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Criminology: A Contemporary Introduction by Tony Murphy 9781529600315
RRP: $186.90$152.21Criminology is a contemporary, applied, and critical criminology textbook that demonstrates the interdisciplinary nature of criminology, and the links between criminological enquiry and wider social and global issues and processes. Concise, focused and... -
Torture and Torturous Violence: Transcending Definitions of Torture by Victoria Canning 9781529218428
RRP: $178.50$137.26There is growing acknowledgement that torture is too narrowly defined in law, and that psychological and/or sexualised violence against women is not adequately recognized as torture. Clearly conceptualising torturous violence, this book offers scholars... -
Prison Life: Pain, Resistance, and Purpose by Ian O'Donnell 9781479816132
RRP: $155.40$135.35How prisons around the world shape the social lives of their inhabitants Prison Life offers a fresh appreciation of how people in prison organize their lives, drawing on case studies from Africa, Europe and the US. The book describes how order is... -
Young, Muslim and Criminal: Experiences, Identities and Pathways into Crime by Mohammed Qasim 9781447341482
RRP: $180.58$138.81Very little is known about young British male Muslims who offend. Qasim gained unique first-hand insight into the multifaceted lives of a group after spending 4 years studying them. He unwraps their lives, explores their identities and explains what... -
Teaching Fear: How We Learn to Fear Crime and Why It Matters by Nicole E. Rader 9781439921036
RRP: $54.58$47.23Where do lessons of “stranger danger” and safety come from—and do they apply differently for women? A gender-fear paradox shows that although women are less likely to be victims of most crimes (sexual assault aside), their fear of crime is greater... -
Children and young people in custody: Managing the risk Maggie Blyth (Member of the Parole Board for England and Wales) 9781847422613
RRP: $46.18$36.14Over the last decade, the reformed youth justice system has seen increases in the numbers of children and young people in custody, a sharp rise in indeterminate sentences and the continuing deaths of young prisoners. The largest proportion of funding in... -
Social Media Victimization: Theories and Impacts of Cyberpunishment by Jessica Emami 9781793629647
RRP: $144.90$134.78The public has always appreciated communication technology for its ability to bring people together but every week we read more and more stories of someone who commits suicide, gets fired, gets "canceled", abandoned, or worse, because of a conflict or... -
Cleaning Up Greenwash: Corporate Environmental Crime and the Crisis of Capitalism by Angus Nurse 9781793600547
RRP: $178.50$156.47Through a green criminological perspective, Angus Nurse examines the contemporary reality of corporate environmental crime and illegal activities that have become normalized within many major corporations. Arguably this is an inevitable consequence of a... -
Criminal Women: Gender Matters by Sharon Grace 9781529208399
RRP: $168.00$127.83Accounts of female offenders' journeys into the criminal justice system are often silenced or marginalised. Featuring a Foreword from Pat Carlen and inspired by her seminal book 'Criminal Women', this collection uses participatory, inclusive and... -
Policing the Racial Divide: Urban Growth Politics and the Remaking of Segregation by Daanika Gordon 9781479814046
RRP: $155.40$135.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781479814046Author Daanika GordonFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint New York University PressPublisher New York University PressWeight(grams) 6g -
Robbery in the Illegal Drugs Trade: Violence and Vengeance by Robert McLean 9781529223910
RRP: $100.78$77.81Robbery can be planned or spontaneous and is a typically short, chaotic crime that is comparatively under-researched. This book transports the reader to the streets and focuses on the real-life narratives and motivations of the youth gang members and... -
Reparations and Anti-Black Racism: A Criminological Exploration of the Harms of Slavery and Racialised Injustice by Angus Nurse 9781529216820
RRP: $178.50$137.26The Black Lives Matter Movement has exposed the state violence and social devaluation that Black populations continue to suffer. Police shootings and incarceration inequalities in the US and UK are just two examples of the legacy of slavery today. This... -
Gender, Crime, and Justice: Learning through Cases by Erin Katherine Krafft 9781442257856
RRP: $220.50$192.63Gender and Justice is a unique core textbook that introduces key concepts through case studies. Each chapter opens with a compelling case study that illustrates key concepts, followed by a narrative chapter that builds on the case study to introduce... -
Critical Criminology and Literary Criticism by Rafe McGregor 9781529219678
RRP: $100.78$77.81Establishing a new interdisciplinary methodology, 'criminological criticism', Rafe McGregor proposes a model for collaboration between literary studies and critical criminology that is beneficial to the humanities, the social sciences and society. He... -
The Color of Crime, Third Edition: Racial Hoaxes, White Crime, Media Messages, Police Violence, and Other Race-Based Harms by Katheryn Russell-Brown 9781479843152
RRP: $50.38$43.76How we can understand race, crime, and punishment in the age of Black Lives Matter When The Color of Crime was first published in 1998, it was heralded as a path-breaking book on race and crime. Now, in its third edition, Katheryn Russell-Brown's book... -
Effective Communication in Criminal Justice by Robert (Skip) E. Grubb 9781506392134
RRP: $113.40$99.88Going beyond report writing, this book helps readers become more confident presenters and digital communicators while encouraging students to adapt their communication styles to meet the needs of diverse populations. Students will not only improve their... -
The Encyclopedia of Rural Crime by Alistair Harkness 9781529222005
RRP: $191.08$146.69The key reference guide to rural crime and rural justice, this encyclopedia includes 85 concise and informative entries covering rural crime theories, offences and control. It is divided into five complementary sections: * theories of rural crime; *... -
Against Youth Violence: A Social Harm Perspective by Luke Billingham 9781529214055
RRP: $178.50$137.26For many children and young people, Britain is a harmful society in which to grow up. This book contextualises the violence that occurs between a small number of young people within a wider perspective on social harm. Aimed at academics, youth workers... -
Invisible Mothers: Unseen Yet Hypervisible after Incarceration by Janet Garcia-Hallett 9780520315044
RRP: $168.00$129.97Drawing on interviews conducted throughout New York City, Black feminist criminologist Janet Garcia-Hallett shares the traditionally silenced voices of formerly incarcerated mothers of color. Patriarchy, misogyny, and systemic racism marginalize and... -
Criminal Justice Reform: An Evidence-Based Agenda for Reform by Jon B. Gould 9781479818815
RRP: $60.88$53.26An evidence-based roadmap for how the American criminal justice system can be reformed This important volume brings together today's leading criminal justice scholars and practitioners to offer a roadmap for those who want to change the face of the... -
Unsaid: Analyzing Harmful Silences by Lois Presser 9780520384934
RRP: $168.00$150.38Harm takes shape in and through what is suppressed, left out, or taken for granted. This book is a guide to understanding and uncovering what is left unsaid-whether concealed or silenced, presupposed or excluded. Narrative criminologist Lois Presser... -
Hate Crime Policy and Disability: From Vulnerability to Ableism by Seamus Taylor 9781529217872
RRP: $178.50$137.26Outlining the key developments of the Disability Hate Crime policy agenda, Seamus Taylor brings together a unique consideration of the theoretical and practical questions at its heart. This book analyses the contributions of activists, politicians,... -
A Companion to Crime, Harm and Victimisation by Karen Corteen 9781447325710
RRP: $167.98$128.65This is the first accessible, succinct text to provide definitions and explanations of key terms and concepts relating to the expanding field of crime, harm and victimisation. Written by a wide range of experts, it includes theories, ideas and case... -
Survivor Criminology: A Radical Act of Hope by Kimberly J. Cook 9781538151693
RRP: $203.70$178.16Survivor Criminology: A Radical Act of Hope is a trauma-informed approach to the study of crime and justice that stems from the lived experiences of crime survivors. The chapters within this volume explore our authors' who have each had close personal... -
Rural Transformations and Rural Crime: International Critical Perspectives in Rural Criminology by Matt Bowden 9781529217759
RRP: $178.50$137.26What are the theoretical and conceptual framings of rural criminology across the world? Thinking creatively about the challenges of rural crime and policing, in this stimulating collection of essays experts in this emerging field draw from theories of... -
Trying to Make It: The Enterprises, Gangs, and People of the American Drug Trade by R. V. Gundur 9781501764462
RRP: $226.80$196.14Trying to Make It is R. V. Gundur's journey from the US-Mexico border to America's heartland, from America's prisons to its streets, in search of the true story of the drug trade and the people who participate in it. The book begins with the Paso del... -
Challenges in Mental Health and Policing: Key Themes and Perspectives by Ian Cummins 9781447360834
RRP: $178.50$137.26Police officers deal with mental illness-related incidents on an almost daily basis. Ian Cummins explores how factors such as deinstitutionalisation, community care failings and, more recently, welfare retrenchment policies have led to this situation. He... -
Introduction to Policing by Michael Rowe 9781529605150
RRP: $210.00$171.51"An extremely valuable source of reading, information, and guidance for my policing students. It covers all the topical issues." Johannes Oosthuizen – Lecturer at Winchester University Introducing the definitive guide for students and professionals... -
Disability Injustice: Confronting Criminalization in Canada by Kelly Fritsch 9780774867139
RRP: $62.98$55.65Ableism is embedded in Canadian criminal justice institutions, policies, and practices, making incarceration and institutionalization dangerous - even deadly - for disabled people. Disability Injustice brings together highly original work by a range of... -
This Is Our Freedom: Motherhood in the Shadow of the American Prison System by Geniece Crawford Monde 9780520380714
RRP: $168.00$129.97For the overwhelming majority of women leaving correctional institutions in the United States, there is one aspect of their identity that informs their needs, opportunities, hopes, and dreams: their roles as mothers. This Is Our Freedom provides an... -
Privilege and Punishment: How Race and Class Matter in Criminal Court by Matthew Clair 9780691233871
RRP: $37.78$30.20How the attorney-client relationship favors the privileged in criminal court-and denies justice to the poor and to working-class people of color The number of Americans arrested, brought to court, and incarcerated has skyrocketed in recent decades... -
Injustice and Prophecy in the Age of Mass Incarceration: The Politics of Sanity by Andrew Skotnicki 9781529222210
RRP: $178.50$137.26Why do the UK and US disproportionately incarcerate the mentally ill, frequently poor people of colour? Via multiple re-framings of the question-theological, socioeconomic, and psychological- Andrew Skotnicki diagnoses a 'persecution of the prophetic' at... -
Female Sexual Offenders: Theory, Assessment and Treatment by Theresa A. Gannon 9780470683446
RRP: $178.40$155.04Featuring a collection of essays by leading experts, Female Sexual Offenders: Theory, Assessment and Treatment is the first book to bring together current research, clinical assessment, and treatment techniques of female sexual offenders into one... -
Sexual Offending: Cognition, Emotion and Motivation by Theresa A. Gannon 9780470683521
RRP: $153.20$132.01Sexual Offending presents the latest theory and research relating to the social cognition, emotion, and motivational goals of individuals who have committed sexual offences. * Explores how individuals who have committed sexual offences perceive the world... -
Perceptions of Criminal Justice by Vicky de Mesmaecker 9780415708593
RRP: $210.00$181.88In recent decades, research into the legitimacy of criminal justice has convincingly demonstrated the importance of procedural justice to citizens' sense of trust and confidence in legal authorities and their resulting willingness to conform to the law... -
Urban Criminology: The City, Disorder, Harm and Social Control by Rowland Atkinson 9780415715300
RRP: $283.50$247.13Urban Criminology offers an accessible analysis of our urban condition, viewed through the prism of crime, disorder and social harm. This book gathers cutting-edge treatments, research field reports and critical examinations of crime and harm in cities,... -
Global Human Trafficking: Critical Issues and Contexts Molly Dragiewicz (Queensland University of Technology, Australia.) 9780415711104
RRP: $104.98$91.35Human trafficking has moved from relative obscurity to a major area of research, policy and teaching over the past ten years. Research has sprung from criminology, public policy, women's and gender studies, sociology, anthropology, and law, but has been... -
Resisting Punitiveness in Europe?: Welfare, Human Rights and Democracy by Sonja Snacken 9780415678926
RRP: $283.50$247.13This volume provides an important and exciting contribution to the knowledge on punishment across Europe. Over the past decade, punitiveness has been studied through analyses of 'increased' or 'new' forms of punishment in western countries... -
Policing Sex by Paul Johnson 9780415668057
RRP: $283.50$246.29This collection focuses attention on an important but academically neglected area of contemporary operational policing: the regulation of consensual sexual practices. Despite the high-level public visibility of, and debate about, policing in relation to... -
The Scottish Police Officer by Daniel Donnelly 9780415671606
RRP: $283.50$246.29The structure of policing is undergoing change in Scotland at present and the profile of the police officer differs from that of the past. This book takes an informative approach and offers a unique account and insight into the Scottish police...