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This book explores the topic of food and foodways within American jails and prisons. It focuses on food as a political item in the service of control when executed by jail and prison personnel, as well as a mechanism of resistance on the part of the prisoners themselves.

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This book makes an important contribution to our knowledge of modern European forensic practices. It shows how the performance of forensic scientists has been shaped by political regimes, law and ideology, leading to different forensic cultures.

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Forget CSI - this is the real deal! From Jeffrey Dahmer to 9/11, these are true case histories from one of the world's foremost forensic anthropologists.

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The only A-Z reference work on forensic science, one of the most intriguing and exciting fields in criminological studies.

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Houck profiles pioneers in forensic science, offers an overview of such forensic topics as DNA, fibers, fingerprints, and firearms, takes readers through the collection and processing of evidence, and uses frequent examples and anecdotes to illustrate all the major areas of forensic science.

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Each of these fields are covered in detail as they relate to fraud and white-collar crime, thereby increasing the knowledge necessary to fight the ever-increasing fraud problem.

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Examines the historical, economic and political forces that shape and influence penal policies and institutions across a number of different countries.

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Examines the historical, economic and political forces that shape and influence penal policies and institutions across a number of different countries.

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On March 11, 1985, a van was pulled over in Warsaw for a routine traffic check. Inside was Marek Kaminski, a Warsaw University student who also ran an underground press for Solidarity. Kaminski was the next a political prisoner trying to adjust to a bizarre and dangerous new world. This book represents his attempts to understand that world.

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Gangs are expanding, evolving, and posing an increasing threat to communities nationwide. This could be due in part to the increased number of gang members with military training. This book explores how military veterans are becoming increasingly involved in street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs, and domestic extremist groups.

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A thoroughly updated look at the world of gangs, charting their growth and development in the United States and worldwide, as well as the efforts to curb their expanding criminal enterprises.

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Without minimizing the systemic injustices and disparities of mass incarceration, Gifts from the Dark challenges the mindset of incarceration as a solely one dimensional, deficit event. Instead, this book argues that the prison experience can potentially be one of transformational learning.

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Including a foreword by William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn, this is a powerful study of the educational experiences of incarcerated girls in the United States.

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This book offers a comprehensive, multidimensional look into the major activities, groups, causes, and policing strategies related to global organized crime.

Global Organized Crime: A Reference Handbook examines global organized crime dating back to its 17th-century roots.

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Sexual offences pose severe violations of human rights that necessitate criminal law intervention in every democratic society. This edited collection analyzes sexual offences throughout multiple jurisdictions in terms of attrition rate.

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This book argues that some of the most important deviants have been at the forefront of positive social change and the creation of a more just, fair, and humane society.

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This book argues that some of the most important deviants have been at the forefront of positive social change and the creation of a more just, fair, and humane society.

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An unaltered reprint of the 1987 original. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Recognizing that the quality of governance is a crucial factor in the overall development of a country, experts on government ethics and law enforcement examine the principles that need to be applied to create more effective and efficient governments.

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Through a new theory called Contextual Anomie/Strain Theory, Matthew Robinson and Daniel Murphy explain why deviance and crime are so widespread in American corporations. Exploring the simultaneous use of legitimate (i.e., legal) and illegitimate (i.e., deviant or illegal) means of opportunity in pursuit of one's goals, Greed is Good explains various forms of elite deviance and corporate crime.

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