(Paperback)

An analysis of organised hate crime violence, where the author presents historical specificity for a modern theory of hate crime, and then tests it with interview data derived from those who have committed an array of violent acts against members of the classic "outgroups" of American society.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

A practicing analyst combines broad training and research and hands-on experience in this first comprehensive reference/text assessing criminal, investigative, and strategic analysis techniques and reports, while showing how they support every facet of law enforcement today.

(Hardback)

A practicing analyst combines broad training and research and hands-on experience in this first comprehensive reference/text assessing criminal, investigative, and strategic analysis techniques and reports, while showing how they support every facet of law enforcement today.

(Hardback)

Blending current trends with history, Atlas of Crime stands out for its coverage of critical topics such as school violence, hate crimes, domestic terrorism, rape, capital punishment, and more.

(Hardback)

Martin Alan Greenberg explores the origins of the two major types of citizen volunteer police--auxiliary and reserve--and examines the history and current practices of volunteer policing.

(Hardback)

He then examines stereotypes about the participants in a crime, which are illustrated by references to popular fiction as well as scholarly analysis, to the media, to public opinion surveys, and to statements of public officials.

(Hardback)

Based upon nearly 20 years of research and theoretical analysis of selected rural and urban communities in the Philippines, this work describes and critiques a variety of justice-related issues, including terrorism, vigilante activity, corruption, and juvenile deliquency.

(Hardback)

This book is a comprehensive inquiry into the rehabilitation of criminal offenders and is based on extensive cross-cultural research on legal, ethical, philosophical, psychological, and sociological aspects of rehabilitation.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

The author explores critical issues such as the rates of delinquency among Black youths, explanations of delinquency, and the juvenile justice system's treatment of Black youths, as well as the policy implications for designing culturally sensitive and effective delinquency treatment and prevention programs.

(Hardback)

This book examines 50 capital crimes committed in Great Britain in the twentieth century in which the accused was found guilty and either executed or sentenced to life imprisonment. The essays explain why there was reasonable doubt as to either the guilt or sanity of the accused but also present the prosecution's perspective.

(Hardback)

A startling look at how breakthroughs in DNA testing are having a tumultuous impact on criminal investigations

(Paperback)

Synopsis coming soon.......

(Paperback)

Bernard O'Mahoney was a key member of the Essex Boys firm - one of the most violent criminal gangs in Britain.

(Hardback)

This is an original and scholarly study of the role of books and libraries in British prisons during the period of penal reforms between 1700 and 1911.

(Hardback)

Despite the popular perception that genetic explanations of the causes of crime are new, biological determinism dates back to the birth of criminology, and the ideas of the man widely regarded as its founder, Cesare Lombroso.

(Hardback)

Here, Myers examines the demographic, legal, criminal, and social characteristics of those youth who are waived to adult courts, assessing the nature, use, and effectiveness of punishment and rehabilitation efforts in modern juvenile and criminal justice systems.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

People pay immigration officers not to ask, customs officials not to inspect, and police officers not to investigate. People pay immigration officers not to ask, customs officials not to inspect, and police officers not to investigate.

(Hardback)

Both sides of the capital punishment debate in the United States are examined in this collection of 112 key documents, arranged by historical period. The political and social aspects of the debate are represented through a range of documents.

(Hardback, 2nd edition)

This revised edition of a perennial bestseller, with more than 50 percent new material, is a much-needed overview of a hotly debated topic.

(Paperback)

Presents a true story of survival in what was arguably the most sinister prison in Europe: the Carabanchel. The story begins on the day Christopher Chance entered the jail and encountered the innate racism of the prison staff and inmates. It tells how he forged a band of international brothers from the chaotic human rubble in order to survive.

(Paperback, Revised edition)

The huge prison buildup of the past four decades has few defenders, yet reforms to reduce the numbers of those incarcerated have been remarkably modest. Meanwhile, an ever-widening carceral state has sprouted in the shadows, extending its reach far beyond the prison gate. It sunders families and communities and reworks conceptions of democracy, rig