Criminology and Criminal Justice

Understanding Police Culture..

This book will provide practitioners, students and the general reader with a comprehensive and accessible guide to the contemporary issues and concerns facing prison staff...

This book represents the culmination of ten years of research and an ongoing partnership between the Volgograd Academy of Russian Internal Affairs Ministry (VA MVD) and the Volgograd branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (VAPA). The extensive review..

Understanding White-Collar Crime develops the concept of convenience as the main explanation for crime occurrence. Examining all three dimensions of crime—economic, organizational, and behavioral—the book argues that when white-collar crime becomes less convenient, crime rates will go down. By apply..

This title was first published in 2003. Adolescence is popularly understood as a transitional phase of turbulence and extremes. It is also often associated with 'trouble'...

This book aims to meet the need for an exploration of youth justice and youth offending which takes account of the origins and contemporary manifestations of risk-focused work with young people. It analyzes the influence of concepts of risk upon policy development in both England and Wales as well a..

_x005F_x000D_ Unraveling the Crime-Place Connection examines how places enhance our understanding of crime and its control in a new light. Theory has played a secondary role in the "criminology of place," and this volume brings it to the forefront of scholarly concerns. This volume will be of intere..

Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1964 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection...

Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1964 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection...

This innovative and accessible book breaks new ground by offering a broad discussion of social harms, the role of the victim in society and the inter-relationship between trauma, testimony and justice. It is perfect reading for students taking courses on victimology, victims and society, victims’ ri..

This innovative and accessible book breaks new ground by offering a broad discussion of social harms, the role of the victim in society and the inter-relationship between trauma, testimony and justice. It is perfect reading for students taking courses on victimology, victims and society, victims’ ri..

This volume sets out to contrast and compare the development of policies related to victims of crime and their place within the criminal justice systems in nine separate jurisdictions (the USA, the Netherlands, England and Wales, Scotland, the Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and ..