Criminology and Criminal Justice

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to juvenile delinquency by defining and describing juvenile delinquency, examining explanations for delinquent behavior, and considering contemporary efforts to control delinquency through prevention and juvenile justice. The text cultivates an understan..

This volume illustrates through examples and interviews with juvenile justice administrators how these organizations and agencies function and provides a comparative analysis of juvenile justice systems across countries and continents. Using case studies to demonstrate the issues presented, the book..

Juvenile Justice and Expressive Arts explores art programming as a sustainable educational initiative to support incarcerated teens’ successful reintegration to society. Through observational and interview data, action research, and visual analysis, the reader gains an insider's perspective into the..

This book provides an overview of the restorative justice conferencing programs currently in operation in the United States. In paying particular attention to the qualitative dimensions of this - based on interviews, focus groups and ethnographic observation - the book provides an unrivalled view of..

Key Terms and Concepts for Investigation provides students and practitioners with a compilation of concise, accurate articles on major topics pertaining to criminal, private, and military investigations. Each entry in this reference features a definition and then describes its function in investigat..

Key Terms and Concepts for Investigation provides students and practitioners with a compilation of concise, accurate articles on major topics pertaining to criminal, private, and military investigations. Each entry in this reference features a definition and then describes its function in investigat..

Killing the Competition..

This book documents the enduring involvement of children in the commercial sex trade in twentieth-century England. The authors argue that child prostitution needs to be understood within a broader context of child abuse, and provide evidence that indicates the circumstances which have led young peop..

Labeling Theory..

Labeling Theory..

This book is unique in that it documents the radical contribution of women philanthropists and practitioners to offender rehabilitation by undertaking an evaluation of the development of a residential programme for female offenders run by the Griffins Society. The author illuminates the pathways of ..

Land of White Gloves? is an important academic investigation into the history of crime and punishment in Wales. The book will appeal to those who wish to examine the relationships between state control and social practice and explores the material in an accessible way, which will be both useful and ..