Criminology

This is the first book about the intermediary scheme, criminal justice's untold 'good news story'. Intermediaries are independent communication specialists who assist children and vulnerable adults at police interviews and trials, helping to improve the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425276976Author Peter VronskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

This study, first published in 1982, is concerned with the nature of crime in nineteenth-century Britain, and explores the response of the community and the police authorities. Each chapter is linked by common themes and questions, and the topics...

The study of forensic evidence using archaeology is a new discipline which has rapidly gained importance, not only in archaeological studies but also in the investigation of real crimes. Archaeological evidence is increasingly presented in criminal cases...

In 1999, policymakers in England and Wales advanced controversial proposals for the preventive detention of a group they termed 'dangerous people with severe personality disorders'. Against a background of uncertain scientific knowledge, legal and policy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143125532Author Alfredo CorchadoFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 264gDimensions(mm) 214mm *...

This survey of crime in ENgland from the medieval period to the present day synthesizes case-study and local-level material and standardizes the debates and issues for the student reader.About the AuthorJohn Briggs, Mr John Briggs, Christopher Harrison,...

Over the last twenty years the camorra of Naples and the surrounding region has risen to a level of strength rivalling that of the Sicilian mafia.This is not a new organization: the Camorra first emerged in the last century, several decades before the...

Over the Easter weekend in 2015, an audacious gang of criminals robbed a safe depository in London's Hatton Garden, the centre of the UK's diamond trade. Shortly before, electrical cables under nearby Kingsway had caught on fire, disrupting the emergency...

The contribution of psychological research to the prevention of miscarriages of justice and the development of effective investigative techniques is now established to a point where law enforcement agencies in numerous countries either employ...

The histories of the trans and sex worker rights movements are closely intertwined and, particularly in the UK, it's rare to find a carceral feminist who isn't also a rabid transphobe. What does it mean to write as part of a community that is under...

Don't miss the next gripping and unputdownable gangland saga in the series by Beezy Marsh'Oh my goodness what a story' NETGALLEY REVIEWER, 5*'Excellent follow up to the first book' NETGALLEY REVIEWER, 5*'So many twists and turns that I didn't see coming...

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Given that the war on terror is currently being fought the way crime typically is-after the fact-this country cannot protect its citizens from future terrorist events solely in this way. Instead, measures must be taken to actually stop terrorists before...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993564000Author Angela BuckleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Manor Vale AssociatesPublisher Manor Vale Associates

From the author of El Narco and Gangster Warlords, a searing investigation into the enormous black market for firearms, essential to cartels and gangs in the drug trade. Guns from America reach more than 130 countries, and inundate Mexico, with over...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781610362122Author John LawsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Bridge-Logos PublishingPublisher Bridge-Logos Publishing

"These recipes make me smile and laugh out loud with joy, memory, and awe at their total culinary genius. All born from a bond of pure hunger?"-Samuel L. Jackson, from the Foreword When you're in prison, a little money in the commissary can mean the...

Psychological Criminology explores what is it about individuals and their experiences that causes them to commit crime and/or to become criminal.Fully updated to include the latest theories and research, this new edition provides comprehensive coverage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307476562Author Jay BahadurFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

Every year in the UK, hundreds of workers are killed just doing their jobs, thousands more die of illnesses caused by their work and tens of thousands suffer major injuries such as amputations, loss of sight, serious burns, and so on. Worldwide, two...

More than 600 women and girls have been murdered and more than 1,000 have disappeared in the Mexican state of Chihuahua since 1993. Violence against women has increased throughout Mexico and in other countries, including Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767905541Author Jack MapleFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 276gDimensions(mm) 272mm *...

In a language that is both precise and easy to understand, Dr. Zugibe presents his discoveries culled from years of exhaustive research. Documented with 95 illustrations that explore the impact of crucifixion on the body, he demonstrates the realities...

A female thief, with four husbands, a lover and, reportedly, over twelve children, is arrested and tried for the murder of her step-son in 1872, turning the small village of West Auckland in County Durham upside down. Other bodies are exhumed and when...

This book investigates what happens to criminal evidence after the conclusion of legal proceedings. During the criminal trial, evidentiary material is tightly regulated; it is formally regarded as part of the court record, and subject to the rules of...

This book offers a comprehensive and integrative introduction to cybercrime. It provides an authoritative synthesis of the disparate literature on the various types of cybercrime, the global investigation and detection of cybercrime and the role of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781443450393Author Jerry LangtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint HarperCollins (Canada) LtdPublisher HarperCollins (Canada) LtdWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912885015Author Shaun AttwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Shaun AttwoodPublisher Shaun Attwood

Originally written by a team of Certified Protection Professionals (CPPs), this book by Anthony DiSalvatore gives valuable updates to The Complete Guide for CPP Examination Preparation. This new edition contains an overview of the fundamental concepts...

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...

From the Alcatraz East Crime Museum and Jack the Ripper guided tours to the Phnom Penh killing fields, 'dark tourism' is now a multi-million-pound global industry. Even in the most pleasant tourist destinations, underlying harms are constantly...

Among the ethnic gangs that rule America's inner cities, none has had the impact of the Jamaican posses. Spawned in the ghettos of Kingston as mercenary street-fighters for the island's politicians, the posses began migrating to the United States in the...

Conventional understanding of power and authority are challenged in this bold new conceptualisation of police leadership. Drawing on empirical research in criminology, sociology and leadership studies, leading authors Claire Davis and Marisa...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398832213Author Arthur MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint ArcturusPublisher Arcturus Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

The fifth edition of The Criminal Process continues in the tradition of previous editions in providing an insightful and stimulating analysis of the key issues in criminal processes and procedures. The authors draw on arguments from the law,...

The Second Edition of Controlling Crime provides an important evaluation of criminal justice in the United Kingdom during a period of rapid social change. Each chapter encourages historical, comparative and critical reflection on the organizational...

For fans of real-life murder investigations everywhere! Retired Chief Superintendent Kevin Moore takes a fresh look at how murder investigations have developed over the last forty years and revisits some of the high-profile murder cases he was involved...

At the dawn of the Victorian age there was effectively no police detective force in Britain and detecting methods were rudimentary; by the end of Victoria's reign the Criminal Investigation Department had been established and basic forensic tests were in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780586055267Author Roger CrossFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins PublishersWeight(grams) 170gDimensions(mm) 178mm *...