Criminology and Criminal Justice

_x005F_x000D_ This book offers the first comprehensive review of positive criminology in theory, research and practice, an approach that emphasizes integration, social inclusion and rehabilitation. _x005F_x000D_ Each chapter in this book is written by key scholars in the related fields of criminolog..

Postmortem Fingerprinting and Unidentified Human Remains..

This book provides an analysis of the two concepts of power and crime and posits that criminologists can learn more about these concepts by incorporating ideas from disciplines outside of criminology. Although arguably a 'rendezvous' discipline, Vincenzo Ruggiero argues that criminology can gain muc..

A unique, accessible text that introduces a broad readership to critical research into 'crime', 'deviance' and conflict through contemporary, in-depth case studies. Tracing the authoritarian legacy of policing civil disturbances, harsh regimes of punishment, deaths in custody and prison protest, div..

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

_x000D_ Practical Drug Enforcement, Third Edition is a guide to the contemporary aspects of covert criminal investigations and the management of the drug enforcement unit itself. It addresses methods of detection, investigation, surveillance, and capture of drug traffickers, as well as identificatio..

When closely examined, many of the most prominent criminal justice policies to emerge over the last 30 years are found wanting. According to Bureau of Justice Statistics, today’s prisons now house 700% more inmates than in 1980 at 1700% the cost. What’s more, 62% of ex-offenders are re-arrested, and..

Pre-crime is focused on predicting and pre-empting the future by targeting, punishing, and/or incapacitating risky individuals or groups. Drawing on a range of literature, this book sets out a coherent framework for the continued study of pre-crime...

Pre-crime is focused on predicting and pre-empting the future by targeting, punishing, and/or incapacitating risky individuals or groups. Drawing on a range of literature, this book sets out a coherent framework for the continued study of pre-crime...

This book integrates clinical and criminological concepts and knowledge to inform a more comprehensive and effective public policy approach to preventing child sexual abuse. It will be essential reading for anybody with interests in this field...

This book explores human trafficking, examining the work of grass-roots, non-profit organizations who educate and rehabilitate human trafficking victims and at-risk youth. Through interviews with staff and children, the author compares the work of two NGOs on-the-ground in Thailand with the work of..

Expanding on ideas proposed by leading thinkers throughout the history of forensic science, this book outlines a logical framework for the examination of physical evidence in a criminalistics laboratory. It reexamines prevailing criminalistics concepts in light of both technical and intellectual adv..