Criminology & Criminal Justice

Edited by Anna Eriksson

Punishing the Other draws on the work of Zygmunt Bauman to discuss contemporary discourses and practices of punishment and criminalization. Bringing together some of the most exciting international scholars, both established and emerging, this book engages with Bauman’s thesis of the social…

Hardback – 2015-09-17
Routledge
Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice

Edited by Hazel Croall, Gerry Mooney, Mary Munro

Crime, Justice and Society in Scotland is an edited collection of chapters from leading experts that builds and expands upon the success of the 2010 publication Criminal Justice in Scotland to offer a comprehensive and critical overview of Scottish criminal justice and its relation to wider social…

Hardback – 2015-09-09
Routledge

Edited by Gwen Robinson, Fergus McNeill

In Community Punishment: European perspectives, the authors place punishment in the community under the spotlight by exploring the origins, evolution and adaptations of supervision in 11 European jurisdictions. For most people, punishment in the criminal justice system is synonymous with…

Paperback – 2015-08-12
Routledge

By David W. Jones

Disordered Personalities and Crime seeks to better understand how we respond to those individuals who have been labelled at various points in time as ‘morally insane’, ‘psychopathic’ or ‘personality disordered’. Individuals whose behaviour is consistent with these diagnoses present challenges to…

Paperback – 2015-08-10
Routledge

By Jude McCulloch, Dean Wilson

Pre-crime aims to pre-empt ‘would-be-criminals’ and predict future crime. Although the term is borrowed from science ?ction, the drive to predict and pre-empt crime is a present-day reality. This book critically explores this major twenty-first century development in crime and justice. This first…

Hardback – 2015-08-04
Routledge
Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice

By Stephen E. Brown, Finn-Aage Esbensen, Gilbert Geis

Criminology: Explaining Crime and Its Context, ninth edition, is a highly acclaimed textbook offering a broad perspective on criminological theory. It provides students of criminology and sociology with a thorough exposure to a range of theories, contrasting their logic and assumptions, but also…

Paperback – 2015-07-10
Routledge

Edited by Dale L. June, Mohamad Khatibloo, Gregorio Estevane

The problem of gangs and gang subculture is a growing threat to the stability of neighborhoods and entire communities. During the past two decades, gang members have increasingly migrated from large urban centers to suburban areas and other countries. This book addresses the intricacies and…

Hardback – 2015-09-25
CRC Press

Edited by Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr.

Much of the literature on police corruption and police reforms is dominated by case studies of societies classified as developed. However, under the influence of globalization, developing societies have become a focal point of scholarly interest and examination. Police Corruption and Police Reforms…

Hardback – 2015-09-25
CRC Press

By Laurence Armand French

Bias, prejudice, and corruption riddle the history of US jurisprudence. Policing American Indians: A Unique Chapter in American Jurisprudence explores these injustices, specifically the treatment of American Indians. A mix of academic research as well as field experience, this book draws on author…

Hardback – 2015-09-24
CRC Press