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Murderers or Martyrs by George Skelly 9781904380801
Booksplease Price: £26.91A spell-binding account of an appalling miscarriage of justice. Charged with the "Cranborne Road murder" of Wavertree widow Alice Rimmer, two Manchester youths were hastily condemned by a Liverpool... -
Nipping Crime in the Bud: How the Philanthropic Quest Was Put Into Law by Muriel Whitten 9781904380658
Booksplease Price: £24.60Nipping Crime in the Bud explores the origins and development of the Philanthropic Society (and its influence on contemporary institutions) amid growing alarm about crime levels, Draconian sentences... -
Making Sense of Homicide: A Student Textbook by Adam Lynes 9781909976863
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £32.39The first dedicated textbook for Criminology students studying homicide. As the authors explain, criminal homicide is but one form of lethal violence victims may suffer, leading them to describe a... -
Fierce Illumination by Martin Chesler 9781939116093
RRP: £16.95Booksplease Price: £15.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939116093Author Martin CheslerFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint -
The Barlinnie Special Unit: Art, Punishment and Innovation Kirstin Anderson 9781914603464
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £23.54Fifty years ago, a small unit in HM Prison Barlinnie, Glasgow, became a radical experiment whose approach polarised opinion. It encouraged shared decision-making between prisoners and staff, allowed... -
Helena Normanton and the Opening of the Bar to Women by Judith Bourne 9781909976320
Booksplease Price: £24.15In this first full-length account of Helena Normanton's life and career, Judith Bourne tells of her fight to join the Bar of England and Wales and open it up to women. The book describes how her... -
Twenty Famous Lawyers by John Hostettler 9781904380986
Booksplease Price: £21.64An entertaining diversion for lawyers and others, Twenty Famous Lawyers focuses on household names and high profile cases. Contains valuable insights into legal ways and means and looks at the... -
Criminal Punishment and Restorative Justice: Past, Present and Future Perspectives by David J. Cornwell 9781904380207
Booksplease Price: £24.15The book provides a refreshing analysis of the inherent divide between punitive and restorative approaches to questions of criminal justice. It looks at matters that serve to restrict more active and... -
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know: Reflections of a Forensic Practitioner by Profeesor Herschel A. Prins 9781904380795
Booksplease Price: £16.17In this absorbing account, he traces his personal journey from 'main grade' probation officer, Home Office civil servant, trainer and inspector to top level positions within a number of academic... -
Fine Lines and Distinctions: Murder, Manslaughter and the Unlawful Taking of Human Life by Professor Terence Morris 9781904380665
Booksplease Price: £42.09In this powerful account, the authors show that - from Sir Edward Coke's classic common law definition of murder, through political fixes, poorly thought-out compromises and misguided legislative or... -
Amin's Soldiers: A Caricature of Upper Prison by John Pancras Orau 9781904380962
Booksplease Price: £17.70Following the fall of African dictator Idi Amin, remnants of his army were rounded-up and thrown in jail. John Pancras Orau, a member of Amin's Ugandan Air Force was one of these men. He saw... -
Interpreters and the Legal Process by Joan Colin 9781872870281
Booksplease Price: £20.71Interpreters and the Legal Process is intended for people interested in language, communication, interpreting and translation as they affect legal matters - including for interpreters and legal... -
Why Did You Do It?: Explanations for Offending by Young Offenders in Their Own Words by Jackie Worrall 9781904380740
Booksplease Price: £21.64Setting these stories within the context of an astute knowledge of criminal - and more particularly youth justice - policy she conveys to her readers an understanding of how and why young people... -
Conflict Resolution: A Foundation Guide by Susan Stewart 9781872870656
Booksplease Price: £17.70Conflict Resolution will be of interest to people who deal with disputes - of whatever kind - including through mediation and alternative dispute resolution procedures. Contents What is Conflict?... -
The New Home Office: An Introduction by Bryan Gibson 9781904380498
Booksplease Price: £23.17This timely publication explains the duties and responsibilities of the Home Office following its reorganization in 2007. The New Home Office provides an accessible introduction but with sufficient... -
So You Think You Know Me? by Allan Weaver 9781904380450
Booksplease Price: £21.20Hence, a never-ending escalation of his violent activities, creating tensions for his family, friends and often dubious associates in the seaside town where he grew up. "So You Think You Know Me?" is... -
Three False Convictions, Many Lessons: The Psychopathology of Unjust Prosecutions by David C. Anderson 9781909976351
RRP: £22.50Booksplease Price: £21.64A new perspective on why false charges occur, proceed and persist which looks at the roles of psychopathology, confirmation bias, false confessions, the media and internet among other causes. Puts... -
The English Riots of 2011: A Summer of Discontent by Daniel Briggs 9781904380887
Booksplease Price: £21.99From Facebook, Twitter, BlackBerry and gossip to hard facts, research and empirical investigation, this outstanding collection looks at the nature and causes of the English Riots of 2011 one year... -
The Man They Couldn't Hang: A Tale of Murder, Mystery and Celebrity by Michael Crowley 9781904380641
Booksplease Price: £16.17A play in two Acts with an Introduction by the author. The story of John 'Babbacombe' Lee is one of the most bizarre in English criminal history. Lee is the only person to have been reprieved by a... -
An End to Upside Down Living: Reorienting Our Consciousness to Live Better and Save the Human Species by Mark Gober
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £14.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949001044Author Mark GoberFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint -
The Little Book of Prison: A Beginners Guide Frankie Owens 9781904380832
Booksplease Price: £9.68An easy-to-read prison survival guide of do's and don'ts. Perfect for anyone facing trial for an offence that may lead to imprisonment, their families and friends. Packed with humour as well as more... -
Behind the Lines: Creative Writing with Offenders and People at Risk by Michael Crowley 9781904380788
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £23.54Behind The Lines is the product of 14 years of working with offenders and people at risk, and based on Michael Crowley's endeavours at using creative writing as a method to improve thinking and... -
Letters to a Lifer: The Boy 'Never to be Released' by Cindy Sanford 9781909976153
RRP: £19.95Booksplease Price: £14.21Letters to a Lifer provides a rare insight into life without parole (LWOP) for juveniles in the USA. A true story from Pennsylvania, it is a compelling tale of faith and redemption. Cindy Sanford... -
Three Cases That Shook the Law by Ronald Bartle 9781909976306
Booksplease Price: £21.64A must for collectors and librarians. Contains a powerful analysis of three of English law's most iconic criminal cases with extracts from the original transcripts and court reports. Readable,... -
Life Imprisonment: An Unofficial Guide by Alan Baker 9781904380931
Booksplease Price: £10.62**Winner of a Koestler Trust Silver Award*** and the only book of its kind by a serving lifer. Contains a Foreword by Tim Newell, former Prison Governor life-sentence expert. A snapshot of the most... -
A History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales by John Hostettler 9781904380511
Booksplease Price: £26.56Among a wealth of topics this book looks at the Rule of Law, the development of the criminal courts, police forces, jury, justices of the peace and individual crimes and punishments. It locates all... -
The Penal Crisis and the Clapham Omnibus: Questions and Answers in Restorative Justice by David J. Cornwell 9781904380474
Booksplease Price: £24.15Based on a lifetime of research and experience, this book deals with the concerns about crime and punishment of that most vivid of judicial creations, 'The Man or Woman on the Clapham Omnibus'. As... -
The Criminal Justice System: An Introduction by Bryan Gibson 9781904380436
Booksplease Price: £23.17A comprehensive and accessible overview of the Criminal Justice System, its framework, institutions, practitioners and working methods that will be of interest to any reader seeking an up-to-date... -
Champions of the Rule of Law by John Hostettler 9781904380689
Booksplease Price: £21.69With a Foreword by Lord Steyn.Book InformationISBN 9781904380689Author John HostettlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint -
The Criminal Jury Old and New: Jury Power from Early Times to the Present Day by John Hostettler 9781904380115
Booksplease Price: £21.20A first-rate account of the jury - from its genesis to the present day - including post-Criminal Justice Act 2003. This book deals with all the great political and legal landmarks and shows how the... -
The Missing Monuments Murders by Judy Stove
RRP: £22.50Booksplease Price: £21.38In 1806, Jane Austen's relative, the Reverend Thomas Leigh, inherited huge estates and the mood in the extended Leigh/Austen family was jubilant. But within a few years, bizarre events were being... -
Mothering Justice: Working with Mothers in Criminal and Social Justice Settings by Lucy Baldwin
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £23.54Written by experts with first-hand experience working with troubled mothers, this is the first book taking motherhood as a focus for criminal/social justice interventions. Covers the entire sequence... -
Parenting and Child Development: Issues and Answers by Dr Nicole Letourneau
Booksplease Price: £51.46In recent years, parenting research has demonstrated that toxic stressors such as intimate partner violence, postpartum depression, and substance abuse significantly diminish the quality of... -
Danger, Development and Adaptation: Seminal Papers on the Dynamic-Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation by Patricia McKinsey Crittenden 9781909976276
Booksplease Price: £41.67A collection of writings by leading developmental psychologist Patricia M Crittenden, highlighting her vast contribution to attachment theory and research. It includes her observation of compulsive... -
Gunfire Graffiti: Overlooked Gun Crime in the UK by Matt Seiber 9781904380719
Booksplease Price: £17.70As featured on BBC Radio, and in national and local newspapers. In this remarkable book, Matt Seiber examines the phenomenon of hidden gun crime in the UK. Emphasising the perils of unchecked gun use... -
Thomas Erskine and Trial by Jury by John Hostettler 9781904380597
Booksplease Price: £24.15As King's Counsel he was involved in many celebrated trials, including the prosecution of John Horne Took for seditious libel and of Queen Caroline for adultery. His other notable achievements... -
Towards a Surveillant Society: The Rise of Surveillance Systems in Europe by Thomas Mathiesen 9781904380979
Booksplease Price: £21.69A most timely publication in view of current concerns about snooping. Thomas Mathiesen describes how the major databases of Europe have become interlinked and accessible to diverse organizations and... -
Grendon Tales: Stories from a Therapeutic Community by Ursula Smartt 9781872870960
Booksplease Price: £22.68Ursula Smartt's ground-breaking Grendon Tales lifts the lid on a highly acclaimed regime that was developed at Grendon Underwood in Buckinghamshire from the 1960s onwards. Grendon Tales is essential... -
A Good Man Inside: Diary of a White Collar Prisoner by Will Phillips 9781909976030
Booksplease Price: £10.62A Good Man Inside is the diary of one man's experiences of his time in prison written over 300 days as he reels from and makes sense of being under lock and key. A white collar criminal he sees... -
Holloway Prison: An Inside Story by Hilary Beauchamp 9781904380566
Booksplease Price: £24.60A unique and telling insight into life in a claustrophobic and sometimes violent atmosphere. An ideal primer on women's issues within the penal system. With 8 pages of colour illustrations.About the...