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This book by criminologists and archaeologists, examines the international market in illicit antiquities with a particular for on the UKs position.

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Milovanovic first familiarizes readers with discourse analysis (Lacanian), chaos theory, catastrophe theory, and edgework theory.

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This book describes various types and sources of crime and explanatory data available to study variation in crime across nations.

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This book offers an alarming inside look at the security preparations of the cruise industry and the potential for cruise ships to be the target for pirates, terrorists, and criminal activity.

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This up-to-date book on radical and critical criminology and criminal justice deals not only with theoretical and policy issues, but also analyzes the various traditional branches of the criminal justice system from a radical/critical perspective.

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Through email, cell phones, text messaging, and social networking sites, bullies can carry out their bullying in many cases without ever having to confront their victims, and often without consequence. This book details the extent and types of cyber-bullying and offers practical advice for combating the problem.

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This fascinating and timely book traces the emergence and evolution of cybercrime as an increasingly intransigent threat to society.

Cybercrime: Criminal Threats from Cyberspace is intended to explain two things: what cybercrime is and why the average citizen should care about it.

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Among the problems that will have to be faced, according to the author, are Cuba's role as an active middleman in the drug trade, the U.S. market for illegal drugs, the impact of the drug trade on U.S. policy in the region, and the interrelationship of the drug problem to the Latin Americn debt crisis.

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Among the problems that will have to be faced, according to the author, are Cuba's role as an active middleman in the drug trade, the U.S. market for illegal drugs, the impact of the drug trade on U.S. policy in the region, and the interrelationship of the drug problem to the Latin Americn debt crisis.

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The US is alone among Western democracies in its support for capital punishment. Studies show that capital punishment is not a deterrent to crime. This book argues that death row is a form of psychological torture and slow, painful dehumanisation. It aims to provide information and strategies to those who are opposed to the death penalty.

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In considering Eighth Amendment provisions against cruel and unusual punishment, the Court held that Willie Francis' previous subjection to electrical current did not make his subsequent electrocution any more cruel in the constitutional sense than any other electrocution.

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During the 20th century, only six women were legally executed by the State of New York at Sing Sing Prison. The tales of these death row women shed light on the death penalty as it applies to women and the role of the media in both the trials and executions of these convicts.

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Based on a study of three Texan counties, this work examines the idea of differential handling of minority youth offenders. It finds that minorities are represented in the juvenile justice system in greater numbers than majority offenders due to their greater involvement in criminal activity.

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As the crime problem worsens, the need for up-to-date information on its dynamics and incidence increases. This book, the final in a four-volume series, focuses exclusively on demographic trends in criminality and victimization in the USA.

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The book addresses the consequences of criminalization, the effectiveness of the measures used and the implications for attitudes towards the young.

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This overview of American penology covers practice, historical precedents, ideologies, and trends in prison management, as well as penal literature. There is a brief description of each state prison system and components of the federal system are discussed. Entries are cross-referenced for clarity.

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With the rise of violent crimes committed by teenagers in recent years, heated discussion has arisen over the societal factors that lead to juvenile criminality. Now a team of experts presents a book that cuts through the hype and paranoia to offer real solutions.