Criminology and Criminal Justice

_x005F_x000D_ Millions of people have been victimized by the actions and omissions of states and governments. This collection provides expert analyses of such victimizations across the world, from Europe, the United States, and Africa to New Zealand and South America. _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Thi..

Through critically engaging with STS, sociological and criminological perspectives on the use of DNA technologies within the criminal justice system, this work provides the reader with valuable insights into the effect of different legal, political, discursive, and historical configurations on how c..

Through critically engaging with STS, sociological and criminological perspectives on the use of DNA technologies within the criminal justice system, this work provides the reader with valuable insights into the effect of different legal, political, discursive, and historical configurations on how c..

This updated and expanded new edition builds upon the highly successful first edition to provide an accessible guide to what pro-social practice is and how to do it, offering support and practical guidance for managers and practitioners seeking to implement and develop pro-social practice...

_x005F_x000D_ Through examination of original data gathered from detailed interviews, as well as analysis of legislative and policy interventions, this book discusses the impact of the creation and development of court specialization and problem-solving justice. It also identifies the political dime..

Bringing together leadinging forensic psychologists and drawing on new directions for research, practice and theory, this book explores the inter-relationships between structured programmes and the environment in which these programmes take place...

This book sets out an agenda to transform international criminal trials and the delivery of international criminal justice to victim communities through collaboration of currently competing paradigms...

This book sets out an agenda to transform international criminal trials and the delivery of international criminal justice to victim communities through collaboration of currently competing paradigms...

This book details changes to ‘summary justice’ in the lower tier magistrates’ courts in England and Wales. It contextualises these within notions of modernisation and economic efficiency, and critically analyses whether ‘procedural due process’ is being challenged. It incorporates empirical research..

Inter-agency Youth Offending Teams (YOTs)  were the cornerstone of New Labour's approach to the delivery of youth justice services. Transforming Youth Justice makes a highly significant contribution not only to the way that professional cultures are understood in criminal justice, but to an understa..

This book examines the issues faced by the transgender community within policing, explores how gender is perceived within police cultures and  provides an on-going critique of the queer criminology movement and why it is crucial to policing studies...

This book explores the significance of republican former detainees’ public narratives about experiences of state violence within the detention system of Northern Ireland and makes an important contribution to knowledge about transitional justice and legacies of state violence...