Crime and criminology Books

This volume assembles hundreds of cases and studies to provide the most accurate and comprehensive picture of the status of pornography in the criminal justice system. Presenting high-level research in an accessible and organized manner, it explores a...

Of all children reported to child protective services for suspected maltreatment, the percentage of substantiated cases of actual physical abuse is quite small. There are a number of musculoskeletal lesions that can be mistaken for intentional physical...

Police performance appraisal is one of the most important components of law enforcement management-affecting the quality of the services a department delivers as well as the satisfaction of its employees. Therefore, it is crucial that the performance...

Understanding the Modern Russian Police represents the culmination of ten years of research and an ongoing partnership between the Volgograd Academy of Russian Internal Affairs Ministry (VA MVD) and the Volgograd branch of the Russian Presidential...

The Camorristi: And Other Tales is a book written by Margaret Galletti Di Cadilhac in 1882. It is a collection of short stories that explore the criminal underworld of Italy, particularly the Camorra, a notorious mafia-like organization based in Naples...

Lectures to Young Ladies by Almira H. Lincoln Phelps is a comprehensive guide to female education in the 19th century. Originally published in 1833, this book provides an overview of the different subjects that were considered important for young women...

""Our Convict V1"" is a historical fiction novel written by Mary Carpenter and published in 1864. The book is set in England during the 19th century and tells the story of a young woman named Mary who is falsely accused of a crime and sentenced to...

Every year around three-quarters of a million people die (directly or indirectly) as a result of gun violence, with most deaths occurring in the poorest, yet also most highly weaponized parts of the world. Firearm proliferation -- 875 million global...

Past studies have suggested that offenders desist from crime due to a range of factors, such as familial pressures, faith based interventions or financial incentives. To date, little has been written about the relationship between desistance and...

Research and theorizing on criminal decision making has not kept pace with recent developments in other fields of human decision making. Whereas criminal decision making theory is still largely dominated by cognitive approaches such as rational...

Prostitution often causes significant anxiety for communities. These communities have been known to campaign against its presence in 'their' neighbourhoods, seeking the removal of street sex workers and their male clients. Although research and...

From Labour's promise to be 'tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime' through to the White Paper and new criminal justice legislation, controlling crime and reforming the criminal justice system has been one of the government's key priorities.This...

This book examines international developments in investigative interviewing. It analyses the cases and other factors leading to the paradigm shift in a number of countries, it considers issues that are of current interest to practitioners and academics...

This book aims to explore sex offenders' perspectives of the way they are treated and managed. Whilst a great deal has been written about sex offenders and their treatment within the criminal justice system, few studies have approached the issues through...

In an age of mass camera surveillance people in the UK have become the most watched, catalogued and categorised people in the western world, all with little public debate or opposition. Nor has there been much more critical research that understands CCTV...

The broad aim of this book is to provide a general basis for comparatively analysing and understanding the French riots of October/November 2005 and the corresponding Bristish disorders which occurred in the spring/summer of 2001. The first of the French...

This book tells the story of the process leading up to the demolition of a small council estate in the north of England and its subsequent regeneration. Based on extensive ethnographic research, it addresses the local governance of security and the ways...

What causes young people to offend? What influence do schools have on young peoples' offending behaviour in relation to other possible causal factors? These critical criminological and educational questions are addressed in Schools and the Problem of...

This book sets out to explore the role of community penalties in sentencing, arguing that the absence of a strong intellectual framework or underpinning has hampered their development in policy and practice. The research undertaken for this book involved...

This book reports on research which investigates the perceptions of ethnic minorities concerning their treatment in the criminal courts. It examines the extent to which ethnic minority defendants and witnesses in both the Crown Court and the magistrates'...

This second edition of the Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays focusing on the theory and practice of crime prevention and the creation of safer communities. This book is...

""Recollections Of My Visit To Spain And Its Prisons: In The Year 1863"" is a book written by Abraham Capadose and published in 1865. The book is a personal account of Capadose's visit to Spain in 1863, where he witnessed the country's political turmoil...

""Notes On Criminal Procedure And Police Duty"" is a book written by Macleod Bawtree Robinson in 1905. The book provides a comprehensive guide to criminal procedure and the duties of the police. It covers topics such as the arrest of suspects, search and...

""M�����moire sur l'origine et la destination des pr�����tendus biens du clerg�����"" est un livre anonyme publi����� en 1798. Il s'agit d'un essai qui examine l'origine et la destination des biens de l'�����glise catholique en France. L'auteur examine...

Le livre ""Essai Sur L'Histoire De La Justice Criminelle A Bordeaux Pendant Le Moyen Age Du XII Au XVI Siecle: Discours De Rentree (1857)"" �����crit par Brochon, Etienne Henry est une analyse approfondie de l'histoire de la justice criminelle ������...

""Medicinam Legalem Teichmeyerianam Tabulis Expressit"" est opus magnum auctore Bernhold, Johanne Michaele, anno MDCCLX editum. In hoc libro, autor descriptionem completam medicinae legalis Teichmeyerianae praebet, quae tabulis expressa est. Tabulae haec...

Prison-reformation has been a controversial and politically charged issue in Kenya. In the past it has elicited such legendary and emotional responses as 'What reforms? Prisons are not supposed to be five star hotels!' Recently, however, there has been a...

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Sociology - Law and Delinquency, grade: 1,7, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, language: English, abstract: Statistics are one of the basic instruments on which our society relies. They are for...

With the effect of Mothers Against Drunk Driving(MADD) and some other citizen activist groups, antidrunk driving policies led to adoption of deterrentbased laws. However, research findings on the effectsof those laws are mixed and cannot explain...

Forensic document examination in handwriting and signature cases can be complicated by writers with motor disorder conditions such as Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. These conditions are more prevalent among the elderly and legal issues arise...

This book is about the need for social reform programs along with the Department of Corrections to gain more appropriate and more satisfying treatments for affected individuals. Studies have shown that more inmates, upon release from incarceration, have...

Author Cellura provides new insight into the events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He firmly establishes that suspect Lee Harvey Oswald was not the "lone nut" sniper who gunned the President down from a sixth-floor window of...

36 True Crime Stories of Murder & MayhemReaders love this series - More than 2,000 five-star reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.Volumes 4, 5, and 6 of the True Crime Case Histories Series (2021)A quick word of warning. The true crime short stories...

Zwölf wahre KriminalgeschichtenBand 5 der „True Crime"-Serie (2020)Diejenigen unter Ihnen, die mit meinen früheren Büchern der „True Crime"-Serie vertraut sind, wissen, dass ich immer mit einem kurzen Wort der Warnung beginne: Echte Kriminalfälle sind...

36 wahre KriminalgeschichtenDie Leser lieben diese Serie - mehr als 1.400 Fünf-Sterne-Bewertungen auf Amazon und Goodreads.Sammlung von drei Bänden: Bände 4, 5 und 6 der „True Crime"-Serie (2021)Ein kurzes Wort der Warnung. Die Kurzgeschichten aus dem...

Have you ever said yes when you should have said no, especially in your workplace and to someone you thought was trustworthy?Holly Pasut, widow and single mother of three children, was a nationally recognized real estate agent in a booming market. Then...

A True Story of a Whistleblower's Fight for Justice.Jennifer McGuire stood up to the Executive's intimidation and corruption at the Corporation. The remarkable and inspiring account that those in the wrong never wanted told.Every employee deserves...

¿Sientes fascinación por el mundo oculto del crimen organizado?¿Quieres descubrir qué familia sirvió de inspiración para la aclamada serie de televisión Los Soprano?Si quieres descubrir los secretos de una de las organizaciones criminales más notorias de...

La familia Gambino es un ejemplo paradigmático de las familias del crimen organizado, sus luchas internas y diversos estilos de liderazgo han definido la era de la mafia. Desde principios del siglo XX, la familia ha pasado por una serie de nombres y...

Dive into the clandestine world of one of the most notorious crime syndicates in American history with this comprehensive book on the Colombo Mafia Crime Family. This meticulously researched work unveils the dark and complex web of activities, power...

Dive into the clandestine world of one of New York's most enigmatic and feared crime syndicates with this comprehensive exploration of the Bonanno Mafia Crime Family. This meticulously researched book unveils the dark and complex web of activities,...

Inside the Criminal Justice Organization: An Anthology for Practitioners features a carefully curated selection of readings that help students better understand the inner workings of justice-based organizations. Designed to provide criminal justice...

Current Issues in Corrections explores a variety of the most timely and salient challenges facing the correctional system. The text is comprised of chapters written by experts in the field who have experience as both academic and criminal justice...

Self-protection expert David Kerr teaches his readers how to avoid violence in the first place, and if you can't avoid it or manage escape, how to survive it. Idiots to Monsters details the author’s real-life experiences of dealing...

In Book IV of The Bureau—Honor and Glory—global war sets Earth ablaze. Declan O'Hara is assigned to the FBI's new Special Intelligence Service in Latin America, while his son Nolan joins the U.S. Marine Corps and distinguishes himself...

In this epoch story, Rhonda Baker-Stansberry portrays the unvarnished truth of the life and times of her father Frank Price "Chico" Baker. She gives the reader an up close and personal look as she travels back over fifty years, and tells of when his...