Criminology and Criminal Justice

Now in its fifth edition, this volume incorporates the latest developments in the field while retaining the basic organization of previous editions which made this textbook so popular. Exploring the police, prosecutors, courts, and corrections, including probation and parole, the book moves chronolo..

The Culture of Crime..

The Death Penalty..

This is a sociological study of a Norwegian penal institution. The author spent two years in the institution, observing and interviewing inmates and staff, the target being to learn the extent to which American prisons fit with prison life in a different culture. He gives a fascinating answer to the..

This essential handbook covers a wide range of detective procedures and practices employed in the United States. It can be read as a whole or used as a handbook for specific types of investigations, including interrogations, white collar crime, and theft. It is a one-stop shop on the most effective ..

The Discovery of the Asylum..

This volume examines whether the deviant structures of organized crime, which are capable of operating trans-nationally, can be dealt with through traditional mechanisms working within national jurisdictions. In doing so, the book assesses the development of more effective national and international..

This volume examines whether the deviant structures of organized crime, which are capable of operating trans-nationally, can be dealt with through traditional mechanisms working within national jurisdictions. In doing so, the book assesses the development of more effective national and international..

This book aims to shed light on the reasons why offenders cease to commit crime. Drawing on a variety of methods, including in-depth interviews with repeat offenders and their probation officers, police records, and psychometric scores, the book explores and describes the shifts that occur in desist..

This book brings together a group of leading authorities in this field, both academics and practitioners, to address the complex issues that the increasing number of prisoners in the UK, USA and elsewhere has raised. It assess the implications and results of research in this field, and suggests ways..

This book examines the processes of breach in the context of unpaid work orders and early release from prison across a range of different European jurisdictions and considers issues related to legitimacy, discretion, due process and procedure...

Ideal for anyone involved in the study of criminal justice, this book explores the philosophical concepts upon which ethical theory is based and applies these ideas to specific issues and dilemmas within the criminal justice system. The authors exhibit the practice of major ethical theories in actua..