Criminology and Criminal Justice

This book considers how white-collar offenders come to desist from crime, how they make sense of their experiences and how these offenders differ from other offenders, drawing on autobiographical accounts and perspectives from existential criminology...

This book considers how white-collar offenders come to desist from crime, how they make sense of their experiences and how these offenders differ from other offenders, drawing on autobiographical accounts and perspectives from existential criminology...

This book explores the changing role of the Parole Board. It pays particular attention to the effects of the early release scheme of the Criminal Justice Act 2005, which resulted in the Parole Board deciding in Panels to deteminate sentence prisoners, lifers, and recalled prisoners. A wide range of ..

This book explores the changing role of the Parole Board. It pays particular attention to the effects of the early release scheme of the Criminal Justice Act 2005, which resulted in the Parole Board deciding in Panels to deteminate sentence prisoners, lifers, and recalled prisoners. A wide range of ..

_x000D_ In this book, Philip Birch examines the procurement of female sexual services with a focus on the personal and social aspects of men who procure such exchanges and offers insight into the demographics amongst men who purchase sexual services, alongside an analysis of the reasons why they pur..

This book examines violence in many of its manifestations, exploring how culture plays a role in people's understanding of violent action covering topics such as infanticide, filicide, spousal homicide and honour killings...

Wicked Deeds..

Although television is now dominant, radio surprisingly remains a medium of unparalleled power and importance. Worldwide, it continues to be the communications vehicle with the greatest outreach and impact. Every indicator - economic, demographic, social, and democratic - suggests that far from fadi..

The major objective of this book is to describe and analyse contemporary opportunities for, and barriers to, both the reduction of female prison populations and the reduction of the pain of those women who continue to be imprisoned. It assesses the most important recent attempts to reduce both women..

Women exiting prison is a collection of critical essays presenting groundbreaking research on women’s post-imprisonment policy, practice and experiences. It is the first collection to offer international perspectives on gender, criminalisation, the effects of imprisonment and women-centred approache..

Women exiting prison is a collection of critical essays presenting groundbreaking research on women’s post-imprisonment policy, practice and experiences. It is the first collection to offer international perspectives on gender, criminalisation, the effects of imprisonment and women-centred approache..

Drawing on in-depth interviews carried out with senior policewomen across a range of police forces in England and Wales, Women in Charge is the first book to provide a detailed study of women in police leadership. The work challenges existing conceptualisations and theorisations of police culture fo..