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The Politics of the Police by Benjamin Bowling
RRP: $77.98$69.21The fifth edition of the popular and highly acclaimed The Politics of the Police has been completely revised, expanded, and updated to take in recent changes in the law, policy, and organization of policing. Benjamin Bowling, Robert Reiner, and James... -
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colourblindness by Michelle Alexander
RRP: $21.43$13.86The iconic New York Times bestseller that 'struck the spark that would eventually light the fire of Black Lives Matter' (Ibram X. Kendi)Named one of the most important nonfiction books of the 21st century by Entertainment Weekly' Slate' Chronicle of... -
The Westies: Inside New York's Irish Mob by T. J. English
RRP: $23.38$16.44Even among the Mob, the Westies were feared. Out of a partnership between two sadistic thugs - James Coonan and Mickey Featherstone - the gang dominated the decaying slice of New York City's West Side known as Hell's Kitchen in the 1970s and '80s... -
The Human Bone Manual by Tim D. White
RRP: $64.33$62.01Building on the success of their previous book, White and Folkens' The Human Bone Manual is intended for use outside the laboratory and classroom, by professional forensic scientists, anthropologists and researchers. The compact volume includes all the... -
Criminology Tim Newburn (London School of Economics and Political Science, UK) 9781138643130
RRP: $89.68$82.93Newburn's Criminology has established itself as the market leading textbook in the subject for the UK market. Affectionately known by students and instructor as 'the Criminology Bible' (for its size as well as its reputation); it is an accessible and... -
Just A Boy: The True Story Of A Stolen Childhood by Richard McCann
RRP: $25.33$17.73One October night in 1975 Richard, aged five, was alone in the house with his three sisters. It was 3am and their mother hadn't come home yet. Next morning, the police arrived to take the children away. Their mother had become the first victim of a... -
Community safety: Critical perspectives on policy and practice Peter Squires (School of Applied Social Science, University of Brighton) 9781861347299
RRP: $56.53$43.47Community safety emerged as a new approach to tackling and preventing local crime and disorder in the late 1980s and was adopted into mainstream policy by New Labour in the late '90s. Twenty years on, it is important to ask how the community safety... -
Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks by Scott Shapiro 9780141993843
RRP: $21.43$15.15Hacking, espionage, war and cybercrime as you've never read about them beforeFancy Bear was hungry. Looking for embarrassing information about Hillary Clinton, the elite hacking unit within Russian military intelligence broke into the Democratic National... -
The War on Dirty Money Nicholas Gilmour (University of Auckland; independent consultant and contractor) 9781447365129
RRP: $52.63$40.64Billions of dollars are wasted each year trying to prevent 'dirty money' entering a financial system that is already awash with it. The authors challenge the global approach, arguing that complacency, self-interest and misunderstanding have now created... -
A Fine Day for a Hanging: The Real Ruth Ellis Story by Carol Ann Lee
RRP: $37.03$28.31In 1955, former nightclub manageress Ruth Ellis shot dead her lover, David Blakely. Following a trial that lasted less than two days, she was found guilty and sentenced to death. She became the last woman to be hanged in Britain, and her execution is the... -
Criminological Perspectives: Essential Readings by Eugene McLaughlin
RRP: $107.25$88.71This revised and expanded Third Edition of the internationally acclaimed Criminological Perspectives is the most comprehensive reader available in the field. Wide-ranging and global in scope and coverage, Criminological Perspectives will enable you to... -
Murder Inc.: The Rise and Fall of Ireland's Most Dangerous Criminal Gang by Paul Williams
RRP: $21.43$15.15Murder Inc. is the latest blockbuster by Ireland's most respected crime writer and journalist, Paul Williams. Murder Inc. is the definitive account of how organized crime exploded in Limerick from the 1990s and in the noughties. It describes the... -
Mad or Bad?: A Critical Approach to Counselling and Forensic Psychology by Andreas Vossler
RRP: $66.28$55.24A cutting-edge text that provides a comprehensive introduction to mental health problems and criminal behaviour, this book explores the link between mental health and criminality and considers the most common and effective therapeutic approaches for... -
Smith's Law of Theft by Professor David Ormerod 9780199299898
RRP: $199.88$188.99Smith's Law of Theft has long been established as the definitive work on the subject and is frequently cited in the appellate courts. Now in its ninth edition, the book provides a detailed and critical account of the law of theft and related dishonesty... -
The Littlehampton Libels: A Miscarriage of Justice and a Mystery about Words in 1920s England by Christopher Hilliard 9780198799658
RRP: $89.68$88.96The Littlehampton Libels tells the story of a poison-pen mystery that led to a miscarriage of justice in the years following the First World War. There would be four criminal trials before the real culprit was finally punished, with the case challenging... -
The Oxford History of the Prison: The Practice of Punishment in Western Society by Norval Morris
RRP: $43.86$32.33The Oxford History of the Prison is an informative account of the growth and development of the prison in Western society, from classical times to the present day. In fourteen chapters -- each written by specialists in social, legal, and institutional... -
Passing the PCSO Recruit Assessment Process by Peter Cox 9781846410598
RRP: $48.73$45.36With practical tips to help with written exercises, interview technique and role plays, this book clearly explains the new nationwide PCSO assessment system. Packed with advice, and including coverage of the National Competencies for the PCSO role, this... -
Managing Persistent and Serious Offenders in the Community Robin Moore 9781843921813
RRP: $62.38$55.24Over the last few years intensive community programmes for both young and adult offenders have become established in the UK as an important new component of penal policy the ISSP (Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme) for persistent and... -
Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member by Sanyika Shakur
RRP: $19.48$13.07I propose to open my mind as wide as possible to allow my readers the first ever glimpse at South Central from my side of the gun, street, fence and wall.After pumping eight blasts from a sawed-off shotgun at a group of rival gang members,... -
Deviance and Social Control: A Sociological Perspective by Michelle L. Inderbitzin 9781544395777
RRP: $235.95$223.96Deviance and Social Control: A Sociological Perspective provides a sociological examination of deviant behavior in society, with a significant focus on the major theories of deviance and society's reaction to deviance. Authors Michelle Inderbitzin,... -
My Murder: an absorbing thriller with a shocking twist you won't see coming by Katie Williams 9781035400812
RRP: $21.43$14.43SOMETIMES THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN SOLVE YOUR MURDER IS YOU.'Startling and original, My Murder is a gripping speculative twist on the crime novel.' - Paula Hawkins bestselling author of The Girl on the Train'Completely absorbing. A smart, speculative... -
The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins by John Pearson
RRP: $21.43$14.14The classic, bestselling account of the infamous Kray twins, now a major film, starring Tom Hardy. Reggie and Ronnie Kray ruled London's gangland during the 60s with a ruthlessness and viciousness that shocks even now. Building an empire of... -
The Butcher: Anatomy of a Mafia Psychopath by Philip Carlo
RRP: $25.33$13.86Written by the bestselling author of The Ice Man, The Butcher is a gripping and disturbing fly-on-the-wall account of the US Drug Enforcement Administration's four-year hunt to bring down Tommy 'Karate' Pitera, a drug-dealing, murderous capo in the... -
A History Of British Serial Killing: The Shocking Account of Jack the Ripper, Harold Shipman and Beyond by David Wilson
RRP: $21.43$11.62BE THE FIRST TO READ DAVID WILSON'S NEW TRUE CRIME BOOK "A PLOT TO KILL" BY PRE-ORDERING NOW Expanded and updated, this is the definitive history of British serial killing 1888-2020 - by the UK's leading criminologist, David WilsonIn this fascinating... -
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi
RRP: $21.43$15.93THE BEST-SELLING TRUE CRIME BOOK IN HISTORY______________________The shocking true story of the Tate-LaBianca murders, revealed in this harrowing, terrifying book penned by the prosecutor who finally put Charles Manson behind bars. Helter Skelter won a... -
Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh
RRP: $21.43$15.15Sudhir Venkatesh the young sociologist who became famous in Freakonomics (Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?) describes his time living with the gangs on the Southside of Chicago and answers another question: what's it like to live in... -
Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia by John Dickie
RRP: $25.33$17.73Recognised as 'The first truly definitive English-language study of this myth-laden subject and a pleasure to read' (Sunday Times) COSA NOSTRA is the compelling story of the Sicilian mafia, the world's most famous, most secretive and most misunderstood... -
The Science of Hate: How prejudice becomes hate and what we can do to stop it by Matthew Williams
RRP: $19.48$12.71Why do people hate? A world-leading criminologist explores the tipping point between prejudice and hate crime, analysing human behaviour across the globe and throughout history in this vital book. 'This should be on the curriculum. A must read.' DR... -
Cocaine Cowboys: The Deadly Rise of Ireland's Drug Lords by Nicola Tallant 9781804184028
RRP: $29.23$19.46COCAINE COWBOYS tells the story of Ireland's love affair with cocaine since it first washed ashore on Cork's rugged coast to the billion-euro trade it has become. From Ireland's first cocaine lord and his attempts to establish a direct route from Miami... -
The Old Man And Me by Jason Wilson 9781913406882
RRP: $17.53$12.58Amsterdam, 2001. A shoot-out in the city's docklands leaves one man grievously injured and a rival drug dealer killed outright. The injured man is Tony Spencer from Coventry. Aka The Old Man. Once a prolific businessman, he is now considered Public... -
The Secret Prison Governor by The Secret Prison Governor
RRP: $17.53$10.63An eye-opening, thought-provoking and mind-blowing account from a genuine prison governor of what it's really like behind bars.How do you bring order to the lawless?The Secret Prison Governor has spent decades surrounded by every type of prisoner known... -
WJEC Level 3 Applied Certificate & Diploma Criminology Carole A. Henderson 9781911208433
$60.00N.B. This is the old Edition. There is a new Revised Edition available.About the AuthorCarole A Henderson is a teacher and Leader of Learning Curriculum at Durham Sixth Form Centre. She also practised as a solicitor for 10 years prior to entering the... -
Ash + Salt: Sexual Assault - From Survival to Empowerment by Sarah Grace
RRP: $29.23$22.74Sarah Grace is a sexual assault survivor. On 17 July 2019, she fell asleep like any other night. A burglar broke into her apartment and attacked her as she slept. What followed was a fight for her life. That violent assault blew apart her world, reducing... -
Smugglers and States: Negotiating the Maghreb at Its Margins by Max Gallien 9780231212892
RRP: $58.50$45.42Smuggling is typically thought of as furtive and hidden, taking place under the radar and beyond the reach of the state. But in many cases, governments tacitly permit illicit cross-border commerce, or even devise informal arrangements to regulate it... -
Glasgow: The Real Mean City: True Crime and Punishment in the Second City of Empire by Malcolm Archibald
RRP: $19.48$14.72There cannot be many cities where crime could mean anything from singing a seditious song to stealing a ship, but nineteenth-century Glasgow was a unique place with an amazing dynamism. Immigrants poured in from Ireland and the Highlands, while the... -
The POWER Manual: A Step-by-Step Guide to Improving Police Officer Wellness, Ethics, and Resilience by Daniel Blumberg 9781433836305
RRP: $35.08$30.01This book offers practical, research-based strategies to help all members of law enforcement improve their wellness, strengthen their ethical commitments, and increase their resilience both on- and off-duty. A police officer's power does not come from... -
The Cartel: The Inside Story of Britain's Biggest Drugs Gang by Graham Johnson
RRP: $21.43$15.15A global workforce. Billions in sales. But, unlike Tesco or BP, few have heard of it. The Cartel is Britain's biggest drugs organisation, a shadowy network stretching from the freezing, fog-banks of the Mersey to the glittering marinas of Marbella, from... -
Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science by Dr Bill Bass 9780060875282
RRP: $29.23$22.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060875282Author Dr Bill BassFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 249g -
America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s by Elizabeth Hinton 9780008443832
RRP: $39.00$26.33A New York Times Notable Book Best Books of 2021: TIME, Smithsonian New York Times Book Review * Editors' Choice A radical reckoning with the racial... -
Sitdowns with Gangsters by Shaun Attwood
RRP: $29.23$16.65Featuring an introduction from the UK's bestselling true-crime author, Christopher Berry-Dee.Shaun Attwood is the man who talks to gangsters, drug lords and mafia bosses. Infamously known for his time as the head of an international ecstasy ring in...