an all-star book of mafiosi who used any method necessary to acquire power and wealth. DANNY GREENE One of the Midwest's most notorious...

"Vaninka" is an interesting short tale via Alexandre Dumas, Pere, a hectic French creator regarded for his journey books and historical fiction. This less well-known work by means of Dumas suggests how versatile he turned into as a creator, going beyond...

"The Marquise de Brinvilliers" is a historic proper crime story written via Alexandre Dumas, a famous French writer and actor who wrote many books. This piece is a part of Dumas's series of "Celebrated Crimes," wherein he writes about excessive-profile...

A thrilling and unhappy short tale known as "The Marquise de Ganges" was written by way of the well-known French writer and actor Alexandre Dumas. This tale is one in all Dumas's brief testimonies, which display that he can write more than just adventure...

„Pravo 'podzemlje' je uvek gore, a dole, pod zemljom su mrtvi i raj."Krajem 1990-ih desilo se da je podzemlje svuda oko nas.Prema procenama kriminologa i drugih eksperata za nezakonita poslovanja 21. vek će biti era kriminala. Te procene su toliko...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

In 2015 the landmark suicide of the 100th woman to kill herself in prison custody passed largely unnoticed. This book by two experts sets out to redress the balance by examining all aspects of the history, present practices, causes and prevention...

In the early hours of 8 August 1963, a crime took place which simultaneously captured the imagination of the general public, and shook the British Establishment to the core, in a way that no criminal event had ever done before.The Great Train Robbery, as...

Sickle cell is a multi-system disorder that in the USA and the UK predominantly, but not exclusively, affects those of black and minority ethnic communities. The disorder is not widely understood, so, when a sudden death of a black man in official...

For nearly twenty years, Glasgow has been coined Europe's murder capital, and identified as having the continent's highest drug harms. The Contemporary History of Drug-Based Organised Crime in Scotland examines converging multiple complexities...

Known as the Queen of the Rumrunners on the East Coast, Nellie Green led a captivating life full of bootlegging adventures. Nellie fearlessly stood up to all those who tried to stand in her way, receiving respect and financial support from many...

From the duel on Bloody Island to the Missouri Miracle kidnapping and recovery of Shawn Hornbeck, Missouri has seen its share of notorious crimes. It was home to the first western gunfight on the town square between Wild Bill Hickok and Dave Tutt. The...

Ohio history overflows with tales of enterprising thieves. Vault teller Ted Conrad walked out of Society National Bank carrying a paper sack containing a fifth of Canadian Club, a carton of Marlboros and $215,000 cash. He was never seen again. Known as...

Justice-a word of great simplicity and almost frightening scope. When we were invited to edit a volume on justice in law, we joked about the small topic we had been assigned. Often humor masks fear, and this was certainly one...

The Control of Violence in Modern Society, starts from the hypothesis that in modern society we will face an increasing loss of control over certain phenomena of violence. This leads to unpredictable escalations and violence can no longer be contained...

Who Lies? An Interrogation is a book written by Emil Blum in 1892. The book explores the concept of lying and deception through an interrogation of various individuals. Blum uses a conversational style to present his ideas, questioning the motives and...

The Honors Examination Digest is a comprehensive book that includes all the questions in various areas of law and practice. Written by John Frederick Haynes and published in 1883, the book covers topics such as conveyancing, equity, common law,...

""The Story Of A Strange Career"" is an autobiography written by a convict named Stanley Waterloo and was first published in 1902. The book is an authentic document that provides an insight into the life of a criminal and his experiences in prison. The...

The Daughter of the South V1 is a novel written by Clara Walbey and published in 1854. The story is set in the American South during the early 1800s and follows the life of a young woman named Mary, who is the daughter of a wealthy plantation owner. Mary...

The Great Matlock Will Case: Cresswell V. Jackson (1864) is a book written by Richard Keene that delves into the legal battle between two wealthy families over a disputed will. The case took place in the mid-19th century and involved the estates of two...

On June 6, 1996, a mother named Darlie Routier did the unthinkable: she murdered her two sons, Damon aged 5, and Devon just one week shy of his 7th birthday, in cold blood while they slept in their luxurious home in Rowlett, Texas. This capital...

Chaplains to the Imprisoned begins to fill the information gap through its in-depth study of prison chaplains as seen by co-workers, inmates, and the chaplains themselves. They describe their roles, share difficulties which are encountered in their...

In recent decades, research into the legitimacy of criminal justice has convincingly demonstrated the importance of procedural justice to citizens' sense of trust and confidence in legal authorities and their resulting willingness to conform to the law...

Most people who read an article in the newspaper about the brutal rape of a woman by a stranger, or the long-standing sexual abuse of a young boy by his step-father have a strong visceral reaction which is a mix of anger, fear, and incomprehension. Apart...

This book explores how restorative justice is used and what its potential benefits are in situations where the state has been either explicitly or implicitly involved in human rights abuses. Restorative justice is increasingly becoming a popular...

This book examines some of the key issues around violence at work which have emerged in the new millennium, including the events of September 11th 2001 and other terrorist-related incidents, identifying these as an extreme form of workplace violence. It...

The field of surveillance studies is growing at a rapid rate, fuelled by a growing interest in the questions that lie at its heart and a deep unease about the future of individual privacy. What information is held about us, to what extent that...

Alcohol is massively associated with crime. Evidence from the British Medical Association found that alcohol use is associated with 60-70 per cent of murders, 70 per cent of stabbings, 50 per cent of fights or assaults in the home. For non-violent...

This book provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of disability, hate crime and violence, exploring its emergence on the policy agenda. Engaging with the latest debates in criminology, disability and violence studies, it goes beyond...

Crime, Inequality and Power challenges the dominant definitions of crime and the criminal through its uniquely comparative approach. In this book Eileen Leonard analyzes multiple forms of criminal behavior in the United States, including violence, sexual...

This book outlines key developments in understanding social harm by setting out its historical foundations and the discussions which have proliferated since. It examines various attempts to conceptualise social harm and highlights key sites of...

Thirteen Years In The Oregon Penitentiary is a memoir written by Joseph Kelley in 1908. The book details Kelley's experiences during his thirteen-year imprisonment in the Oregon State Penitentiary, where he was incarcerated for the crime of murder...

Railway Robberies: The Summing Up Of Chief Justice Wilde, Notes Of The Trial, December 1846, Wareham Vs. Prance, Nash, And Collard (1847) is a historical non-fiction book written by Henry Gregory. The book is a detailed account of a trial that took place...

Le livre ""Pr�����servatif contre les opinions erron�����es qui se r�����pandent au sujet de la dur�����e des peines"" (1760) de Georges Louis Liomin est un texte juridique qui aborde la question de la dur�����e des peines inflig�����es aux criminels...

D�����tail exact de l'Institut �����rig����� pour le soulagement des pauvres en 1779 sur les terres de M. le Comte de Buquoy en Boh������me (1784) est un livre �����crit par Fran�����ois C. Le Roy de Lozembrune. Le livre d�����crit en d�����tail...

This book answer one question. Who are the real enemies of the economy? In this story Bruno will demonstrate what the head of an exclusive private club told his partners when he was asked who were their and the world's biggest enemies. The answer was...

Within the pages of Targeting Discretion: A Guide for Command Staff, Front Line Officers, and Students, Dr. Casey LaFrance introduces his Target Model of Discretion, intended for utilization when addressing the multifaceted nature of discretion within...

Author Steve Ubaney launched a three-year fact finding and investigative expedition that explains who wanted her dead, why they wanted her dead, how they did it and how they covered it up. The carefully planned disinformation campaign about Diana's death...

Quinny's father lay on the frozen, snow-covered ground bleeding to death from a gunshot wound to his neck. Hours earlier, the storm passed over the White Mountains of East Central Arizona and headed toward New Mexico. With no clouds in the sky, the cold...

Chemical Dependency and Antisocial Personality Disorder gives you the information and clinical skills necessary to assess and evaluate persons suffering from substance abuse and/or antisocial personality disorders and details how you can develop...

This groundbreaking book addresses the ominous trend of introducing and passing laws and court decisions regulating the actions of women and the control of their bodies. One of the few books published on the criminalization of women's bodies, this timely...