Criminology and Criminal Justice

_x000D_ Using a combination of victimological literature and empirical data from a European research project, this book considers the role and the position of the victim in restorative justice practices, focusing on legislative, organisational and institutional frameworks of victim-offender mediatio..

_x005F_x000D_ Using a combination of victimological literature and empirical data from a European research project, this book considers the role and the position of the victim in restorative justice practices, focusing on legislative, organisational and institutional frameworks of victim-offender me..

Victims of crime have become of increasing media interest and governmental concern over the past 30 years. This book delves into the policy-making process behind these reforms, based on interviews conducted at key government departments, and offers a model for what a genuinely 'victim centred' crimi..

_x005F_x000D_ Research shows that victims of crime are generally satisfied with their participation in a restorative intervention; this book identifies and explores the factors that contribute to victims’ appreciation of restorative practices in order to advance insight into why restorative justice ..

"Villians" provides a rare insight into local and family traditions of petty crime. It looks at attitudes to crime and law enforcement, and the relationship of those attitudes to the culture in which they are expressed...

"Villians" provides a rare insight into local and family traditions of petty crime. It looks at attitudes to crime and law enforcement, and the relationship of those attitudes to the culture in which they are expressed...

Violence against women is an enduring problem around the globe, yet very few books look at the full range of men’s violences against women – perpetrated in relationships, in the family, in public spaces, and in institutions. This book usefully covers all of the main forms of violence against women, ..

This book addresses violence against women in India. It examines the nature, extent, and underlying causes of this violence, as well as the policies that respond to the problem. This book was first published as a special issue of the International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice...

Violence against Women in Pornography illuminates the ways in which adult pornography hurts many women, both on and off screen. A growing body of social scientific knowledge shows that it is strongly associated with various types of violence against women in intimate relationships. On top of these h..

This book aims to provide an understanding of the nature of violence against sex workers and the relationship between violence, government legislation and policy, and law enforcement practices. It also examines how inadequacies in the criminal justice system lead to failures in investigations and pr..

Grounded in the authors’ experience in successfully managing thousands of cases in a variety of contexts, this practical handbook provides a precise methodology for analyzing potential threat situations and taking action before tragedy occurs. It begins by demonstrating the violence risk assessment ..

In this book a distinguished international team, composed of both academics and practitioners, identify and address the key issues of workplace violence. Overall this book provides a foundation on which to base ways of better explaining, predicting, understanding and preventing workplace violence...