Causes and prevention of crime Books
Headline Publishing Group The Mind of a Murderer
Book Synopsis''An intricate and brilliantly written psychiatric perspective on the most perplexing of crimes'' Kerry Daynes, author of The Dark Side of the Mind''Beautifully written and very dark'' Nimco Ali OBE''Whodunnit'' doesn''t matter so much, not to a forensic psychiatrist. We''re more interested in the ''why''.In his twenty-six years in the field, Richard Taylor has worked on well over a hundred murder cases, with victims and perpetrators from all walks of life. In this fascinating memoir, Taylor draws on some of the most tragic, horrific and illuminating of these cases - as well as dark secrets from his own family''s past - to explore some of the questions he grapples with every day:Why do people kill? Does committing a monstrous act make someone a monster? Could any of us, in the wrong circumstances, become a killer?As Taylor helps us understand what lies inside the minds of those chTrade ReviewAn absorbing mix of high-profile case histories and a glimpse into the personal and professional pressures of a career spent at the sharp end of psychiatry. Dr Richard Taylor's knowledge and experience is undeniable. An intricate and brilliantly written psychiatric perspective on the most perplexing of crimesHeartbreaking, horrifying, but a brilliant and insightful book. Beautifully written and very darkA dark, fascinating and often surprising glimpse into the minds of those who kill, from a forensic psychiatrist who's seen it allA fascinating insight into what drives criminality - and a punchy polemic against mental-health service cuts * Sunday Telegraph *
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Oxford University Press Inc Back from the Brink
Book SynopsisWith crime of heightened concern in the country's largest cities, Peter Moskos brings readers behind the Blue Wall of the NYPD, offering insight into policing solutions directly from the law enforcement officers who went to war against crime in New York in the 1990s, and won. From the 1970s to the early 1990s, New York City was seen, justifiably, as out of control. The city approached bankruptcy, the subways were covered with graffiti, and murders were at a record high. Right-wing fearmongering and vigilante justice were countered by liberal pleas to end poverty and provide drug treatment--none of which happened. Then, in a surprising break from the past, new NYPD leadership decided to focus on crime. Between 1993 and 1996, New York City's murder numbers were cut in half, dropping to under 1,000 for the first time in decades. Eventually New York City would have fewer than 300 murders, fewer than Chicago, with one-third the population. Fewer than Baltimore, even, with one-fifteenth th
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University of California Press Cocaine Politics
Book SynopsisShows that under the cover of national security and covert operations, the US government has repeatedly collaborated with and protected major international drug traffickers.Table of ContentsPreface to the 1998 Paperback Edition Preface to the 1992 Paperback Edition Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Kerry Report: The Truth but Not the Whole Truth PART I RIGHT-WING NARCOTERRORISM, THE CIA, AND THE CONTRAS 2 The CIA and Right-Wing Narcoterrorism in Latin America 3 Bananas, Cocaine, and Military Plots in Honduras 4 Noriega and the Contras: Guns, Drugs, and the Harari Network 5 The International Cali Connection and the United States 6 The Contra Drug Connections in Costa Rica PART II EXPOSURE AND COVER-UP 7 Jack Terrell Reveals the Contra-Drug Connection 8 North Moves to Silence Terrell 9 How the Justice Department Tried to Block the Drug Inquiry 10 Covert Operations and the Perversion of Drug Enforcement 11 The Media and the Contra Drug Issue 12 Conclusion Notes Names and Organizations Index
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Taylor & Francis The Law Officers Pocket Manual
Book SynopsisPrepared by Patrick J. Sobkowski, J.D.The Law Officerâs Pocket Manual is a handy, pocket-sized, spiral-bound manual that highlights basic legal rules for quick reference and offers examples showing how those rules are applied. The manual provides concise guidance based on U.S. Supreme Court rulings on constitutional law issues and other legal developments, covering arrest, search, surveillance, and other routine as well as sensitive areas of law enforcement. It includes more than 100 examples drawn from leading cases to provide guidance on how to act in a wide variety of situations. The 2025 edition is completely updated to reflect recent court decisions. This book helps you keep track of everything in a readable and easy-to-carry format.Routledge offers tiered discounts on bulk orders of 5 or more copies: For more information and to learn about other Books for Law Enforcement Professionals, please visit:
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing
Book SynopsisTrade Review"As a communicator and researcher engaged forensic DNA analyses, John Butler is at the pinnacle of his profession. As with the previous two volumes in this series, Butler leaves no stone unturned in the clarity of his A to Y coverage of forensic DNA interpretation. This book is bound to find its way onto the fingertips of practitioners, attorneys, and students." --Richard Saferstein, Ph.D., Chief Forensic Scientist (Retired) "…It is an excellent companion to his prior book on methodology, providing important information on interpretation of results… The book should prove valuable to all people involved in processing and interpreting results used in forensic genetics and criminal investigation." -- Bruce McCord, Ph.D., Professor, Florida International University "Advanced Topics in DNA Typing/Interpretation is Dr. John Butler’s best book yet in his critically acclaimed series of DNA text books..." --Stephen Patrick Hogan Adjunct Associate Professor of Biological Science and Criminal Justice, State University of New York at AlbanyTable of ContentsSection 1: DATA INTERPRETATION Chapter 1: Data Interpretation Overview Chapter 2: Data, Models & Thresholds Chapter 3: STR Alleles & Artifacts Chapter 4: STR Genotypes Chapter 5: STR Profiles Chapter 6: DNA Mixtures Chapter 7: Low-Level DNA & Complex Mixtures Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Data Collection Section 2: STATISTICAL INTERPRETATION Chapter 9: Statistical Interpretation Overview Chapter 10: STR Population Data Analysis Chapter 11: DNA Profile Frequency Estimates Chapter 12: DNA Mixture Statistics Chapter 13: Coping with Missing Alleles Chapter 14: Relationship Testing Chapter 15: Lineage Marker Statistics Chapter 16: Laboratory Reports: Communicating Results and Conclusions APPENDICES Appendix 1: STR Allele Frequencies from U.S. Population Data Appendix 2: NRC I and NRC II Recommendations Appendix 3: DAB Recommendations on Statistics Appendix 4: Worked mixture example (by Dr. Michael D. Coble)
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HarperCollins Publishers Right from Wrong
Book SynopsisNow a major new stage work ''Punch'' by James Graham, at London''s Young Vic theatre 1 March to 12 April 2025????? The Times????? What''s On Stage???? Guardian???? Telegraph???? Financial Times???? The StageIn 2011 Jacob Dunne threw a single punch that ended another man's life. Sentenced to prison for manslaughter, he served fourteen months of a custodial sentence. On his release, he found himself homeless, unemployed and struggling to find a sense of purpose. But with the help of others, and with the encouragement of his victim's parents, he managed to get his life back on track.Right From Wrong follows the course of Jacob's life, beginning on a council estate in Nottingham. Beset by problems at home and at school, Jacob drifted into drug-related gang culture, drinking heavily and fighting for fun before a fateful night changed the course of his life. Unflinching in its account of Jacob's guilt and shame, this book will reveal how Jacob used the experience to turn things around. He haTrade Review‘Part mea culpa, part love letter to his mother, and part manifesto on how to help children from difficult backgrounds to avoid the lifestyle he led. At its heart is the theme of restorative justice.’ The Guardian ‘Engaging… Dunne argues cogently, coherently and from experience that to have choices in life you also have to have chances.’ The Observer, Book of the Day ‘A split second becomes a defining moment for two families and the end of a man’s life. A much-needed burst of light in the dark meadow of time.’ Lemn Sissay, author of My Name is Why ‘A moving and unflinching account of an extraordinary journey. Jacob's astonishing bravery in looking inwards, as well as out towards society and its criminal justice system, is so admirable and beautifully done. It contains that rare thing in story about tragedy – genuine hope.’ James Graham, playwright ‘Captivating and insightful… surprisingly full of hope.’ Nazir Afzal, author of The Prosecutor: One Man’s Pursuit of Justice for the Voiceless ‘A compelling case for restorative justice.’ The Telegraph ‘This powerful and unflinching memoir is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand why hurt people hurt people. A must-read for anyone working in the criminal justice system.’ Marina Cantacuzino, founder of The Forgiveness Project Praise for The Punch, the BBC podcast that inspired the book: ‘A devastating listen …. The Punch made you interrogate your idea of shame, and forgiveness.’ Miranda Sawyer, The Guardian ‘Made me cry all day … You feel the beautiful stark pallor of words like forgiveness, and love. Jacob’s self-doubt is powerful too.’ The New Statesman ‘Powerful … exquisite. … A gentle, compelling case for restorative justice’ The Telegraph ‘Showed us how to look harder at ourselves. And to understand why.’ The Times
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Michael O'Mara Books Ltd How to Beat Scammers
Book SynopsisScamming costs the UK, by conservative estimates, over a billion pounds a year, and realistically, more like £17 billion - about a third of our defence budget or 10 per cent of our annual NHS spend.Worse, it hits ordinary people where it hurts the most: whether the life-savings of the vulnerable elderly taken over the phone, the hard-saved savings of young people whipped away by clicking the wrong online link, or a lump sum from anyone caught momentarily unaware, we are all vulnerable. There is a scam for everyone: if you haven’t been stung yet, it’s only because until now no one has used the right approach. Nick Stapleton is the presenter on the BBC’s Scam Interceptors and has become a guru in the ways of fraud, theft and con artistry. In this book, the first of its kind, he has put together a fail-safe handbook covering all known scams, including advice on how to protect yourself or vulnerable loved ones, what to do if you think you’ve been scammed and how to go about reclaiming stolen money.Safeguard yourself and your family by taking the power back with this, the ultimate defence tool.
£12.74
Practical Inspiration Publishing Personal Threat Management
Book SynopsisTake the guesswork out of protecting clients. Public figures are increasingly receiving death threats. Ordinary people are struggling with toxic behaviour in the workplace. Psychological and reputational harm are both on the rise. How can security and HR professionals identify, assess, and manage targeted threats smarter in what feels like an ever more dangerous world? Drawing on the latest research and methodologies used by government departments, Philip Grindell, one of the world's most trusted leaders and advisors in lone actor, fixated, and workplace threats, provides a proven, science-based framework together with practical personal security measures that will help you take the guesswork out of helping clients and colleagues feel safer. Bringing together elements of forensic psychology, protective intelligence, and personal safety, and with contributions from experts including former members of the FBI and US Secret Service, forensic psychologists and protection specialists, he sets out a practical blueprint for an intelligence-led response to some of the most challenging security threats we face today.
£17.99
Elsevier Science Introduction to Homeland Security
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) The Theoretical Foundations of Criminology Place
Book SynopsisTo confront the challenges criminologists face today and to satisfactorily critique the theories on which criminology is founded, we need to learn from the past. To do this we must give context to both theorist and theory. Written from a critical perspective, this book brings criminological theory to life. It presents the core theories of criminology as historical and cultural products and theorists as producers of culture located in particular places, writing in specific historical periods and situated in precise intellectual networks and philosophical controversies.This book illustrates that theory does not arise âout of the blueâ and highlights the importance of understanding how and why ideas emerge at certain points in time, why they gained currency and the influence that they have had. It follows the trajectory of criminology from pre-Enlightenment society through to the present day and the proliferation of criminological thinking. It explores: Setting the Stage for the Emergence of Criminology Classicist Criminology: The Search for Justice, Equality and the Rational âManâ The Positivist Revolution, Physiognomy, Phrenology and the Science of âOtheringâ Chicago School of Sociology: An Explosion of Ideas Developing a Sociological Criminology: Durkheim, Du Bois, Merton and Tannenbaum Feminism: Redressing the Gender Imbalance Confronting the Establishment: The Emergence of Critical Criminology From Theoretical Innovations to Political Engagement The Theoretical Foundations of Criminology provides an invaluable contribution to the growing conversation about criminologyâs âorigin storyâ and the level that this is grounded in the idiosyncrasies of the North Atlantic world and its historical development. This book will be invaluable reading to students and academics engaged in studies of criminology and criminal justice.
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Oxford University Press Making Crime Pay Law and Order in Contemporary American Politics Law Order in Contemporary American Politics Studies in Crime and Public Policy
Book SynopsisMost Americans are not aware that the US prison population has tripled over the past two decades, nor that the US has the highest rate of incarceration in the industrialized world. Despite these facts, politicians from across the ideological spectrum continue to campaign on law and order platforms and to propose three strikes--and even two strikes--sentencing laws. Why is this the case? How have crime, drugs, and delinquency come to be such salient political issues, and why have enhanced punishment and social control been defined as the most appropriate responses to these complex social problems? Making Crime Pay: Law and Order in Contemporary American Politics provides original, fascinating, and persuasive answers to these questions. According to conventional wisdom, the worsening of the crime and drug problems has led the public to become more punitive, and tough anti-crime policies are politicians'' collective response to this popular sentiment. Katherine Beckett challenges this interpretation, arguing instead that the origins of the punitive shift in crime control policy lie in the political rather than the penal realm--particularly in the tumultuous period of the 1960s.Trade Review...well-written, sharply focused....provides a useful perspective on an immensely consequential issue. * Choice *...Beckett does an excellent job deconstructing the politics of crime policy in this country. * The ICCA Review of Books *Beckett immerses herself in the political, social, historical, and discursive context of crime contol in America. The result is an excellent example of how interdisciplinary research can enhance our understanding of complex social phenomena. * Journal of Criminal Justice *Table of Contents1. Law and Order in Contemporary American Politics ; 2. Setting the Public Agenda ; 3. Creating the Crime Issue ; 4. From Crime to Drugs-and Back Again ; 5. Crime and Drugs in the News ; 6. Crime and Punishment in American Political Culture ; 7. Institutionalizing Law and Order ; 8. Reconceptualizing the Crime Problem
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Oxford University Press Governing through Crime
Book SynopsisAcross America today gated communities sprawl out from urban centers, employers enforce mandatory drug testing, and schools screen students with metal detectors. Social problems ranging from welfare dependency to educational inequality have been reconceptualized as crimes, with an attendant focus on assigning fault and imposing consequences. Even before the recent terrorist attacks, non-citizen residents had become subject to an increasingly harsh regime of detention and deportation, and prospective employees subjected to background checks. How and when did our everyday world become dominated by fear, every citizen treated as a potential criminal? In this startlingly original work, Jonathan Simon traces this pattern back to the collapse of the New Deal approach to governing during the 1960s when declining confidence in expert-guided government policies sent political leaders searching for new models of governance. The War on Crime offered a ready solution to their problem: politicians Trade ReviewSimon has put together an unremitting wealth of detail concerning institutional, cultural and private life-world changes. * Rebecca Pates, Akademie Verlag *Table of ContentsIntroduction Crime and American Governance ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press Saving Children from a Life of Crime
Book SynopsisAfter decades of rigorous study in the United States and across the Western world, a great deal is known about the early risk factors for offending. High impulsiveness, low attainment, criminal parents, parental conflict, and growing up in a deprived, high-crime neighborhood are among the most important factors. There is also a growing body of high quality scientific evidence on the effectiveness of early prevention programs designed to prevent children from embarking on a life of crime. Drawing on the latest evidence, Saving Children from a Life of Crime is the first book to assess the early causes of offending and what works best to prevent it. Preschool intellectual enrichment, child skills training, parent management training, and home visiting programs are among the most effective early prevention programs. Criminologists David Farrington and Brandon Welsh also outline a policy strategy--early prevention--that uses this current research knowledge and brings into sharper focus whaTrade Review"Well researched and well reasoned, pragmatic and clearly written: A call to action grounded in science. This book should guide the creation of a national strategy for preventing crime before it starts."--J. David Hawkins, Endowed Professor of Prevention, University of Washington"The current willingness to allow at-risk children to develop unimpeded into serious, chronic offenders represents an inexcusable policy failure and threat to public safety. Farrington and Welsh balance this "bad news" with invaluable "good news": there is a growing body of evidence-based practices that "work" to save troubled youngsters. Their scholarly but accessible analysis makes a compelling case that the knowledge now exists to construct a national system for early intervention. Perhaps more important, Saving Children from a Life of Crime has the power to inspire in its readers the political will to make this ambitious vision a reality. Let the reading begin!"--Francis T. Cullen, Distinguished Research Professor, University of CincinnatiTable of ContentsJames Q. Wilson: Foreword 1: Introduction: The Need for Early Prevention Part I: Early Risk and Protective Factors 2: Understanding Risk and Protective Factors 3: Individual Factors 4: Family Factors 5: Socioeconomic, Peer, School, and Community Factors Part II: Prevention in the Early Years 6: Understanding Risk-Focused Prevention 7: Individual Prevention 8: Family Prevention 9: Peer, School, and Community Prevention Part III: Toward a National Strategy 10: Never Too Early: A Comprehensive National Prevention Strategy Notes References Index
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Oxford University Press Why Do Criminals Offend
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on what is probably the most frequently asked question about crime: Why do criminals offend? Renowned criminologist Robert Agnew draws on a broad range of crime theories and the latest research to present a general theory of crime and delinquency, rich with student-accessible examples. The general theory integrates the essential arguments from social learning, social control, self-control, strain, labeling, social support, bio-psychological, and other theories. And it draws on the latest research examining the relationship between crime, individual traits, and the social environment--including family, school, peer, and work environments. Agnew's general theory is concise and written at a level readily accessible to undergraduates. It provides a good sense of the major causes of crime and how they mutually influence and interact with one another to affect crime. Key points are illustrated with examples from qualitative and quantitative research, and each chapter endsTrade ReviewThis is a brilliant integrative book.... [It is] an outstanding contribution to criminological theory and knowledge.... The writing style is excellent: clear, interesting, and informative. * David Farrington, University of Cambridge *This book is a major contribution to the discipline.... Extremely well written and engaging. * Alex R. Piquero, University of Florida *This is an outstanding book. It is logical in its organization, clearly articulated, empirically informed, and brilliant in its depth of scholarship.... This book should be required reading for anyone interested in the study of crime and criminals. * John Wright, University of Cincinnati^ *Table of Contents1. INTRODUCTION: A GENERAL THEORY OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY; 2. CRIME IS MOST LIKELY WHEN THE CONSTRAINTS AGAINST CRIME ARE LOW AND THE MOTIVATIONS FOR CRIME ARE HIGH; 3. A RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL VARIABLES AFFECT THE CONSTRAINTS; 4. THE WEB OF CRIME: THE LIFE DOMAINS AFFECT ONE ANOTHER, ALTHOUGH SOME EFFECTS ARE STRONGER THAN OTHERS; 5. CRIME AFFECTS ITS 'CAUSES' AND PRIOR CRIME AFFECTS SUBSEQUENT CRIME; 6. THE CAUSES OF CRIME INTERACT IN AFFECTING CRIME AND ONE ANOTHER; 7. THE CAUSES TEND TO HAVE CONTEMPORANEOUS AND NONLINEAR EFFECTS ON CRIME AND ONE ANOTHER; 8. THE LIFE DOMAINS ARE INFLUENCED BY A RANGE OF OUTSIDE FACTORS, INCLUDING BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; 9. USING THE GENERAL THEORY TO EXPLAIN GROUP DIFFERENCES IN CRIME; 10. TESTING THE GENERAL THEORY; 11. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTROLLING CRIME; 12. THE GENERAL THEORY AS AN INTEGRATED THEORY OF CRIME; CONCLUSION
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Oxford University Press Pressured Into Crime
Book SynopsisPressured Into Crime: An Overview of General Strain Theory by Robert Agnew provides an overview of general strain theory (GST), one of the leading explanations of crime and delinquency, developed by author Robert Agnew. Written to be student-friendly, Pressured Into Crime features numerous real-world examples, insightful and colorful quotes from former and active criminals, clear summaries of major points, and challenging review and discussion questions at the end of each chapter. This book provides the following:* It compares and contrasts GST to other leading theories of crime, including biopsychological, control, social learning, routine activities, and social disorganization theories (presenting brief descriptions of these theories). * It describes the evidence on GST, including the most current research on the types of strains most likely to cause crime, why these strains cause crime, and the factors that influence the effects of strains on crime. * It employs GST to explainTrade ReviewPressured Into Crime presents a compelling case that strain is intimately implicated in criminal behavior. Conceptually sophisticated and with a strong fidelity to empirical research, this volume is an exemplar in criminological theorizing. Indeed, Robert Agnew has crafted a classic contribution that no scholar can afford to ignore and that will be ideal reading in a range of criminology courses. * Francis T. Cullen, University of Cincinnati, and Past President, American Society of Criminology *Table of Contents1. Why Do Individuals Engage in Crime? ; 2. Why Do Strains Increase the Likelihood of Crime? ; 3. What Types of Strains Are Most Likely To Cause Crime? ; 4. Why Are Some Individuals More Likely Than Others To Respond to Strains With Crime? ; 5. How Does General Strain Theory Explain Patterns of Offending Over the Life Course? ; 6. How Does General Strain Theory Explain Gender, Class, and Race/Ethnic Differences in Offending? ; 7. How Does General Strain Theory Explain Community and Societal Differences in Offending? ; 8. What Recommendations Does General Strain Theory Make for Reducing Crime? ; 9. An Overview of General Strain Theory
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Oxford University Press Saving Children from a Life of Crime
Book SynopsisAfter decades of rigorous study in the United States and across the Western world, a great deal is known about the early risk factors for offending. High impulsiveness, low attainment, criminal parents, parental conflict, and growing up in a deprived, high-crime neighborhood are among the most important factors. There is also a growing body of high quality scientific evidence on the effectiveness of early prevention programs designed to prevent children from embarking on a life of crime. Drawing on the latest evidence, Saving Children from a Life of Crime is the first book to assess the early causes of offending and what works best to prevent it. Preschool intellectual enrichment, child skills training, parent management training, and home visiting programs are among the most effective early prevention programs. Criminologists David Farrington and Brandon Welsh also outline a policy strategy - early prevention - that uses this current research knowledge and brings into sharper focus Trade ReviewInternationally recognized author Farrington (Cambridge) and US criminologist Welsh (Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell) have applied a psychological theoretical perspective and "gold standard" experimental methodology to delinquency programs....Recommended. * CHOICE *[T]hese two prominent criminologists have written a book on one of social science's most important matters, and one that embodies the essence of good science: the development and articulation of good ideas, a solid discussion of theory and research, and appropriate policy proscriptions that are accessible and relevant to academics, policy-makers, and lay persons. * Journal of Youth & Adolescence *Overall, Saving Children from a Life of Crime is an insightful and useful text. This book's main strength is that it is a 'one-stop shop' for everything we need to know about risk factors for delinquency and effective early prevention programmes. It is very well researched and the information is both up-to-date and trustworthy. * British Journal of Criminology *The current willingness to allow at-risk children to develop unimpeded into serious, chronic offenders represents an inexcusable policy failure and threat to public safety. Farrington and Welsh balance this "bad news" with invaluable "good news": there is a growing body of evidence-based practices that "work" to save troubled youngsters. Their scholarly but accessible analysis makes a compelling case that the knowledge now exists to construct a national system for early intervention. Perhaps more important, Saving Children from a Life of Crime has the power to inspire in its readers the political will to make this ambitious vision a reality. Let the reading begin! * Francis T. Cullen, Distinguished Research Professor, University of Cincinnati *Well researched and well reasoned, pragmatic and clearly written: A call to action grounded in science. This book should guide the creation of a national strategy for preventing crime before it starts. * J. David Hawkins, Endowed Professor of Prevention, School of Social Work, University of Washington *This volume has essential, well-summarized information for decision makers, policy officials, and practitioners interested in designing and evaluating programs to reduce juvenile delinquency. Based on a sweeping survey of the scientific evidence for risk and protective factors, the expert authors succinctly indicate which programs have the highest efficacy in preventing and reducing juvenile delinquency and which programs more than pay for themselves. This volume is the most convincing and the most practical of all the books on reducing juvenile delinquency published over the past decades. * Rolf Loeber, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, and Professor of Psychology and Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh *Farrington and Welsh have produced a timely and important work for all self-respecting democracies. Every careful student of human development since Plato understands that preventing crime as a way of life starts at conception. Farrington and Welsh offer the up-to-date knowledge needed to change outdated policies. We cannot afford to continue to lock up offenders as if we were still in the early 19th century. Giving support to at-risk families and children is the only rational and humane way of dealing with crime as a way of life. This book should be mandatory for all social science students and policy makers. * Richard E. Tremblay, Chair of Child Development, University of Montreal *Table of ContentsPART I: EARLY RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS; PART II: PREVENTION IN THE EARLY YEARS; PART III: TOWARD A NATIONAL STRATEGY
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Oxford University Press Inc Governing Through Crime
Book SynopsisAcross America today, gated communities sprawl out from urban centers, employers enforce mandatory drug testing, and schools screen students with metal detectors. Social problems ranging from welfare dependency to educational inequality have been reconceptualized as crimes, with an attendant focus on assigning fault and imposing consequences. Even before the recent terrorist attacks, non-citizen residents had become subject to an increasingly harsh regime of detention and deportation, and prospective employees subjected to background checks. How and when did our everyday world become dominated by fear, every citizen treated as a potential criminal? In this startlingly original work, Jonathan Simon traces this pattern back to the collapse of the New Deal approach to governing during the 1960s when declining confidence in expert-guided government policies sent political leaders searching for new models of governance. The War on Crime offered a ready solution to their problem: politicianTrade Review"Ambitious and carefully reasoned... thought-provoking... argues that what sociologists are calling "mass imprisonment" (because such a large portion of the population is now involved) signals not only a new approach to managing crime, but to managing society... The most innovative sections of his book, however, outline how an increasingly insular, risk averse, and punitive social ethic has reshaped not only how the other half lives but how the top half does as well."--Boston Review "Every thoughtful citizen should confront the arguments that are so lucidly presented in this book. Highly recommended." --CHOICE "In Governing through Crime, Jonathan Simon powerfully and persuasively argues that America's obsession with crime has touched, indeed distorted, the fundamental building blocks of our democratic society. According to this sweeping analysis, our conception of the centrality of crime in American life has redefined the powers of government, the role of families and schools, and the place of the individual in society. This disturbing and provocative treatise should command the attention of scholars, opinion leaders, and policymakers who aspire to create a more tolerant and open future for this country."--Jeremy Travis, President, John Jay College of Criminal Justice "For historians, this book will one day be a valuable primary source."--Law and History Review "Distinguished legal scholar Jonathan Simon here challenges us to confront the consequences for liberal democracy of the move in the U.S. towards the exercise of ever more executive authority--from the presidency and the institutions of state through schools and families. Governing through Crime, argues Simon with unrelenting cogency, is a response to risk and fear spun out of control, a response that erodes social trust and, with it, the very scaffolding of a 'free' society. An invaluable addition to the literature in critical criminology, this is a volume that ought to be read by anyone who seeks to understand the present and future of governance in the USA--and elsewhere."--John Comaroff, Harold H. Swift Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago "Jonathan Simon has pioneered a new approach to the study of the politics of crime control, and this book should confirm his place as one of the outstanding criminologists of his generation. Governing through Crime, is a major contribution and deserves to make an impact throughout the social and political sciences."--Nikolas Rose, Martin White Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science "This is an impressive work. The book's great strength is its integration of a wide range of research on political science, law, and sociology, with journalistic accounts of current and recent politics. Topics from mass imprisonment, school "zero tolerance" policies, and the shortcomings of the Supreme Court in achieving the goals of Brown v. Board of Education have all been written about extensively. But I know of no other work that so effectively uncovers ways that these issues are connected to a changing relationship between citizens and their government."--The Law and Politics Book Review "What makes Simon's work stand out is his treatment of how the government's configuration of the crime problem, with its strong emphasis on 'personal responsibility and will over social context' (p.25) and its penchant for punishment of individuals, has penetrated other institutional spheres of American life, notably work, school, and family life... His book stands out as the most important and most readable treatment to date on the overreach of crime and our emergence, in part, as a society gripped by the language of crime and the technologies of criminal justice."--Political Science Quarterly "Simon's main focus is diagnostic, not prescriptive. He does not propose a detailed blueprint to end governing through crime, but rather suggests some guideposts."--Law & Social InquiryTable of Contents1. Power, Authority, and the Criminal Law ; 2. "Prosecutor-in-chief": Executive Authority since the War on Crime ; 3. We the Victims: Fearing Crime and Making Law ; 4. Judgment and Distrust: The Jurisprudence of Crime and the Decline of Judicial Governance ; 5. Project Exile: Race, the War on Crime, and Mass Imprisonment ; 5. Project Exile: Race, the War on Crime, and Mass Imprisonment ; 5. Project Exile: Race, the War on Crime, and Mass Imprisonment ; 6. Crime Families: Governing Domestic Relations Through Crime ; 7. Safe Schools: Reforming Education Through Crime ; 8. Penalty Box: Crime, Victimization, and Punishment in the Deregulated Workplace ; 9. Wars of Governance: From Cancer to Crime to Terror
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Oxford University Press, USA The Local Governance of Crime
Book SynopsisThe book considers recent trends in the local governance of crime. It examines the growing appeal to `community'' and `partnerships'' in criminal justice policy and the involvement of actual communities and partnerships in criminal justice practices. The book makes sense of ongoing transformations in the relations between the state, market, and civil society in the governance of crime and personal safety. It draws upon the findings of two empirical research projects, conducted by the author, in the fields of community-based crime prevention and local victim-offender and community mediation. The overall aim of the book is to answer, both theoretically and empirically, a number of interrelated questions, namely: How do we make sense of appeals to `community'' and `partnerships'' in criminal justice policy? What are the implications of actual involvement of `communities'' and the establishment of inter-organizational `partnerships'' in crime control initiatives? Is crime control an appropTrade Reviewan extremely comprehensive study of the changing nature of government interest in both partnership and community and how individual agencies have responded to the call * Barry Loveday Local Government Studies *This is a fine book which contributes significantly both to our understanding of contemporary strategies of crime control, and to our attempts to make them otherwise.This is a work of substance that makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the present. It presents a finely grained account of an important phenomenon; a probing, nuanced critique that is supported by empirical evidence; and a sophisticated theoretical discussion that locates crime-prevention in the bigger picture of social and political change. * David Garland, British Journal of Criminology *I can only commend this wide-ranging and thoughtful book to everyone interested in criminal justice. The book combines empirical investigation and theory, and is written in a sensitive and reflective style at a level which holds the attention and stimulates critical response in the best sense. * Mike McConville in the New Law Journal *This book offers a forceful and extended reminder that crime prevention is not merely a mater of finding effective measures to reduce offending, but is also entangled with - and capable of telling us much about - wider issues of ethics and politics... a rich, nuanced and altogether convincing study. * Ian Loader in Social & Legal Studies *a very elegantly written book with a solid foundation of historical research * Victor McLaren in Vista *an important and well-written book. * Daniel Gilling in Crime Prevention and Community Safety: An International Journal *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. The Genesis of the Partnership Approach and Appeals to Community in Crime Control ; 3. The Shifting Social and Political Context: Questions of Legitimacy and Responsibility ; 4. Partnerships, Conflicts, and Power Relations ; 5. The Contestable Nature of Community ; 6. Fragmentation of the State? ; 7. Questions of Accountability ; 8. Local or Social Justice? ; 9. Towards Conclusions
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Oxford University Press, USA Hate Crime and Restorative Justice Exploring Causes Repairing Harms Clarendon Studies in Criminology
Book SynopsisThe product of an 18 month empirical study which examined the use of restorative justice for hate crime in the United Kingdom, this book draws together theory and practice in order to examine the causes and consequences of hate crime victimisation. Hate Crime and Restorative Justice: Exploring Causes, Repairing Harms also identifies the key process variables within restorative practice that can help to repair the harms of hatred. In doing so, it challenges commonly held conceptions of both ''hate crime'' and ''restorative justice'' through its use of qualitative research of restorative interventions across the UK. The study''s findings provide original data on the contextual variables that are intrinsic to both the cause and effect of hate-motivated offences, revealing complex socio-cultural and socio-economic factors that are fundamental, both to our understanding of hate crime and to how such incidents can be best resolved. Through meticulous analysis and discussion, the book also provides new information on how restorative processes can be used to repair the harms of hate and challenge the prejudices which give rise to hate-motivated conflicts. The issue of group identity and cultural ''difference'' amongst participants of restorative justice is explored and examined through the use of detailed case studies, allowing assessment of whether dialogical barriers to reconciliation can limit the success of restorative processes. In particular, the notion of ''community'', a fundamental concept of restorative justice theory and practice, is reconceptualised by exploring both its healing and harming features. Utilising data from the first study of its kind, Hate Crime and Restorative Justice draws together theoretical assumptions about restorative philosophy and empirical evidence of its use for hate crime to offer a more holistic understanding of how restorative justice can help repair the harms caused by processes of hate, while simultaneously challenging the identity-based prejudices that continue to pervade our multicultural communities.Trade ReviewThe book is a must read for anyone with an interest in dialogue based approaches to conflicts with a power element . . . This book presents original findings while combining them with the limited literature on the matter to alert reformists that restorative justice is not easy, and that appropriate training, safeguards and processes must be in place. * Theo Gavrielides, Internet Journal of Restorative Justice *This book provides a thought-provoking theoretical basis and empirical justification for a restorative, rather than retributive, response, as well as case histories and practical information, useful to anyone planning a service to tackle this kind of harmful or criminal behaviour. * Martin Wright, The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice *Table of Contents1. Conceptualising hate Crime for restorative justice ; 2. Conceptualising restorative justice for hate crime ; 3. The harms of hate crime: from structural disadvantage to individual identity ; 4. Repairing the harms of everyday hate crime: exploring community mediation and the views of restorative practitioners ; 5. Restorative policing and hate crime ; 6. Secondary victimisation, state participation and the importance of multi-agency partnerships ; 7. The perils of 'community' in restorative justice: from theory to practice ; 8. Humanising 'difference' and challenging prejudice through restorative dialogue ; Conclusion: Uncovering hidden truths
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Oxford University Press Street Gang Patterns and Policies
Book SynopsisIn the past two decades, many prevention and suppression programs have been initiated on a national and local level to combat street gangs--but what do we really know about them? Why do youths join them? Why do they proliferate? Street Gang Patterns and Policies is a crucial update and critical examination of our understanding of gangs and major gang-control programs across the nation. Often perceived solely as an urban issue, street gangs are also a suburban and rural dilemma. Klein and Maxson focus on gang proliferation, migration, and crime patterns, and highlight known risk factors that lead to youths form and join gangs within communities. Dispelling the long-standing assumptions that the public, the media, and law enforcement have about street gangs, they present a comprehensive overview of how gangs are organized and structured. The authors assess the major gang programs across the nation and argue that existing prevention, intervention, and suppression methods targeting individTrade Review"This is an important book. Malcolm Klein and Cheryl Maxson here draw upon their own rich and pioneering research experience and that of others to provide the most comprehensive review of what is known and what needs to be known about gangs and their control in community contexts. I stand in awe of their accomplishment."--James F. Short, Jr., Past President of the American Sociological Association "The need to intervene successfully with street gangs is self-evident; unfortunately the way to do so is not. Klein and Maxson, based on a masterful review of the empirical literature on gangs and on gang intervention efforts, lay out a balanced and comprehensive strategy for confronting this problem head-on. Neither falsely optimistic nor unnecessarily gloomy, they provide a road map that, if followed, will yield substantial progress in our fight against gangs."--Terence P. Thornberry, Director, Research Program on Problem Behavior, University of ColoradoTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION; PART ONE; PART TWO; PART THREE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
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The University of Chicago Press The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity How Corruption
Book SynopsisThis text seeks to show how the proliferating regulations and oversight mechanisms designed to prevent or root out corruption seriously undermine the ability to govern.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface 1: The Evolution of Corruption: From "Honest Graft" to Conflicts of Interest 2: The Evolution of the Anticorruption Project: From Virtue to Surveillance 3: Civil Service and the Anticorruption Project: Bondage to a Principle 4: Conflicts of Interest and Financial Disclosures: The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity 5: Whistleblowers: Uncovering Wrongdoing at Any Price 6: Internal Government Investigation: The Panopticon in New York City 7: State and Federal Prosecutors: Putting Public Officials on Ice 8: Purging Corruption from Public Contracting: Blacklists, Debarments, and the Paralysis of Procurement 9: Auditing and Accounting Controls: Beyond Bean Counting 10: Waging War Against the Inevitable 11: Public Administration: From Reform to Pathology 12: Toward a New Discourse on Corruption Control Notes Bibliography Table of Cases Index
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The University of Chicago Press The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity
Book SynopsisThis text seeks to show how the proliferating regulations and oversight mechanisms designed to prevent or root out corruption seriously undermine the ability to govern.
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The University of Chicago Press Oral History and Delinquency The Rhetoric of
Book SynopsisFrom Henry Mayhew's classic study of Victorian slums to Studs Terkel's presentations of ordinary people in modern America, oral history has been used to call attention to social conditions. By analyzing the nature and circumstances of the production of such histories of delinquency, James Bennett argues that oral history is a rhetorical device, consciously chosen as such, and is to be understood in terms of its persuasive powers and aims. Bennett shows how oral or life histories of juvenile delinquents have been crucial in communicating the human traits of offenders within their social context, to attract interest in resources for programs to prevent delinquency. Although life history helped to establish the discipline of sociology, Bennett suggests concepts for understanding oral histories generated in many fields.
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The University of Chicago Press Controlling Crime Strategies and Tradeoffs NBER
Book SynopsisCriminal justice expenditures have more than doubled since the 1980s, dramatically increasing costs to the public. This book considers alternative ways to reduce crime that do not sacrifice public safety. It provides insight into the important trends and patterns of some of the interventions that may be effective in reducing crime.
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McGill-Queen's University Press Doing Harm
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Doing Harm shows how a toxic mix of intrigue, questionable decisions, and a ‘just following orders’ mentality created a crisis still not fully resolved. A monumentally important work, it should be required reading in all psychology programs.” Kenneth S. Pope, recipient of APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public Service“Doing Harm lifts the cloak of invisibility on the opportunists and profiteers who have survived, evaded, resisted, and escaped accountability for the US government’s post-9/11 torture program. Roy Eidelson refused to learn helplessness, exposing the calibration of cruelty within black sites, dark prisons, and the Guantanamo Battle Lab.” Mark Fallon, author of Unjustifiable Means“The post-9/11 torture program was sustained by a web of enablers that wrapped brutality in a veneer of legitimacy. Doing Harm chronicles the courageous campaign to disrupt that web, providing vital insights for all who hope to root out systemic injustice.” Elisa Massimino, former President and CEO, Human Rights First“Roy Eidelson’s searing and important book deserves a wide readership. It tells a sordid chapter in the APA’s history, offering a cautionary tale about how professional organizations can stray to the ‘dark side’ in a climate of fear and conformity.” Eyal Press, author of Dirty Work“The APA’s collusion with the Bush administration’s torture program was unique among medical associations. Eidelson and a group of colleagues, tellingly called ‘the dissidents,’ fought to end psychologists’ involvement and forced the APA to clean house. Doing Harm shows why, despite their tireless advocacy, key lessons have yet to be learned.” Lisa Hajjar, author of The War in Court“In Doing Harm Roy Eidelson exposes a dark chapter in the history of American psychology. Some practitioners’ complicity with government authorities in abetting torture violated the highest ethical standards. The story must be told if it is not to be repeated.” Brigadier General (Ret.) Stephen N. Xenakis“Eidelson provides a comprehensive and highly readable background story to APA’s accommodative stance toward the priorities of the Department of Defense and the CIA at a time when both agencies were clearly reconciled to indefinitely detaining and abusing—and often torturing—hundreds of detainees. … Doing Harm is essential reading. It is a detailed exploration of how the powerful make monsters behind the scenes of hollow performances of slick benevolence. And, in this regard, the APA isn’t just the American Psychological Association. It’s an ominous synecdoche of the uncannily glitching duality of the United States itself.” Counterpunch“While Doing Harm is a deeply troubling case study of how a profession can, in the pursuit of power and influence, come to betray its own principles, ethics, purpose, and indeed the very people it is supposed to serve, it is also an inspiring one in that it shows how even a handful of professionals of conscience can work to bring truth to light.” The Winnipeg Free Press"An excellent read for all involved in psychology as a discipline. Highly recommended." Choice
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St. Martins Press-3PL Crime Signals
Book SynopsisCrime is never unpredictable. Before a lie is spoken, a pocket is picked, or an assault is inflicted, there are silent cues: a nonverbal language that speaks loud and clear if you're trained to see it. This book presents real-life stories of crime and survival. It helps you stay alert to the warning signs of a wide array of offenses.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Questioning Punishment
Book SynopsisThis book questions punishment as concept, social phenomenon and contemporary practice. It unpacks punishment's nature and the assumptions that underpin it, examines its targets, objectives and implications, locates punishment and punitivity within their social contexts, and aims to unsettle the idea that there is something common-sensical, necessary and unavoidable about punitive justice.Questioning Punishment develops its argument through an innovative structure organised around five central questions: what punishment is; who punishment's targets and subjects are; how punishment is perpetuated and experienced; when and where punishment unfolds and why we punish. It ends by considering the implications of this enquiry to understandings of punishment and broader pursuits of justice.This book is essential reading for all those engaged with the sociology of punishment and prisons, Trade Review"The product of years of collaborative endeavour, this engaging, provocative book examines multiple facets of punishment to expose how deeply problematic it is. Revealing our pathological dependence on punishment, it invites us to explore potential new conceptualisations of justice. Essential reading for all students and scholars of punishment."Lucia Zedner, Senior Research Fellow in Law, All Souls College & Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford"This is an important, scholarly and thought-provoking book. It examines and challenges the way in which punishment has become such a central feature of everyday life in modern society. Rather than seeking justice through punishment, it makes the case for a just society that would have no need for punitive justice."John Pratt, Emeritus Professor of Criminology, Institute of Criminology, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand"This important book offers a clear and comprehensive analysis of the ‘who, what, when, where, how and why’ of modern punishment. Questioning taken-for-granted assumptions, and unpacking the persistent allure of punishment, the book untangles the many threads of punitiveness that run through prevalent notions of justice. A vital resource for anyone seeking to understand and rethink the role of punishment in contemporary societies."Sarah Lamble, Reader in Criminology and Queer Theory, Department of Criminology, Birkbeck, University of London ‘The world of punishment has become inundated with easy answers (“what works!”) and starved of hard questions. Thankfully, in this invaluable new work, Carvalho and Chamberlen ask all the right questions of a complex institution in desperate need of this sort of sophisticated interrogation.’Shadd Maruna, Professor of Criminology, Queen's University Belfast'As many countries are going through their most punitive moment in peace time, questioning why, whom and how we punish cannot be more timely, echoing social movements and political reforms with similar interrogations. Through a rigorous and accessible analysis, Henrique Carvalho and Anastasia Chamberlen offer a much-needed reflection for citizens and, hopefully, politicians.'Didier Fassin, Professor at the Collège de France and author of The Will to PunishTable of ContentsIntroduction 1.What Is Punishment? 2.Who Are the Targets and the Subjects of Punishment? 3.How Do We Punish and How Does It Feel? 4.When and Where Does Punishment Unfold? 5.Why Do We Punish? 6.So What? The Pathology of Punishment and the Promise of Justice
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Shades of Deviance
Book SynopsisShades of Deviance is a turbo-driven guide to crime and deviance. It offers politically engaged, thought-provoking and accessibly written accounts of a wide range of socially and legally prohibited acts. This updated and revised edition is designed to be essential reading for general readers, undergraduate students in the fields of criminology and sociology, and those preparing to embark on degree courses in these fields. Written by field-leading experts from across the globe and designed for those who want a clear and exciting introduction to the complex areas of crime and deviance, this book provides short overviews of a wide range of social problems, harms and criminal acts, offering a series of cutting-edge and critical treatments of issues such as war and terrorism, incels and the alt-right, ecocide, trolling, hate crime and chemsex. A guide is also given to further readings and films to develop the reader's understanding of these issues. This new edition has beTrade ReviewAs with the first edition of this remarkable and indispensable book, this thoroughly revised second version pushes readers to broaden the way they think about deviance and social harm in modern societies—and to recognize the connections between the behaviors that often trouble us the most and the increasingly precarious and neglectful character of the contemporary global social order. Professor Elliott Currie, University of California, Irvine, USAA collection of fascinating insights into acts of deviance so wide and varied that conformity appears to an increasingly rare commodity. However, as the chapters in this volume attest, even as we become more diverse we are ever more policed. A book for our times.Professor Danny Dorling, University of Oxford Shades of Deviance is a thought-provoking collection bringing together short essays on a vast range of issues that are viewed in contemporary society as ‘deviant’, ‘harmful’, or ‘criminal’. Questioning the value of mainstream approaches which prioritise a focus on state defined problematic behaviours, this second edition collection includes 60 entries with new topics and authors covering low level issues such as yarnbombing to the more serious —such as terrorism and child soldiers. Written in a thoroughly engaging and accessible manner, this introductory text is a must read for all criminology students. Professor Christina Pantazis, University of BristolQuestions of deviance lie at the heart of criminological inquiry. The breadth and sociological curiosity that informs this book make it both a useful and highly enjoyable introduction to the topic. It will be a useful companion to students of criminology and several other social science disciplines. In fact, it creates a real danger that it will convert the latter into the former. Professor Katja Franko, University of OsloTable of ContentsPart I: Acts of transgression1 Crime Is Not Just for Criminologists Rowland Atkinson and Tammy Ayres 2 Begging Sabina Yasmin Rahman 3 Yarn Bombing Alyce McGovern 4 Spitting Ross Coomber 5 Street Racing and Joyriding Yunis Alam 6 Sex work Molly Dunn 7 Sadomasochism Thomas S. Weinberg 8 Public Sex Katharine Parker Part II: Subcultures and deviating social codes 9 Drugs, Substances and Intoxicants Tammy Ayres 10 Tattooing and Body Modification Kyla Bevin and James Treadwell 11 Incel Masculinity Sam Andrews and Anthony Ellis 12 Music and Subculture Víctor Ávila Torres 13 Chemsex Ford Hickson 14 Weapon Use Nicolas Florquin and Peter Squires 15 Graffiti Robert D. Weide 16 Parkour and Freerunning Thomas Raymen 17 Organised Fighting Sports Victoria E. Collins Part III: Changing technologies and harms 18 Online Fraud Kate Tudor 19 Hacking and Hacktivism Kevin F. Steinmetz 20 Lifestyle Medicines and Performance Enhancing Drugs Nick Gibbs 21 Robot Sex Corina Medley 22 Trolling and Online Abuse Emma A. Jane 23 Video Games Craig Kelly and Adam Lynes 24 Voyeurism and Trash Streaming Grace Gallacher Part IV: Social change and social problems 25 Domestic Violence and Abuse Jade Levell 26 Tourism Oliver Smith 27 Debt Mark Horsley 28 Sexual Deviance Katie McBride 29 Gambling Suzanne Baggs 30 Paedophilia Maggie Wykes 31 Pornography Samantha Keene 32 Stalking Laura Logan 33 Maritime Piracy Patricia Schneider 34 Drug Trafficking Zulia Orozco Reynoso Part V: Invisible and contested harms 35 Corporate Crime Mark Monaghan 36 Corruption Marina Zaloznaya 37 State Crime and Violence Diogo Azevedo Lyra, Carolina Christoph Grillo, Renato Coelho Dirk and Daniel Veloso Hirata 38 Tax Evasion Rowland Atkinson 39 Elder Abuse and Neglect Marie Beaulieu, Julien Cadieux Genesse and Kevin St-Martin 40 Fraud Jörg Wiegratz 41 Police Deviance Bill McClanahan 42 Consumption Rowland Atkinson Part VI: Hate, difference and culture 43 Gypsy Roma and Travellers Haley Read 44 Squatting Samuel Burgum 45 Hate Crime Tina G. Patel 46 Policing Politics and Protest Aidan O'Sullivan 47 Alt-Right Tanner Mirrlees Part VII: Questions of violence 48 Homicide Gabriel Feltran and Marcelli Cipriani 49 Terrorism Jacob Holzer 50 Animal Abuse Ruth McKie 51 School Violence Valéria Cristina de Oliveira 52 Child soldiers Tammy Ayres Part VIII: Harms in a global context 53 Ecocide Rob White 54 Environmental Activism Olivia Hasler 55 Gangs Dennis Rodgers 56 Human Trafficking and People Smuggling Daniel Briggs 57 Green Criminology Daan van Uhm 58 International Migration Mark Bushell 59 Slavery, Webcams and Human Trafficking Rosemary Broad 60 Urban Conflict Luana Motta 61 Waste Avi Brisman
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Crime Reduction
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Taylor & Francis Hate Crime
Book SynopsisSince the publication of the first edition of 'Hate Crime' in 2005, interest in this subject as a scholarly and political domain has grown considerably both in Britain and North America, but significantly also in many other parts of the world. As such, this second edition fully revises and updates the content of the first, but within a broader international context. Building on the success of the first edition, this accessible, cross-disciplinary text also includes a wider range of international issues, and addresses new and emerging areas of concern within the field. The book will be of particular interest to academics, undergraduate and postgraduate students, criminal justice practitioners, and policy-makers working within the area of hate crime and related fields of crime, social justice, and diversity. It will also be of value to others who may hold a more general interest in what is undoubtedly a rapidly evolving and increasingly important area of contemporary and globalTrade ReviewThis welcome new addition to the hate crime literature has the same accessible and engaging feel of the first edition but has been updated to take account of important developments in scholarship and policy. I’d encourage anyone with an interest in this field to buy a copy.Neil Chakraborti, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Leicester, UK.Nathan Hall’s Hate Crime has provided a firm foundation and core resource for hate crime studies in the UK. The second edition of this successful book will equally serve well the next generation of hate crime studies now being built on firm foundations that have been laid.Paul Iganski, Senior Lecturer in Social Justice, University of Lancaster, UK.Table of Contents1. Defining and Conceptualising Hate Crime, 2. The emergence of hate crime as a contemporary socio-legal problem, 3. The International Geography of Hate, 4. Victims and Victimisation, 5. Prejudice and Hatred, 6. Offenders and Offending, 7. Law and Law Enforcement, 8. Challenging Hate and Hate Crime, 9. Questioning the Hate Crime Paradigm, 10. Critical Issues in Hate Crime
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Taylor & Francis Criminal Justice Theory Explaining the Nature and
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis second edition continues to lead the emergence of criminal justice science from the shadows of other disciplinary domains. The clear specification of the criminal justice intellectual domain coupled with examples of scientific criminal justice studies provide students with cogent illustrations of criminal justice science. Maguire and Duffee delivered a vehicle that provides my students a platform from which to more succinctly imagine a criminal justice science.-Robert Langworthy, Criminal Justice, University of Central FloridaAll too often we look at the criminal justice system by what it produces or how it functions without considering the question of "why." The second edition of Criminal Justice Theory helps address this question by providing a critical scholarly discussion of the need for and the importance of developing and understanding the theoretical lynchpins of the criminal justice system. Ed Maguire and David Duffee have pulled together an outstanding collection of articles that help students and scholars alike traverse the structures, practices and processes that help form the criminal justice system. -Ed Latessa, Professor and Director, Criminal Justice, University of CincinnatiCriminal Justice Theory marks the coming of age of an independent discipline called criminal justice. Criminal justice does not study crime and thus cannot be mistaken for criminology; it is not the vocational subject described in undergraduate textbooks. As the editors lay out in clear prose with discriminating insight, criminal justice is the study of official response to behaviors that government and various agents of social control deem criminal. In other words, criminologists explain crime and criminal behavior, but criminal justice scholars are committed to explain, theorize, and predict the behavior of criminal justice in all its dimensions and multiplicity. This fine text, thoroughly revised and greatly improved in the new edition, is an indispensable resource for anyone teaching a course in criminal justice in the 21st century.-Salahuddin Ayub, Criminal Justice, Philosophy, and Political Science, Chicago State UniversityTable of ContentsPart I THE IDEA OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE THEORY. 1. Why Is Criminal Justice Theory Important? 2. Foundations of Criminal Justice Theory 3. Why Is There So Little Criminal Justice Theory? Neglected Macro- and Micro-Level Links Between Organization and Power. Part II THEORIES OF POLICING 4. Explaining Police Organizations 5. Understanding Variety in Urban Community Policing: An Institutional Theory Approach 6. The "Causes" of Police Brutality: Theory and Evidence on Police Use of Force. Part III THEORIES OF THE COURTS 7. Assessing Blameworthiness and Assigning Punishment: Theoretical Perspectives on Judicial Decision Making 8. Courts and Communities: Toward a Theoretical Synthesis 9. A Qualitative Study of Prosecutors’ Decision Making in Sexual Assault Cases. Part IV THEORIES OF CORRECTIONS 10. A Test of a Turnover Intent Model: The Issue of Correctional Staff Satisfaction and Commitment 11. The Construction of Meaning During Training for Probation and Parole 12. Examining Correctional Resources: A Cross-Sectional Study of the States Part V CONCLUSION 13. Directions for Theory and Theorizing in Criminal Justice
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Basic Books Rampage
Book Synopsis"In the last decade, school shootings have decimated communities and terrified parents, teachers, and children in even the most "family friendly" American towns and suburbs. These tragedies appear to b"Trade Review"School administrators, teachers, school boards, parents and others would be well advised to place Rampage high on their summer reading lists." Boston Globe"
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Sexual Murderers
Book SynopsisLittle is known about Sexual Murderers those who kill in a sexual context. Recent studies have compared their backgrounds and characteristics with that of rapists and/or violent (non-sexual) offenders. This translation of a French original by the renowned Jean Proulx challenges existing knowledge on sexual murders, offers new tools for profiling and interrogation, and helps to establish a new research base. Current theories of sexual murder, its prevalence, reasons including attachment theories, profiling and interrogation techniques are all addressed in Proulx's distinctive, thought-provoking style.Table of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. About the Editors. List of Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Sexual Murderers: Myth and Reality. PART I: THE MONTREAL STUDY. Chapter 1. Sexual Murder: Definitions, Epidemiology and Theories. Chapter 2. Sexual Murderers and Sexual Aggressors: Developmental Paths and Criminal History. Chapter 3. Sexual Murderers and Sexual Aggressors: Psychopathological Considerations. Chapter 4. Sexual Murderers and Sexual Aggressors: Intention and Situation. Chapter 5. The Factors Distinguishing Sexual Murderers from Sexual Aggressors: A Multivariate Analysis. Chapter 6. Serial Killers and Sexual Murderers. Chapter 7. Sadistic Sexual Offenders. Chapter 8. Angry or Sadistic: Two Types of Sexual Murderers. Chapter 9. The Motivation and Criminal Career of Sexual Murderers. PART II: THE BIRMINGHAM STUDY. Chapter 10. A Comparison of Rapists and Sexual Murderers on Demographic and Selected Psychometric Measures. Chapter 11. Identification of Motivations for Sexual Murder. PART III: PRACTICAL ISSUES. Chapter 12. The Role of Profiling in the Investigation of Sexual Homicide. Chapter 13. Psychotherapeutic and Psychodynamic Issues with Sexual Murderers. Conclusion. References. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Fraud Exposed What You Dont Know Could Cost Your
Book SynopsisLong accepted as a cost of doing business, occupational fraud has recently proven to be much more dangerous to a company than previously thought. Enron, Global Crossing, and other high-profile cases have shown that the risks can be enormous.Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Crime and the Law Enforcement Response. Rethinking the Assumptions. The State of Occupational Fraud. Theories of Occupational Fraud. Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics (and Occupational Fraud). Thoughts on Occupational Fraud. What Can We learn? Internal Controls. Compliance Programs. Community, Corporate Citizenship, and Quality of Life. What's New? Theories of Social Deviance. Profiling. Neuroscience. Game Theory. Forensic Professionals as Organizational Pathologists. Partnerships for the Future. Environmental and Organizational Intelligence. Reconceptualizations. Leadership. The Next Five Years. Funding. Visibility. Where We Go from Here. Endnotes. Index.
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Wiley Accountants Guide to Fraud Detection and Control
Book SynopsisThe US Chamber of Commerce estimates that the cost of employee and management fraud exceeds $100 billion annually. In most cases, fraud is discovered completely by accident, the perpetrator does not get convicted, and the losses are not recovered. The authors estimate that only about 20% of all fraud gets discovered at all.Trade Review"...I opened this book with anticipation and it did not disappoint! I found the book well presented and easy to read. It certainly provides plenty of food for thought."(Accounting Technician, August 2000)Table of ContentsFRAUD-SPECIFIC EXAMINATIONS AND INTERNAL CONTROL. Audit Responsibility for Fraud Detection After Cohen andTreadway. New Perspectives on Fraud. Principles and Standards for Fraud-Specific Examinations. Classifying Fraud for Improved Detection. Internal Control and Fraud-Specific Internal Control. Establishing and Operating an Effective Fraud-Specific InternalControl System: Seven Steps to Internal Control. Computer Fraud 101. Fraud Case Studies. Fraud Case Studies--Solutions. Custodial Fraud. INVESTIGATING FRAUD. Investigating Suspected Fraud. Proactive and Reactive Investigations. PROSECUTING FRAUD. Rules of Evidence, Fraud Discovery, and Prosecution. The Legal Cases in Fraud. Ethical Conduct and Fraud Prevention. Bibliography. Index.
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The University of Michigan Press The Infrastructures of Security
Book SynopsisFocuses on not only the turn toward technological solutions to managing the risk of crime through digital (and software-based) surveillance and automated information systems, but also the introduction of somewhat bizarre and fly-by-night experimental ‘answers’ to perceived risk and danger.Table of Contents Table of Contents Abbreviations List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Chapter One Policing the Post-Liberal City: Paradoxes and Contradictions Chapter Two Johannesburg in the Geographic Imagination: Agoraphobia and other Obsessions Chapter Three Vulnerable Bodies: Self-Protection in a Risky World Chapter Four The Surveillant Assemblage: The Hyper-panoptic Imagination Chapter Five The CCTV ‘Revolution’ [With Nicky Falkof] Chapter Six Colliding Worlds in Micrososm Chapter Seven Security by Design: Spatial Management in the Hypermodern City Epilogue Introduction Epilogue 1 Jane Alexander Security Exhibition Epilogue 2 Mosquito Lightning [Carla Busuttil and Gary Charles] Bibliography
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Harvard University Press The Challenge of Crime
Book SynopsisRejecting traditional liberal and conservative outlooks, this book examines the history, scope, and effects of the revolution in America's response to crime since 1970. Henry Ruth and Kevin Reitz offer a comprehensive, long-term, pragmatic approach to increase public understanding of and find improvements in the nation's response to crime.Trade ReviewHenry Ruth and Kevin Reitz have distilled a generation's worth of learning into a fresh and nonideological examination of American crime and crime control. Clear, well-informed, and candid, The Challenge of Crime is a major study of the current state of criminal justice and the prospects for its reform. -- Franklin E. Zimring, University of California, Berkeley, School of LawThis meticulous survey of the last thirty years of American criminal justice amounts to a powerful indictment. But Ruth and Reitz go beyond mere criticism, recommending rational policies to escape from our excesses of crime and punishment and to clear the way to lower rates of crime that will be met by proportional, fair, and effective responses. Further proof that at last criminology is coming of age, The Challenge of Crime merits serious attention. -- Norval Morris, University of Chicago Law SchoolRuth and Reitz have produced a powerful and exceptionally useful critique of how the United States grapples with crime. Their sharp analysis and valuable prescriptions will frame crime policy development throughout this century. -- John E. Eck, University of CincinnatiThe Challenge of Crime seeks to understand and improve America's response to crime through a system-wide, long-term, empirically based approach. The authors refute many frequently heard arguments of both liberals and conservatives, and propose solutions that can gain broad political acceptance. Modern criminal justice simply cannot be properly understood and significantly improved without this kind of comprehensive, pragmatic approach. -- Richard Frase, University of Minnesota Law SchoolThe Challenge of Crime should be required reading for anyone interested in improving our justice systems. The authors have not only documented the last thirty years of research and reform but have also helped us understand our successes and failures. No serious student of criminal justice can afford to ignore this book. -- Charles Wellford, University of MarylandHaving displaced both South Africa and the former Soviet Union as the world's top jailor, America urgently needs the kind of unflinching analysis offered by these two leading authorities on dealing with crime. The authors show why our police, state prosecutors, juvenile courts, and penitentiaries have grown increasingly punitive in the three-and-a-half decades since Lyndon Johnson's 1967 National Crime Commission, which stressed the rehabilitation of offenders and the establishment of government programs for the disadvantaged as the best hope for reversing the alarming upsurge in crime...Balanced and sober, an indispensable reference for students of criminal justice. -- Bryce Christensen * Booklist *Ruth and Reitz compellingly argue that crime control policies are dramatically flawed and that sweeping changes are essential, for reasons ranging from financial crises to moral legitimacy. The cogency of their argument and the abundance of their timely data merits careful attention and will be eye-opening to most readers. -- R. Zingraff * Choice *This important study by two leading experts on criminology and criminal law in the U.S. should be read wherever the policy of being 'tough on crime' is on the political agenda. The authors provide a wealth of descriptive, historical and statistical data, a competent methodological critique of their quality, a critical examination of explanations, and carefully argued policy recommendations...In depressing detail Ruth and Reitz show how punishment of the already deprived makes things worse for them and their kin. This book shows us some of the inadequacies of our approaches and their disastrous consequences for the most vulnerable. -- Ib Martin Jarvad * European Legacy *The Challenge of Crime is a timely, practical, well-reasoned book that is required reading for anyone interested in justice...It should prove illuminating to politicians, policymakers, and anyone interested in how to fix our response to crime. -- Craig Hemmens * Perspectives on Political Science *The Challenge of Crime is a remarkable book...In essence, [it] is a morality tale. Ruth and Reitz capably highlight many of the wrongs of contemporary crime policies and practices and detail how they can be corrected. Will those invited into the conversation do more than listen? -- Katheryn Russell-Brown * Washington Post *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Crime and Punishment: A Brief American History 2. Knowledge and Assessment 3. The Current Era of Crime Response Policy 4. Prisons and Jails 5. Public and Private Paths to Security from Crime 6. Guns, Crime, and Crime Gun Regulation 7. Crime, Alcohol, and Illegal Drugs 8. Juvenile Crime The Future Notes Index
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Polity Press Surveillance After September 11
Book SynopsisProminent among the quests for post--9/11 security are developments in surveillance, especially at national borders. These developments are not new, but many of them have been extended and intensified.Trade Review"Since September 11, surveillance has been stepped up throughout most of the world. Governments and businesses monitor personal behavior and analyze a host of data that individuals are often unaware they generate. But both privacy and open political participation are under challenge. In this context, David Lyon offers a welcome overview and a wise sense of the many issues that intersect in new forms and intensity of surveillance. He neither exaggerates nor underestimates the major issues before us now.” Craig Calhoun, Social Science Research Council, New York “David Lyon provides a chilling and comprehensive account of the surveillance response to 9/11 by nation-states and corporations. His writing is exceptionally clear and graceful, his scholarship is impeccable, and his judgment is fair and wise.”Mark Poster, University of California “A devastating critique on the attempt to engineer security through ever-increasing surveillance capabilities. Lyon brilliantly shows us how these begin to function as a clandestine power that erodes democracy in the name of our wellbeing.” Saskia Sassen, author of Globalization and its Discontents "Surveillance After September 11 provides the reader with a very useful analysis of past and current security trends, along with predictions of possible future devlopments, in the context of global social change. Lyon's book provides us with a useful, relevant, clear-minded starting-point." International Journal of Contemporary SociologyTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. Chapter 1: Understanding Surveillance. Chapter 2: Intensifying Surveillance. Chapter 3: Automating Surveillance. Chapter 4: Integrating Surveillance. Chapter 5: Globalizing Surveillance. Chapter 6: Resisting Surveillance. Notes. Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Drugs and Crime Volume II 2 The Library of Drug
Book SynopsisDespite twenty years of research, it is still debated whether drug dependency leads to crime, or whether involvement in crime increases the probability of drug dependency. This is because the relationship between drugs and crime is mediated by a great many variables, including the nature of the drugs, the user''s degree of dependency on drugs, the life circumstances of the user, the social conditions under which the drugs are used, the laws governing obtaining and using drugs, social tolerance of drug use, availability of drug treatment programs, and so forth. This volume covers the many ways in which drugs and crime could be related that encompass and extend beyond the simple causal link between drug dependency and crime. It also reviews the main kinds of drug-related crimes and considers research that could help viable policy interventions.Trade Review’offers a panoramic overview of the broad arena of drugs and crime. The overview is at once comprehensive and contemporary...a great easy reference for seasoned researchers and a useful overview for neophyte drugs and crime researchers. Indeed, one of the fundamental contributions of the volume is that it provides students and scholars with a way to conceptualise and compartmentalise the enormous research literature on drugs and crime.’ Drug and Alcohol Review, APSADTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I The Drugs-Crime Connection: 1. Drug Abuse and Crime: Drugs and crime revisited, Scott Menard, Sharon Mihalic and David Huizinga; Addiction careers and criminal specialization, David Farabee, Vandana Joshi and M. Douglas Anglin; The relationship between drug use and crime: a puzzle inside an enigma, Mark Simpson; The association between multiple drug misuse and crime, Trevor Bennett and Katy Holloway; The 3-metros study of drugs and crime in South Africa: findings and policy implications, Charles D.H. Parry, Andreas Plüddemann, Antoinette Louw and Ted Leggett. 2. Drug Abuse and Juvenile Delinquency: Testing a longitudinal model of the relationships among high risk youths' drug sales, drug use and participation in index crimes, Richard Dembo, Werner Wothke, William Seeberger, Marina Shemwell, Kimberly Pacheco, Matthew Rollie, James Schmeidler, Stephen Livingston and Amy Hartsfield; Antisocial behavior among young Australians while under the influence of illicit drugs, Ian McAllister and Toni Makkai; The effects of substance use on specific types of criminal offending in young men, John W. Welte, Lening Zhang and William F. Wieczorek; Aggressive behavior and opportunities to purchase drugs, Marsha F. Rosenberg and James C. Anthony. 3. Drug Abuse, Violence and Victimization: Methamphetamine use, self-reported violent crime and recidivism among offenders in California who abuse substances, Jerome Cartier, David Farabee and Michael L. Prendergast; ’Drug abuse and partner volence among women in methadone treatment, Nabila El-Bassel, Louisa Gilbert, Robert Schilling and Takeshi Wada; A 2-year longitudinal analysis of the relationships between violent assault and substance use in women, Dean G. Kilpatrick, Ron Acierno, Heidi S. Resnick, Benjamin E. Saunders and Connie L. Best; Sex work and drug use in a subculture of violence, Hilary L. Surratt, James A. Inciardi, Stephen P. Kurtz and Marion C. Kiley. Part II Drug Crimes: 1. Drug Trafficking
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Emerald Publishing Limited Families Crime and Criminal Justice
Book SynopsisPart of "Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research" series that features work on the frontiers of interdisciplinary research on families and family life. This edition reflects the orientation by bringing together empirical research that examines various ways that families intersect with and are affected by crime and the criminal justice system.Table of ContentsPart headings and selected papers: Families, crime, and criminal justice: charting the linkages (G.L. Fox, M.L. Benson). The Family as a Site of Offending and Victimization. Corporal punishment as a cause of teenage violence toward parents: data from a national sample of male adolescents (T. Brezina). Exposure to violence in the family: unpackaging the linkages to intimate partner violence (P. Mazerolle et al.). Sons in prison and their mothers: is there a relationship between childhood histories of abuse? (J. Haapasalo). The Family's Role in the Production, Mediation, and Prevention of Crime. A general strain approach to families and crime (R. Agnew et al.). Parental support and juvenile delinquency (J.P. Wright et al.). No time for innocence, no place for innocents: children's exposure to extreme violence (G.L. Fox). Neighborhood characteristics and supportive parenting among single mothers (G.L. Bowen et al.). Families in the Criminal Justice System. The effects of delinquency and legal sanctions on parenting behavior (E.A. Stewart et al.). Coming home: the transition from incarcerated to paroled young father (A.M. Nurse). Fragile families: young fathers with incarceration experiences (B. Western, S. McLanahan). They do time too: the effects of imprisonment on the families of white-collar offenders (K.A. Mason). Opportunities for System Reform. The invisible children of incarcerated mothers (J.L. Sandifer, S.M. Kurth). A balanced and restorative approach to juvenile crime: programming for families of adolescent offenders (S.M. Gavazzi et al.).
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John Wiley & Sons Inc ReadytoUse Violence Prevention Skills Lessons and
Book SynopsisThis practical resource gives educators in grades K through 6/8 a flexible, ready-to-use curriculum focusing on a wide range of contemporary topics such as stimulant use, family relationships, dealing with anger, managing threatening situations, and crime related activities. Developed by a team of experience educators, the lessons are based on real situations I students'' own lives that involve dealing with feelings, self-esteem, peer pressure, and respect for others. They help students build character, prepare them to recognize situations that could become violent, and teach them the skills they need to handle conflicts in a non-violent and peaceful manner. For easy use, the lessons follow a uniform format, including a descriptive title, a specific behavioral objective, and a simple eight-step lesson plan that provides everything needed for an effective, well-balances learning experience. Each lessons covers: * Purpose: Need for teaching/learning the social skill, eTable of ContentsAbout This Violence Prevention Skills Teaching Resource. Acknowledgments. About The Society for Prevention of Violence (SPV). About the Violence Prevention Skills Curriculum. Bibliography. VIOLENCE PREVENTION SKILLS LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. To the Teacher. Life skills. 1. Coping With Difficulties in Life. Reproducibles "In Trouble" Worksheet. "Serious Difficulties" Worksheet. 2. Learning to Value Life. Reproducibles "Life is Valuable" Worksheet. "Life is Valuable" Answer Key. "I Will Be Valuable" Worksheet. 3. Understanding How to Conquer Fear. Reproducibles "Planning Ahead" Worksheet. "Safety" Worksheet. 4. Managing Anger. Reproducible "Angry Situations" Worksheet. 5. Learning That Retaliation is Futile. Reproducibles "Retaliation" Worksheet. "Retaliation" Answer Key. "Get Even" Worksheet. 6. Learning to Care for the handicapped. Reproducibles "Care" Worksheet. "Look Out" Log Sheet. 7. Learning That Failures Can Lead to Success. Reproducibles "Better Days Ahead" Worksheet. "Slipping and Tripping" Worksheet. 8. Learning to React to Disrespect. Reproducibles "Disrespect vs. Respect" Worksheet. "Respect in the Family" Worksheet. Relationships. 9. Selecting Trusted Role Models. Reproducibles "Role Model" Worksheet. "Be My Role Model" Greeting Card. 10. Learning to Find Acceptance Without Coercion. Reproducibles "Accepted" Worksheet. "Friends" Worksheet. 11. Developing Good Friendships. Reproducibles "My Friend" Worksheet. "Relationships" Worksheet. 12. Understanding Boy/Girl Relationships. Reproducible "Fun with Friends" Worksheet. 13. Understanding Rights and Responsibilities. Reproducibles "Classroom Rights" Worksheet. "Home Rights" Worksheet. Family. 14. Learning the Importance of Rules. Reproducibles "Up With School Rules" Worksheet. "Up With Family Rules" Worksheet. 15. Achieving Family Harmony. Reproducibles "Creating Family Harmony" Worksheet. "Creating Family Harmony" Answer Key. "Family Flash" Worksheet. 16. Understanding Stress in the Family. Reproducibles "Stressed Out" Worksheet. "Stressed Out" Answer Key. "A Family Problem" Worksheet. 17. Understanding Sibling Rivalry. Reproducibles "Jealous Tears" Worksheet. "Jealous Tears" Answer Key. "Resolving Sibling Rivalry" Worksheet. 18. Understanding Elderly Family Members. Reproducibles "Time Together" Worksheet. "Young and Old--How Do We Compare?" Worksheet. 19. Understanding Family Fights. Reproducibles "Stop the Violence" Worksheet. "Peaceful" Worksheet. Stress and Danger. 20. Understanding Early Signs of Troublesome Situations. Reproducibles "Trouble" Worksheet. "Danger" Worksheet. 21. Dealing with Dangerous Situations. Reproducibles "Danger Ahead" Worksheet. "Safe Sailing" Worksheet. 22. Realizing Extreme Potential Danger. Reproducibles "Stranger/Danger" Worksheet. "Threats to Me" Worksheet. 23. Learning to Trust Others. Reproducibles "Who Can I Trust?" Worksheet. "Why I Do Not Trust You . . ." Worksheet. 24. Learning to Manage Excessive Stress. Reproducibles "Excessive Stress" Worksheet. "Stress in a Box" Worksheet. Suicide. 25. Coping with Extreme Stress. Reproducibles "Stress and Me" Worksheet. "Overcoming My Stress" Worksheet. 26. Dealing with Loneliness and Depression. Reproducibles "Feelings of Depression-What?-Who?" Worksheet. "Over the Top" Worksheet. Stimulants. 27. Learning About Developing BAD Habits. Reproducibles "Habits and Me" Worksheet. "Habit Poster" Worksheet. 28. Understanding the Effects of Stimulant Use. Reproducibles "Search for Facts" Word Search. "Search for Facts" Answer Key. 29. Understanding the Dangers of Marijuana. Reproducibles "High and Dry" Worksheet. "Needs and Alternatives" Worksheet. 30. Learning About the Symptoms that Follow Stimulant Use. Reproducibles "Repulsive" Worksheet. "Resentment" Worksheet. 31. Learning to Seek Help To Stop Smoking. Reproducible "Up in Smoke" Worksheet. 32. Understanding the Consequences Due to Inhaling. Reproducibles "Temptation" Worksheet. "Search-It-Out" Worksheet. "Most Commonly Used Products" Worksheet. "Home Project--Parent Child Project" Worksheet. 33. Selecting Activities to Conquer the Desire for Stimulant Use. Reproducibles "Activities Comparison" Chart. "Alternatives-Staying Away from Stimulants" Worksheet. "Drugs or What?" Worksheet. 34. Learning to Seek Help Against Addiction. Reproducibles "Please Help" Worksheet. "Double Trouble" Worksheet. Crime. 35. Learning to Change Bully Behavior. Reproducibles "Dejected Bully" Worksheet. "Need Help for Change?" Worksheet. 36. Understanding the Difference Between Need and Desire. Reproducibles "Desire" Worksheet. "A Wish" Worksheet. 37. Learning to Be Selective with Media Programs. Reproducibles "Program Preference" Worksheet. "Daily Calendar" Worksheet. 38. satisfying a need for thrills by joining lawful activities. Reproducibles "Hang-in-There" Worksheet. "Excitement" Worksheet. 39. Understanding that Vandalism is a Crime. Reproducibles "Vandalism" Worksheet. "Vandalism" Answer Key. "Crime-Yes or No?" Worksheet. 40. Realizing that There are Consequences for Criminal Actions. Reproducibles "Consequences" Worksheet. "My Letter of Apology" Worksheet. 41. Using Our Hands Appropriately. Reproducibles "Thumbs Up-Thumbs Down" Worksheet. "My Hands" Worksheet. 42. Understanding Sexual Harassment. Reproducibles "Sexual Harassment" Worksheet. "Sexual Harassment Role Plays" Worksheet. 43. Respecting Dangerous Objects. Reproducibles "Dangerous" Worksheet. "Tragedy in Our Town" Worksheet. 44. Understanding the Consequences for Bringing Weapons to School. Reproducibles "Play Safe-No Guns" Worksheet. "Gun/School-No" Worksheet.
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Stanford University Press A General Theory of Crime
Book SynopsisBy articulating a general theory of crime and related behavior, the authors present a new and comprehensive statement of what the criminological enterprise should be about. They argue that prevalent academic criminologywhether sociological, psychological, biological, or economichas been unable to provide believable explanations of criminal behavior.The long-discarded classical tradition in criminology was based on choice and free will, and saw crime as the natural consequence of unrestrained human tendencies to seek pleasure and to avoid pain. It concerned itself with the nature of crime and paid little attention to the criminal. The scientific, or disciplinary, tradition is based on causation and determinism, and has dominated twentieth-century criminology. It concerns itself with the nature of the criminal and pays little attention to the crime itself. Though the two traditions are considered incompatible, this book brings classical and modern criminology together by requirTrade Review"[The authors] present a tour de force critique of past research and offer nothing less than a theory that 'explains all crime, at all times.' . . . The intellectual weight of Gottfredson and Hirschi's efforts is . . . a 'must read' . . . provocative, brilliantly argued, and always challenging."—Robert J. Sampson, University of Chicago"Most researchers who formulate theories of crime are timid, seeking to explain a small piece of the puzzle (e.g., gangs, female delinquency) at a specific point in time. Not so with Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi. In A General Theory of Crime they present a tour de force critique of the past research and offer nothing less than a theory that "explains all crime, at all times." Normally such a claim would be dimissed by criminologists as wishful thinking, perhaps worse. But the intellectual weight of Gottfredson and Hirschi's efforts is forcing criminologists to take notice and rethink some cherished assumptions. Indeed, this book is a "must read" that is provocative, brilliantly argued, and always challenging."—University of Chicago"This book is well worthy of study and provides a comprehensive and challenging reading of theory and data."—British Journal of Criminology"This book presents powerful arguments, turns many neat phrases, shows that much criminology is confused about its purpose or blind to its inconsistencies, demonstrates the profound implications of its argument for criminology, generally, and for the ways it is studied, specifically, and will almost convince a reader that black is white. . . .This is an excellent book. Nobody interested in crime and deviance can afford to ignore it."—American Journal of Sociology"A General Theory of Crime effectively battles misconceptions about crime, criminals, and appropriate law-enforcement techniques that have all too long dominated thinking in the United States."—Criminal Law Bulletin"This book is clearly the most thought-provoking general criminological work since James Q. Wilson and Richard Herrnstein's Crime and Human Nature."—American Library Association"[Out] of the various psychological theories of crime, none has had the comprehensive and cogent nature of this general self-control theory. This book is the most significant reconsideration of crime in decades. . . .Must reading for all social scientists interested in crime."—Contemporary PsychologyTable of ContentsPreface Part I. Crime: 1. Classical theory and the idea of crime 2. The nature of crime Part II. Criminality: 3. Biological positivism 4. Psychological, economic, and sociological positivism 5. The nature of criminality: low self-control Part II. Applications of the Theory: 6. Criminal events and individual propensities: age, gender, and race 7. The social consequences of low self-control 8. Culture and crime 9. White-collar crime 10. Organization and crime Part IV. Research and Policy: 11. Research design and measurement 12. Implications for public policy Index.
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Stanford University Press Crime and Inequality
Book SynopsisThe twelve papers in this volume examine how and why inequality affects the patterns of crime and criminal justice. The contributors evaluate the merits of various theoretical ideas, debates, and controversies and document the dynamics of inequality in varied crime settings.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Criminal inequality in America: patterns and consequences John Hagan and Ruth Peterson 2. Race, crime, and urban inequality Robert Sampson and William Julius Wilson 3. Unemployment and crime rate fluctuations in the post-World War II United States: statistical time-series properties and alternative models Ken Land, David Cantor and Stephen T. Russell 4. Ethnography, inequality, and crime in the low-income community Marti;n Sanchez Jankowski 5. Age-inequality and property crime: the effects of age-linked stratification and status-attainment processes on patterns of criminality across the life course Darrell Steffensmeier and Emilie Andersen Allan 6. Crime and inequality in eighteenth-century London John Beattie 7. Gender, race, and the pathways to delinquency: an interactionist explanation Karen Heimer 8. Gender inequality and violence against women: the case of murder William Bailey and Ruth Peterson 9. Crime, inequality, and justice in Eastern Europe: anomic, domination, and revolutionary change Joachim Savelsberg 10. The engineering of social control: the search for the silver bullet Gary T. Marx 11. Law, crime, and inequality: the regulatory state Peter C. Yeager 12. Inequality and republican criminology John Braithwaite.
£25.19
Spokesman Books St Anns Poverty Deprivation and Morale in a
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Breviary Stuff Publications Charles Booths Policemen Crime Police and Community in JackTheRippers London
£16.15
Taylor & Francis Ltd Crime Prevention
Book SynopsisCrime Prevention: Approaches, Practices, and Evaluations, Eleventh Edition, meets the needs of students and instructors for engaging, evidence-based, impartial coverage of interventions that can reduce or prevent deviance. This edition examines the entire gamut of prevention, from physical design, to developmental prevention, to identifying high-risk individuals, to situational initiatives, to partnerships, and beyond. Strategies include primary prevention measures designed to prevent conditions that foster deviance, secondary prevention measures directed toward persons or conditions with a high potential for deviance, and tertiary prevention measures to deal with persons who have already committed crimes. In this book, Lab offers a thorough and well-rounded discussion of the many sides of the crime prevention debate in clear and accessible language, including the latest research concerning space syntax, physical environment and crime, neighborhood crime prevention pTable of ContentsCHAPTER 1 Crime and the Fear of CrimeProblem of Crime in SocietyCosts of Crime/Victimization Fear of Crime Summary CHAPTER 2 Crime Prevention Crime Prevention through the Ages Defining Crime Prevention Crime Prevention Classifications Alternate Classifications of Crime Prevention CHAPTER 3 Evaluation and Crime Prevention Types of Evaluation Cost–Benefit Evaluations Theory and Measurement in Evaluation The Method for Evaluation An Overview of the Book PART I Primary Prevention CHAPTER 4 The Physical Environment and Crime Prevention Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Implementation of Environmental Design The Impact of Physical Design A Second-Generation CPTED A Third-Generation CPTED Incivility, Disorder, and Crime Summary CHAPTER 5 Community Crime Prevention Types of Community Crime Prevention Approaches Building Guardianship Evaluation of Community Crime Prevention Citizen Participation and Support Problematic Assumptions in Organizing for Crime Prevention Summary CHAPTER 6 The Mass Media and Crime Prevention The Media and Crime Media Crime Prevention Activities Publicity and Prevention The Media’s Responsibility for Crime Prevention Summary CHAPTER 7 Developmental Crime Prevention Background Programs Developmental Concerns Summary CHAPTER 8 General Deterrence Deterrence Requirements for Deterrence The Deterrent Effect of Legal Sanctions Perceptions and Deterrence Summary PART II Secondary Prevention CHAPTER 9 Prediction for Secondary Prevention Predicting Future Offending Structured Professional JudgmentRisk Factors and Prediction Predicting Places and Events Repeat Victimization Implications for Crime Prevention CHAPTER 10 Situational Crime Prevention The Growth of Situational Prevention The Theoretical Basis Situational Typologies Issues and Concerns with Situational Prevention Implementing Situational Prevention Situational Prevention StudiesIssues with Product DesignSummary CHAPTER 11 Displacement and Diffusion Crime Displacement Diffusion Offender Choice and Mobility Evidence of Displacement and Diffusion Implications of Displacement and Diffusion CHAPTER 12 Partnerships for Crime Prevention Community Policing Problem Identification Partnership Efforts and Assessment Problems and Concerns Successful Partnerships Summary CHAPTER 13 Substance Use, Crime, and Crime Prevention The Scope of Drug Use The Drugs–Crime Connection Interventions and Prevention Drugs and Crime Prevention CHAPTER 14 The School and Crime Prevention Crime and Victimization in Schools School Contributions to Antisocial Behavior Responses to In-School Victimization Police and Security MeasuresSchool Programs for Delinquency Prevention The Future of School/Educational Programs in Crime Prevention PART III Tertiary Prevention CHAPTER 15 Specific Deterrence and Incapacitation The Specific Deterrent Effect of Criminal Sanctions Incapacitation Future Implications CHAPTER 16 Rehabilitation The "What Works?" Argument Evaluations of Rehabilitation Programs Assessing Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention CHAPTER 17 Some Closing Thoughts on Crime Prevention and the Future The State of the Evidence Improving Our Knowledge Recognizing the Diversity in Crime Prevention Crime Prevention Policy Summary
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Taylor & Francis Criminology
Book SynopsisThe fourth edition of Criminology: The Basics has been fully revised and updated to offer an engaging and concise introduction to the main themes and concerns of this compelling and complex subject and gives an overview of the main theoretical and conceptual approaches to crime and justice. Topics covered include:â the history and development of criminology,â myths about crime and offenders,â the search for criminological explanation,â victims of crime and state crime,â crime prevention and the future of crime control,â criminology and intersectionality.The new edition has been expanded to include discussion of emerging themes in criminology, including the debates surrounding decolonizing the curriculum, the emergence of digital criminology and its impact on crime control and prevention, as well as ongoing scrutiny on violence against women. Authoritative and accessible, this book offers chapter summaries, exercise questions, a
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CRC Press A Practical Approach to Open Source Intelligence
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