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In recent years attention has switched from how adolescents are attracted into crime, to how adults reduce their offending and then stop – the process of desistance. There are now around a dozen major longitudinal and in-depth studies around the world which have followed or are following offenders…
Paperback – 2016-04-20
Routledge
What is intelligence-led policing? Who came up with the idea? Where did it come from? How does it relate to other policing paradigms? What distinguishes an intelligence-led approach to crime reduction? How is it designed to have an impact on crime? Does it prevent crime? These are just a few of the…
Paperback – 2016-04-20
Routledge
As politicians and the media perpetuate the stereotype of the "common criminal," crimes committed by the powerful remain for the most part invisible, or are reframed as a "bad decision" or a "rare mistake." This is a topic that remains marginalized within the field of criminology and criminal…
Paperback – 2016-04-07
Routledge
Global Issues in Crime and Justice
Advancing Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy is a definitive sourcebook that is comprised of contributions from some of the most recognized experts in criminology and criminal justice policy. The book is essential reading for students taking upper level courses and seminars on crime, public…
Paperback – 2016-03-29
Routledge
Sex, Sexuality, Law, and (In)Justice covers a wide range of legal issues associated with sexuality, gender, reproduction, and identity. These are critical and sensitive issues that law enforcement and other criminal justice professionals need to understand. The book synthesizes the literature…
Paperback – 2016-03-28
Routledge
In the minds of the general public, young people and crime are intrinsically linked; wide-spread belief persists that such activities are a result of the ‘permissive 1960s’ and the changing face of the traditional nuclear family. Roger Hopkins Burke challenges these preconceptions and offers a…
Paperback – 2016-03-21
Routledge
In recent years attention has switched from how adolescents are attracted into crime, to how adults reduce their offending and then stop – the process of desistance. There are now around a dozen major longitudinal and in-depth studies around the world which have followed or are following offenders…
Paperback – 2016-04-15
Routledge
Unlike other textbooks on the subject, Criminal Justice Policy and Planning: Planned Change, Fifth Edition, presents a comprehensive and structured account of the process of administering planned change in the criminal justice system. Welsh and Harris detail a simple yet sophisticated seven-stage…
Hardback – 2016-04-14
Routledge
Imagining Justice seeks to move away from normative thinking about justice, particularly in the area of justice education, suggesting that what is needed today is a way to think about the enterprise of justice that will capture its full potential. By providing an introduction to the intellectual…
Paperback – 2016-04-08
Routledge
Does punishment change behavior?
Watch a recording of our free live webinar from 22nd March 2016 (EST)
As the U.S. prison system approaches meltdown, the need to evaluate correctional programs and policies has never been more important. This webinar explores the topic of punishment alongside other criminal sanctions like probation, parole, alternative sentencing, and community–based programs as a means of changing behavior.
Students, researchers, scholars, and practitioners will learn from expert panelists Edward J. Latessa, Deborah Koetzle and Kimberly D. Dodson about the history of punishment; why we have criminal sanctions, and what is known about their effectiveness in changing behavior.
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Sandra Walklate takes a moment to discuss her recent book Victims, co-authored with Ross McGarry. To watch the video please click here.
Natti Ronel takes a moment to discuss his recent book Positive Criminology, co-edited with Dana Segev. To watch the video please click here.
Monday 19th October, 6:30pm, News From Nowhere Bookshop, Liverpool, UK
Authors of The Corporate Criminal will be discussing their new book at an upcoming event in Liverpool. For all the details, please click here.
The American Society of Criminology's Division on Corrections & Sentencing is sponsoring a series of volumes, to be published by Routledge, on seminal and topical issues that span the fields of sentencing and corrections. Read more...
Emily Briggs commissions research monographs, edited collections and Routledge Focus titles in the areas of sociology, criminology, and health and social care. She is responsible for publishing academically rigorous, ground-breaking research across all sub-disciplines in these areas, but has particular interest in the sociology of health and illness, disability studies, youth studies, ageing studies, victimology, crime and gender, emotion and society, and feminist and intersectional approaches.
Pamela Chester brings more than 18 years of publishing experience to her work on the US Criminal Justice and Criminology list. She commissions a full range of content, primarily focused on core textbooks for the North American market with an innovative approach to teaching CJ fundamentals. She also signs upper-level textbooks, particularly in new and emerging fields. Her special interests include corrections, policing, criminology, and criminal justice and the law.
Ellen Boyne focuses on publishing distinctive work in corrections, policing, criminology, and criminal justice and the law. She commissions research monographs, edited handbook collections, and supplemental texts, and also specializes in the development of core textbooks with an innovative approach to teaching. With 30 years of experience in criminal justice publishing and an M.S. in Criminal Justice, she invites book proposals on emerging areas and advances in the field. She shares criminal justice news on Twitter via @CJ_Editor and can also be reached via LinkedIn.
Thomas Sutton acquires for Criminology at Routledge. He commissions textbooks, handbooks, and monographs across the discipline, working with distinguished scholars and experts from around the world. As well as working on a range of leading textbooks, Tom also commissions in various scholarly series in areas such as critical criminology, criminal justice, borders and citizenship, crime science, desistance and rehabilitation, and crimes of the powerful. He is also interested in books on topics such as gender and crime, punishment and penology, victimology, and global and comparative criminology. Tom has a BA (Hons) in English Literature from the University of East Anglia, UK, an MA in English Literature from the University of Warwick, UK. He enjoys reading, writing, music and cinema.
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