Causes and prevention of crime Books

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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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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Book SynopsisAI-Enabled Threat Intelligence and Cyber Risk Assessment delves into the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in revolutionizing cybersecurity, offering a comprehensive exploration of current trends, challenges, and future possibilities in mitigating cyber risks. This book brings together cutting-edge research and practical insights from an international team of experts to examine how AI technologies are reshaping threat intelligence, safeguarding data, and driving digital transformation across industries. The book covers a broad spectrum of topics, including AI-driven fraud prevention in digital marketing, strategies for building customer trust through data privacy, and the role of AI in enhancing educational and healthcare cybersecurity systems. Through in-depth analyses and case studies, it highlights the barriers to AI adoption, the legal and ethical considerations, and the development of resilient cybersecurity frameworks.Special emphasis is given to regional insights, such as the digital transformation of Kazakh businesses and the integration of AI in diverse global contexts, offering valuable lessons for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. From safeguarding patient data in healthcare to addressing automated threats in digital marketing, this book provides actionable strategies and emerging perspectives on the evolving landscape of AI in risk management. Designed for academics, professionals, and students, AI-Enabled Threat Intelligence and Cyber Risk Assessment serves as an essential resource for understanding the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, and risk assessment. With contributions from leading researchers across various disciplines, this book underscores the critical role of AI in building resilient, ethical, and innovative solutions to todayâs most pressing cybersecurity challenges.

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Book SynopsisThis book builds on the popular GARDENER OF GOVERNANCE article, which enjoys amazing traction in the professional community globally and has been translated into 25+ languages. The Lenz and Jeppesen (2022) thought-piece introduced the 5 Ps as paths for the betterment of internal auditing: People, Public, Performance (Prosperity), Purpose (Profession) and Planet. These main fields of action and focus for the internal audit profession may determine the future role of internal auditing, its legitimacy, relevance and significance. The book aims to provide practical guidance for performing impactful internal audit assignments. Some readers will no doubt view the authors as unorthodox and the book may be a stretch for the purist, insisting on adherence to traditional rules.It is pleasing to see that the new Global Internal Audit Standards advocate a pragmatic and holistic approach, which should further stimulate internal audit functions moving int

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Book SynopsisCyber Risk Management in Practice: A Guide to Real-World Solutions is your companion in the ever-changing landscape of cybersecurity. Whether you're expanding your knowledge or looking to sharpen your existing skills, this book demystifies the complexities of cyber risk management, offering clear, actionable strategies to enhance your organization's security posture. With a focus on real-world solutions, this guide balances practical application with foundational knowledge.Key Features: Foundational Insights: Explore fundamental concepts, frameworks, and required skills that form the backbone of a strong and pragmatic cyber risk management program tailored to your organizationâs unique needs. It covers everything from basic principles and threat modeling to developing a security-first culture that drives change within your organization. Youâll also learn how to align cybersecurity practices with business objectives to ensure a solid approach to risk mana

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Book SynopsisForensic Psychoanalysis examines the traumatic psychological origins of violence and explores the ways in which such disasters can be prevented and treated.The book encapsulates Professor Brett Kahrâs lengthy career in the field of forensic mental health, investigating all aspects of this vital arena, from the history of criminality to the current-day application of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy to the care of rapists, arsonists, genital exhibitionists, paedophiles, and murderers. This gripping text surveys more than one century of literature on the psychotherapeutic treatment of the criminally insane and provides tremendous insight into how mental health professionals can contribute to the reduction of global violence.Forensic Psychoanalysis will be crucial for all readers interested in both the prevention of criminality and its psychological treatment.

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Book SynopsisThe rapid proliferation of smart devices has transformed our lives and industries, but it has also created a complex and evolving cyber threat landscape. Cyber Investigations of Smart Devices provides a comprehensive guide to navigating this challenging terrain. This book delves into the intricacies of smart device ecosystems, the fundamentals of cyber investigations, and the specific security challenges posed by IoT and smart devices.Readers will gain a deep understanding of cyber threats targeting smart devices, including their motivations and tactics. The book also offers practical guidance on implementing robust cyber defence strategies and best practices to protect critical infrastructure. It explores the complexities of cyber attribution, the forensic implications of advanced cyberattacks, and the transformative potential of emerging technologies in shaping the future of digital investigations.With a focus on AI-based cybersecurity opportunities and issues

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Book SynopsisOptimal Spending on Cybersecurity Measures: AI and GovernanceThe aim of this book is to demonstrate the use of business driven risk assessments to address government regulations and guidelines specific to AI risks, as AI systems often require access to personal data. All aspects of AI, machine learning models, continuous learning, generalization, predictive and descriptive analytic are dependent on massive data sets. The more diverse and comprehensive the data, the better an AI can perform. Therefore, AI systems require vast amounts of personal data, and should this data be accessed by unauthorized individuals or organizations, it will lead to a privacy breach which may result in personal harm to citizens, i.e. identity theft. This book introduces the cyber risk investment model, and the cybersecurity risk management framework used within business-driven risk assessments to address government regulations, industry standards and applicable Laws.

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Book SynopsisThe aim of this book is to demonstrate the use of business-driven risk assessments to address government regulations and guidelines specific to the management of risks related to all third-party arrangements, and emphasizes that organisations retain accountability for business activities, functions and services outsourced to a third party.Optimal Spending on Cybersecurity Measures: Third Party Risk Management introduces the cyber risk investment model, and the cybersecurity risk management framework used within business-driven risk assessments to address government regulations, industry standards and applicable Laws. This can be used by various stakeholders who are involved in the implementation of cybersecurity measures to safeguard sensitive data. This framework facilitates an organizationâs risk management decision-making process to demonstrate the mechanisms in place to fund cybersecurity measures and demonstrates the application of the process showcasing three cas

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Book SynopsisOver the last two decades, there has been increased interest in the distribution of crime and other antisocial behavior at lower levels of geography. The focus on micro geography and its contribution to the understanding and prevention of crime has been called the 'criminology of place'. It pushes scholars to examine small geographic areas within cities, often as small as addresses or street segments, for their contribution to crime. Here, the authors describe what is known about crime and place, providing the most up-to-date and comprehensive review available. Place Matters shows that the study of criminology of place should be a central focus of criminology in the twenty-first century. It creates a tremendous opportunity for advancing our understanding of crime, and for addressing it. The book brings together eighteen top scholars in criminology and place to provide comprehensive research expanding across different themes.Trade Review'Any serious criminologist needs to be thoroughly conversant with this outstanding book. Written by a team of leading scholars, it offers a criminology for the twenty-first century by showing that place is central to explaining and controlling crime.' Ron Clarke, Rutgers University, New Jersey'At a time when the criminological imagination is often blunted by an allegiance to increasingly dated theories, a focus on place promises to illuminate fresh ways of thinking about crime and novel avenues for empirical investigation. More importantly, a place perspective offers one of the few hopes for criminologists to contribute to the daunting challenge of reducing crime and saving lives. Indeed, Place Matters should become a standard course text – a volume used to enrich how the next generation of scholars and practitioners understands crime and its prevention.' Francis T. Cullen, University of Cincinnati'A brilliant and timely book … The authors cover the state of the art and future research for place-based research in an easily digestible form. Place Matters will, no doubt, become an instant classic and should be required reading for students and scholars in criminology.' Martin A. Andresen, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia'Place Matters … provides an orienting overview of the last three-plus decades of research and theory on spatial crime dynamics and patterns, argues forcefully for placing such work squarely in the spotlight of mainstream criminological theory, and challenges the next generation of scholars to use the crime concentration constant as an organizing guidepost for further theoretical, practical, and policy advancement … The volume is certain to inspire widespread discussion and reflection on the past, present and future of the field.' R. B. Taylor, Temple University, Philadelphia'Place Matters is a thought-provoking and essential read for everyone interested in the role of micro-environments in crime causation and prevention.' Per-Olof H. Wikström, FBA, University of Cambridge'The book … does not stint on theory, drawing for example on the pioneering sociologist Durkheim, and raises some discomforting questions for all of us.' Mark Rowe, Professional Security Magazine Online (www.professionalsecurity.co.uk)'In Place Matters: Criminology for the Twenty-First Century, 18 leading criminologists have teamed to produce an accessible, tightly written account of this extraordinarily important insight. The book is a great contribution to the literature, and deserves to be carefully studied and widely read. … If scholars and law enforcement follow this research through to its natural conclusion, the results can be transformative. At the theoretical level, the research can bridge opportunity and social disorganization theories, which have hitherto provided radically different explanations for crime.' Joseph Margulies, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books (www.clcjbooks.rutgers.edu)'… an up-to-date and authoritative review of findings concerning the role of place in crime …' Journal of Criminal Justice EducationTable of Contents1. Crime places within criminological thought; 2. The concentration of crime at place; 3. Theories of crime and place; 4. The importance of place in mainstream criminology and related fields: influences and lessons to be learned; 5. Methods of place-based research; 6. Reducing crime at high crime places: practice and evidence; 7. Crime places in the criminological imagination.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction Welcome to gangland UK My goodness, how things have changed Themes So what is this all about? Part I: Gangland Claims and Gangland Realities 1. Gangs, Weapons and Violence 2.The Fists and the Fury: My Life in a Sea of Gangs Part II: On Gang Talk and Gang-Talkers 3. Deciphering Gang Talk Defining gang talk Reading gang talk as a language game The seduction of gang talk Unforeseen consequences Conclusion 4. Moral Panic and Industry Emergence From reality to gang-talking fantasy: reflections on the media inventory The journey back: reshaping reality in the image of gang fantasies The industrial logic of 'gang' production Conclusion Part III: Getting Real about Violence 5. Arborealism and Rhizomatics: A Treatise The sedentary and the nomadic Arborealism Rhizomatics Back to the street Reading the street as rhizome Rhizomatic organisation Conclusion 6. Back to the Street Beyond the gang Street imperatives Instability, trauma and street life Conclusion 7. Continuities and DiscontTrade Review"The 'gang' has become a magical word used to explain away crime, riots, sexual assault, drug dealing and almost every manifestation of violence in our society. Simon Hallsworth's book is a devastating critique: iconoclastic, hard hitting, and amusing. Read it." - Jock Young, John Jay College, City University of New York, USA and author of The Criminological Imagination "Simon Hallsworth's The Gang and Beyond is precisely the sort of boldly brilliant work that criminology badly needs but seldom sees. Strikingly original in its scholarly perspective and in its narrative orientation, this book constitutes an intellectually audacious confrontation with gangs, gang scholarship, and the assumptions that surround them." - Jeff Ferrell, Texas Christian University, USA "Provocative and stimulating, this book provides an emphatic critique of the 'common sense' surrounding youth gangs in the UK and elsewhere. From auto-ethnography to moral outrage at gang talk distortions, Simon Hallsworth provides a personal and powerful indictment of the gang industry within academia, including its convergence with rapidly expanding and inappropriate gang suppression efforts, and its failure to fully understand street culture and street violence. Not to be missed." - Rob White, University of Tasmania, Australia "This book is methodologically creative (e.g. the auto-ethnography), theoretically sophisticated (e.g. the use of Deleuze), and mostly uses good humour to good effect [...] I think it is a must read, it makes an important contribution and I am adding it to my reading list for my students." - Lorcan Byrne, CrimeTalk "This is a timely book. It is bold, contentious, provocative and provides a much needed commentary on the current state of affairs in relation to our understanding of and responses to gangs in the United Kingdom ... Whether you are a 'gang talker' or a 'gang denier', Hallsworth presents a compelling and in parts, acerbic analysis of urban street gangs." - Hannah Smithson, British Journal of CriminologyTable of ContentsIntroduction Welcome to gangland UK My goodness, how things have changed Themes So what is this all about? Part I: Gangland Claims and Gangland Realities 1. Gangs, Weapons and Violence 2.The Fists and the Fury: My Life in a Sea of Gangs Part II: On Gang Talk and Gang-Talkers 3. Deciphering Gang Talk Defining gang talk Reading gang talk as a language game The seduction of gang talk Unforeseen consequences Conclusion 4. Moral Panic and Industry Emergence From reality to gang-talking fantasy: reflections on the media inventory The journey back: reshaping reality in the image of gang fantasies The industrial logic of 'gang' production Conclusion Part III: Getting Real about Violence 5. Arborealism and Rhizomatics: A Treatise The sedentary and the nomadic Arborealism Rhizomatics Back to the street Reading the street as rhizome Rhizomatic organisation Conclusion 6. Back to the Street Beyond the gang Street imperatives Instability, trauma and street life Conclusion 7. Continuities and Discontinuities in Urban Violence Street violence in the postwar period Continuities Discontinuities: on neoliberalism and its consequences Conclusion How to have a gang problem Koyaanisqutsi

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Book SynopsisWinner of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Christine M Alder Book Prize 2013Controlling border crossing has become an urgent concern under conditions of globalization, leading Western governments to introduce increasingly coercive control measures. Far from eradicating spontaneous border crossing, this defensive geography has fuelled illicit people-smuggling markets, and forced asylum seekers and illegalized travellers into increasingly hazardous journeys. Drawing on data from official sources, media reports and lists of deaths collated by non-governmental organizations in Europe, Australia and North America, this book draws direct parallels between the border control policies adopted across the Global North, and a mounting death toll of illegalized border crossers. It analyses the political and material conditions driving contemporary border control policies and discusses the processes that mediate popular and official understandings of border-related fatalities. Trade Review“Leanne Weber and Sharon Pickering in Globalization and Borders: Death at the Global Frontier draw attention to this urgent concern and make a remarkable contribution to the study of migration at the beginning of the twenty-first century. … Globalization and Borders is essential reading for all those who are concerned with the politics of migration. Challenging the hegemonic discourse of border control, it sheds new light on the multifaceted phenomenon of border crossing … .” (Paolo Cossarini, The European Legacy, Vol. 21 (4), February, 2016)"Globalization and Borders: Death at the Global Frontier is a must-read for anyone interested in rethinking the problem of policing migration beyond traditional approaches to migration, border controls and sovereignty." -Punishment and Society "This is an ambitious book that brings attention to an understudied phenomenon, and attempts to develop a criminological explanation for deaths at the border. It pushes the emerging fields of the criminology of mobility and border criminologies (Aas and Bosworth, 2013) forward since it develops theoretical and empirical links between migration and crime. But, rather than focus exclusively on the criminalization of migration, the books highlights the crimes of the powerful that produce great social harm, a topic of renewed interest to criminology. As such, the book will appeal to readers in critical criminology, socio-legal studies, migration, human rights, international law and globalization among other related fields." -Theoretical Criminology "Weber and Pickering's book unravels a striking and largely under-researched facet of immigration as a growing global phenomenon [...] It is a well-documented research about the most pernicious consequences of border controls. By meticulously linking these tragedies to border measures, Pickering and Weber have presented a powerful insight that runs contrary to the dominant public discourse on 'border protection' in Western countries. It is a necessary read for both academics and policy makers." - British Journal of Criminology "Globalization and Borders is a comprehensive and insightful study of the deadly nature of border policing activities carried out in Europe and the US. As such, it provides a crucial resource for understanding the fate that awaits asylum seekers deterred from attempting to reach Australia." - Current Issues in Criminal Justice 'Migration and borders are deeply contested and political issues. Pickering and Weber are two of the most passionate and well informed academic voices in the debate. Drawing from a remarkable range of sources and brilliantly written, their 'border autopsy' is a must-read for any policy maker, student and academic with interest in migration. In fact, it should be read by anyone. The extraordinary human tragedies unfolding at the Western borders, which are masterfully documented and analysed in this book, should not be left to the especially interested.' - Katja Franko Aas, University of Oslo, Norway 'The authors are two of the foremost researchers in the criminology of migration control - a specialist area that they have done much to create and set the agenda for. This book promises to become a standard work on this topic which will provide new and important insights.' - Ben Bowling, King's College, London, UK 'So much of our work here at the Institute is about collecting information on deaths - racist murders, deaths in police custody, in prisons, deaths at the border, deaths in detention centres, asylum seekers who give up hope, hang themselves, jump off balconies. So this book makes me think why do we do it? It's as though, those of us who have been in the business of counting and accounting have without our knowing it provided a counter-balance to the processes of neutralisation, dehumanisation and distanciation that this book describes.' - Liz Fekete, Institute of Race Relations London, UK 'Deaths at the migratory fault lines where rich and poor nations intersect are an almost taken-for-granted reality of our increasingly unequal times. Powerful nations 'illegalize' desperate migrants and subject them to ever more arduous journeys to prevent entry, but they prefer to keep the consequences of these actions out of public view. This thoughtful book, written in the style of an inquest, lays bare the violence that underlies contemporary border control and provides groundwork for a much-needed reconceptualization of national responsibilities.' - Doris Marie Provine, Professor of Justice Studies, Arizona State University, USA "Leanne Weber and Sharon Pickering have produced an influential and inspiring book and have done so with a mix of passion, research rigour and high-level analysis [...] What is particularly disturbing is that the deaths are predictable and hence preventable with appropriate political will. For a book that deals with such a hefty topic, it is written in an accessible manner that will ensure its value not only to academics but to practitioners and activists. My hope is that the ministers of states and government authorities that are tasked with border protection will examine what the authors reveal, and find the heart to stand back from politics to produce humane and life-enhancing approaches." - Linda Briskman, ANZ Journal of Criminology, 45(3) 2012 "The book is an extremely thorough forensic investigation into the nexus between border policies and deaths [...] It is exceptionally rich in concepts and offers some fascinating methodological and theoretical approaches, not least because of its criminology perspective." - Frank Düvell, Migration Studies, 2(3) 2014Table of ContentsList of Tables, Figures and Images Acknowledgements List of Acronyms Introduction: Globalization and Borders PART I: Border Autopsy: Examining Contemporary Borders Charting the Global Frontier Counting and Discounting Border Deaths Accounting for Deaths at the Border PART II: Border Inquest: Misadventure or Death by Policy? Structural Violence Suspicious Deaths Suicide and Self-harm PART III: From Finding Truth to Preventing Border Harm The Ambiguous Architecture of Risk Conclusion: Preventing Death by Sovereignty Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisEdwin H. Sutherland is widely identified as the single most important and influential criminologist of the twentieth century. He is especially well-known for his path-breaking criminology textbook (first published in 1924), his promotion of a sociological (and scientific) approach to the understanding of crime and its control, his theory of differential association, and his work over his final ten years on white-collar crime, a term he is credited with having introduced. This book explores the contemporary meaning of Edwin Sutherland and considers why criminologists today should continue to engage with his work. What can and should Sutherland mean to future 21st century criminologists, those working in the field say between 2021 and 2050, or some one hundred years after the 1921 to 1950 period that encompassed Sutherland's criminological career? Which dimensions of Sutherland's work have best survived the march of time and which are most likely to and deserve to survive goiTable of Contents1. Edwin Sutherland’s Life and Career as a Sociologist and Criminologist, 2. Sutherland on the Field Of Criminology and Criminological Theory, 3. Sutherland on Crime, on Types Of Crime, and on the Criminal Law, 4. Sutherland Among Others: His Contemporaries and Competitors, 5. Sutherland’s Followers and Critics, 6. Criminology in the Wake of Sutherland and His Enduring Legacy

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Book SynopsisA broad and comprehensive guide to the study of criminology and criminal justice at undergraduate level, this book is essential reading for new students. Assuming no prior knowledge, it offers an essential overview to key themes and issues, brings together theory with practice, and provides useful hints and suggestions for developing the skills required to see you on your way throughout your degree. Features of the book include: A detailed discussion of the study of criminology and criminal justice in Higher Education, An overview of theories of crime and deviance, A discussion as to why and how we punish offenders, An exploration of the criminal justice system in England and Wales, A guide to criminological research and the methods and concepts involved, Examples of original sources in criminology, including key websites, Tips and advice on skills Trade Review"Peter Joyce has produced an excellent transition text for those either commencing or intending to study criminology at degree level that maintains academic integrity yet is accessible. Furthermore, Joyce helps to alleviate some of the concerns students may have regarding studying at university by exploring key skills that will be developed during their studies." - Stuart Agnew, Associate Professor in the School of Law and Social Sciences, University of Suffolk "This new edition of Criminology and Criminal Justice: A Study Guide is essential reading for all undergraduate students studying within the social science field. It is to be recommended to all students as the invaluable source which will see them throughout their studies. The text successfully informs students of a theoretical understanding to crime and deviancy while also providing practical guidance to undertaking criminological research. I will be highly recommending this book." - Dr Sarah Dubberley, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for Criminology and Criminal Justice, Wrexham Glyndwr University "This is a key resource for undergraduate students who are new to studying criminology. It covers core areas of the curriculum in an accessible and informative way. Students can get to grips with the terminology of the discipline, test their knowledge and skills with practice examples, and learn interesting facts and theories about crime, punishment and research!" - Dr Nicola Roberts, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Programme Leader BSc (Hons) Criminology, University of Sunderland Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The causes and prevention of crime and deviancy 2. Why and how offenders are punished 3. The criminal justice process – an overview 4. How to conduct criminological research 5. Criminology sources 6. The presentation of written work 7. Studying criminology in higher education 8. Taking it further exercises Key terms in criminology and criminal justice policy Index

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Book SynopsisThis book outlines key developments in understanding social harm by setting out its historical foundations and the discussions which have proliferated since. It examines various attempts to conceptualise social harm and highlights key sites of contestation in its relationship to criminology to argue that these act as the basis for an activist zemiology, one directed towards social change for social justice. The past two decades have seen a proliferation of debate related to social harm in and around criminology. From climate catastrophe and a focus on environmental harms, unprecedented deaths generating focus on border harms and the coronavirus pandemic revealing the horror of mass and arguably avoidable deaths across the globe, critical studies in social harm appear ever more pressing. Drawing on a range of international case studies of cultural, emotional, physical and economic harms, From Social Harm to Zemiology locates the study of social harm in an accessible fTrade ReviewThe book introduces Zemiology as a discipline that lies beyond the 'toxic language' of conventional criminology and makes the study of social harm a concern of all scholar-activists. Zemiolgy alerts scholar-activists to the fact that lots of harms around the world are legally imposed. The authors conclude that the pursuit of corporate profits at the expense of human needs is the main driver of social harms. They call for the abolition of capitalism as part of efforts towards harm-reduction. Biko Agozino, Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies, Virginia Tech.This book is timely and provides an easily accessible, theoretical and empirical introduction to zemiology, the discipline that seeks to unearth harmful structures, policies, decisions and practice to generate changes to confront them. After a pedagogical introduction covering the arguments in favour of zemiology as a discipline of its own, the book unpacks theoretical and empirical demonstrations that clearly underline the field’s justification. As the authors state; Zemiology requires a rethink about the lens through which we view the world in which we live. This is an important book for students and others who want to look beyond criminology to understand, analyse and act against harms. Ragnhild Sollund, Professor at the University of Oslo.The book introduces Zemiology as a discipline that lies beyond the 'toxic language' of conventional criminology and makes the study of social harm a concern of all scholar-activists. Zemiolgy alerts scholar-activists to the fact that lots of harms around the world are legally imposed. The authors conclude that the pursuit of corporate profits at the expense of human needs is the main driver of social harms. They call for the abolition of capitalism as part of efforts towards harm-reduction. Biko Agozino, Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies, Virginia TechThis book is timely and provides an easily accessible, theoretical and empirical introduction to zemiology, the discipline that seeks to unearth harmful structures, policies, decisions and practice to generate changes to confront them. After a pedagogical introduction covering the arguments in favour of zemiology as a discipline of its own, the book unpacks theoretical and empirical demonstrations that clearly underline the field’s justification. As the authors state; zemiology requires a rethink about the lens through which we view the world in which we live. This is an important book for students and others who want to look beyond criminology to understand, analyse and act against harms. Ragnhild Sollund, Professor at the University of OsloTable of ContentsPreface: Paddy Hillyard Introduction: Social Harm Matters 1.Understanding Social Harm 2.Towards Social Harm and Zemiology 3.A Provisional Typology of Harm 4.The Relations and Ontologies of Harm 5.Doing Zemiology Conclusion: Activist Zemiology for Social Justice

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A comprehensive one-stop reference text, The Routledge Companion to Criminological Theory and Concepts (the Companion') will find a place on every bookshelf, whether it be that of a budding scholar or a seasoned academic. Comprising over a hundred concise and authoritative essays written by leading scholars in the field, this volume explains in a clear and inviting way the emergence, context, evolution and current status of key criminological theories and conceptual themes.The Companion is divided into six historical and thematic parts, each introduced by the editors and containing a selection of accessible and engaging short essays written specifically for this text: Foundations of criminological thought and contemporary revitalizations The emergence and growth of American criminology From appreciation to critique Late critical criminologies and new directions Punishment and security

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Book SynopsisSarah Armstrong-Smith is recognized as one of the most influential women in cybersecurity and UK tech, with over 25 years' experience delivering and advising C-suite leaders on large-scale cybersecurity, information protection and resilience programmes. She is Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft and has previously held roles at EY, Fujitsu, AXA, and the London Stock Exchange Group. She is based in Bath, UK.

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Book SynopsisSarah Armstrong-Smith is recognized as one of the most influential women in cybersecurity and UK tech, with over 25 years' experience delivering and advising C-suite leaders on large-scale cybersecurity, information protection and resilience programmes. She is Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft and has previously held roles at EY, Fujitsu, AXA, and the London Stock Exchange Group. She is based in Bath, UK.

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Book SynopsisIn terms of raw numbers, the amount of world urban dwellers have increased four-fold, skyrocketing from 740 million in 1950 to almost 3.3 billion in 2007. This ongoing urbanization will continue to create major security challenges in most countries. Based on contributions from academics and practitioners from countries as diverse as Nigeria, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, and the US, Urbanization, Policing, and Security: Global Perspectives highlights the crime and disorder problems associated with urbanization and demonstrates police and private security responses to those problems.The book draws on the practical experiences of police officials and the academic insights of researchers from around the world to detail the consequences of urbanization â crime, terrorism, disorder, drugs, traffic crashes â as well as modern responses to those problems. Covering studies on major cities in more than 18 countries, this text explores topics such as the role of urbanTrade Review… an intensely academic book, and one that will be read by criminologists interested in policing and crime in other countries. It would be a useful book for any security professional who works internationally or in any of the countries featured.—Ross L. Johnson, CPP., Security ManagementTable of ContentsIntroduction: Policing and Urbanization. URBAN SECURITY PROBLEMS. Urbanization and Crime in Cameroon. .Urbanization and Security in Kampala City, Uganda. Urbanization, Policing, and Safety in Serbia. Urbanization and Security in Russia. Spatial Determinants of Crime in Poland. Drug Problems in Peshawar, Pakistan. Organized Crime in South Africa. Organized Crime and Safety in Azerbaijan. Traffic Administration in Hyderabad, India. Urban Mass Evacuation in the United States. POLICE RESPONSES. Reforming Policing in Victoria, Australia. Urbanization and Community Policing in Nigeria. Policing Multiethnic Societies. Urbanization, Security, and Human Rights. Policing Protests in New York City. Urban Crime and Criminal Investigation in Slovenia. Police Cooperation in International Drug Investigations in North America. Information Sharing between Police and Intelligence Agencies. PRIVATE SECURITY RESPONSES. Public–Private Partnerships in Los Angeles. Post 9/11 Port Security in Houston, Texas. Private Security in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Private Security in South Africa. Body Guarding in South Africa. Urbanization and Security: Moving Forward, Key Themes, and Challenges. Index.

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Book SynopsisEn plongeant dans les archives de la ville de Shanghai, Aglaia De Angeli offre une analyse de la vie des femmes criminelles autant que de celle des victimes de la criminalité à l'époque républicaine. Des centaines de cas judiciaires, des rapports de police et des comptes-rendus par les prisons et maisons de détention jamais utilisés auparavant nous racontent le milieu et les femmes qui y traînent.Shanghai, connue déjà à l'époque comme le Chicago de l'Orient, est vue d'un côté pas encore exploré, celui de l'histoire des femmes, qui offre au lecteur une nouvelle vision de l'histoire sociale et urbaine de Shanghai, la métropole par excellence de la modernité en Chine.À l'époque républicaine, la société en Chine bouscule entre tradition et modernité, ainsi l'histoire des femmes avec leurs méfaits autant que leurs malheurs nous offre un baromètre pour comprendre vers où les mœurs et le droit chinois se dirigent.

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Book SynopsisThe form and layout of a built environment has a significant influence on crime by creating opportunities for it and, in turn, shaping community crime patterns. Effective urban planners and designers will consider crime when making planning and design decisions. A co-publication with the American Planning Association, Crime and Planning: Building Socially Sustainable Communities presents a comprehensive discussion of the interconnections between urban planning, criminal victimization, and crime prevention.An introduction into the main concerns at the intersection of criminology and community planning, the book first provides an overview of crime patterns. It then explores major issues within planning and their impact on crime. Critical topics discussed include connectivity, mixed-use developments, land use and zoning, transit-oriented design, and pedestrian trails, greenways, and parks. The remaining chapters explore: CriTable of ContentsIntroduction. Why a Disconnect? Crime, Planning, and Sustainability. Structure of This Book. A Brief Overview of Crime and Crime Issues. Major Issues in Crime and Urban Planning. Redefining Sustainability. Redefining and Refocusing Sustainable Communities. Integrating Crime Prevention into a Socially Sustainable Planning Program. Current Crime Prevention-Planning Programs. Integrating Crime Prevention into the Everyday Planning Process. Tools for Understanding Context. Design Guidance. Planning Policy and Socially Sustainable Communities. Smart Growth. Form-Based Codes. Suburban Retrofitting. Case Studies. Residential Neighborhood Case Study. Retail District Case Study.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a critical understanding of contemporary forced labour as a global social problem and argues that it should be located within the broader study of work-based harm.Trade Review"A cogent and compelling framework for identifying and tackling the systematic embeddedness of workplace exploitation." Mick Wilkinson, University of HullTable of ContentsIntroduction The labour exploitation continuum Lessons of history Direct workplace controls Indirect workplace controls Exogenous controls Navigating the edges of acceptability Preventing exploitation and harm Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThis practical guide provides user-friendly, concise, expert and up-to-date guidance for both new and experienced hate crime caseworkers and advocates. Full of relevant, up-to-date evidence based research and policy, it will enable practitioners to be confident and knowledgeable in supporting victims of hate crime.Trade Review"An essential resource for professional and volunteer practitioners supporting victims of hate crime... offers expert and up to date information in terms of research, policy frameworks, the principles and values that underpin casework and the core skills needed to be an effective practitioner." Irene Zempi, Nottingham Trent University"A very useful, practical and well written guide to tackling the issues of hate crime, giving professionals and volunteers a great reference point in supporting those affected." Rose Simkins, Chief Executive, Stop Hate UK"Every practitioner working with hate crime victims should keep this guide in their pocket. It provides a valuable resource to reflect on their work." Paul Iganski, Lancaster UniversityTable of ContentsHate crime basics; Hate in a digital world; Rights-based support frameworks; The victim’s perspective; Roles and principles of casework support; Approaches to casework support; Communication and Interpersonal skills; Fact-Finding; Self-care.

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first to bring together international research on evidence-based skills and practices in probation and youth justice in the public, private and voluntary sectors. Wide-ranging in scope, it also covers effective approaches to working with ethnic minority service users, women and young people.Trade Review"I’m often asked what practitioners can do to encourage and support desistance from crime. Now I know exactly what to tell them: read this book! This remarkable collection reviews the evidence base for everything from emotional work in probation to the recruitment of ex-offender engagement workers. It is an essential resource for understanding effective rehabilitation." Shadd Maruna, Professor of Criminology, University Manchester"A well-articulated and comparative evidence base for the construction of effective working relationships in probation practice....a must read for practitioners and policy makers." Dr Aaron Pycroft, University of PortsmouthTable of ContentsPart 1: Contextualizing practice: Key theoretical, organisational and policy developments; Chapter 1: Introduction – Effective practice skills: new directions in research ~ Pamela Ugwudike, Peter Raynor, and Jill Annison; Chapter 2: The effective practice of staff development in England and Wales: learning from history and contemporary research ~ Maurice Vanstone; Chapter 3: The search for impact in British probation: from programmes to skills and implementation ~ Peter Raynor; Chapter 4: Is constructive practice still possible in a competitive environment? Findings from a case study of a community rehabilitation company in England and Wales ~ Lol Burke, Matthew Millings and Gwen Robinson; Chapter 5: Implementation uptake: organisational factors affecting evidence-based reform in community corrections in the United States ~ Danielle S. Rudes, Faye S. Taxman, Kimberly Kras, Kimberly S. Meyer & Shannon Magnuson; Part 2: International research on evidence‑based skills; Chapter 6: The Risk-Need-Responsivity model: evidence diversity and integrative theory ~ Martine Herzog-Evans; Chapter 7: Professional practices and skills in first interviews: a comparative perspective on probation practice in Spain and Belgium ~ Ester Blay and Johan Boxstaens; Chapter 8: Desistance-related skills in Romanian probation contexts ~ Ioan Durnescu; Chapter 9: From evidence-informed to evidence-based: the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision ~ James Bonta, Guy Bourgon and Tanya Rugge; Chapter 10: Promoting quality in probation supervision and policy transfer: evaluating the SEED programme in Romania and England ~ Angela Sorsby, Joanna Shapland and Ioan Durnescu; Chapter 11: Supervision face-to-face contacts: the emergence of an intervention ~ Heather Toronjo and Faye S. Taxman; Chapter 12: Understanding emotions as effective practice in English probation: the performance of emotional labour in building relationships ~ Andrew Fowler, Jake Phillips and Chalen Westaby; Chapter 13: Staff supervision in youth justice and its relationship to skill development: findings from Australia ~ Charlene Pereira and Chris Trotter; Part 3: Evidence-based practice with diverse groups; Chapter 14: Evidence-based skills in Welsh youth justice settings ~ Pamela Ugwudike and Gemma Morgan; Chapter 15: The impact of training and coaching on the development of practice skills in youth justice: findings from Australia ~ Chris Trotter; Chapter 16: Can the recruitment of ex-offenders enhance offender engagement? An assessment of the London Probation Trust’s engagement worker role ~ Nigel Hosking and John Rico; Chapter 17: Collaborative family work in youth justice ~ Chris Trotter; Chapter 18: Resisting effective approaches for BAME offenders in England and Wales: the triumph of inertia ~ Patrick Williams and Pauline Durrance; Chapter 19: The ambiguity of therapeutic justice and women offenders in England and Wales ~ Jill Annison, Tim Auburn, Daniel Gilling and Gisella Hanley Santos; Chapter 20: Conclusion ~ Pamela Ugwudike, Jill Annison and Peter Raynor.

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first to bring together international research on evidence-based skills and practices in probation and youth justice in the public, private and voluntary sectors. Wide-ranging in scope, it also covers effective approaches to working with ethnic minority service users, women and young people.Trade Review"I’m often asked what practitioners can do to encourage and support desistance from crime. Now I know exactly what to tell them: read this book! This remarkable collection reviews the evidence base for everything from emotional work in probation to the recruitment of ex-offender engagement workers. It is an essential resource for understanding effective rehabilitation." Shadd Maruna, Professor of Criminology, University Manchester"A well-articulated and comparative evidence base for the construction of effective working relationships in probation practice....a must read for practitioners and policy makers." Dr Aaron Pycroft, University of PortsmouthTable of ContentsPart 1: Contextualizing practice: Key theoretical, organisational and policy developments; Chapter 1: Introduction – Effective practice skills: new directions in research ~ Pamela Ugwudike, Peter Raynor, and Jill Annison; Chapter 2: The effective practice of staff development in England and Wales: learning from history and contemporary research ~ Maurice Vanstone; Chapter 3: The search for impact in British probation: from programmes to skills and implementation ~ Peter Raynor; Chapter 4: Is constructive practice still possible in a competitive environment? Findings from a case study of a community rehabilitation company in England and Wales ~ Lol Burke, Matthew Millings and Gwen Robinson; Chapter 5: Implementation uptake: organisational factors affecting evidence-based reform in community corrections in the United States ~ Danielle S. Rudes, Faye S. Taxman, Kimberly Kras, Kimberly S. Meyer & Shannon Magnuson; Part 2: International research on evidence‑based skills; Chapter 6: The Risk-Need-Responsivity model: evidence diversity and integrative theory ~ Martine Herzog-Evans; Chapter 7: Professional practices and skills in first interviews: a comparative perspective on probation practice in Spain and Belgium ~ Ester Blay and Johan Boxstaens; Chapter 8: Desistance-related skills in Romanian probation contexts ~ Ioan Durnescu; Chapter 9: From evidence-informed to evidence-based: the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision ~ James Bonta, Guy Bourgon and Tanya Rugge; Chapter 10: Promoting quality in probation supervision and policy transfer: evaluating the SEED programme in Romania and England ~ Angela Sorsby, Joanna Shapland and Ioan Durnescu; Chapter 11: Supervision face-to-face contacts: the emergence of an intervention ~ Heather Toronjo and Faye S. Taxman; Chapter 12: Understanding emotions as effective practice in English probation: the performance of emotional labour in building relationships ~ Andrew Fowler, Jake Phillips and Chalen Westaby; Chapter 13: Staff supervision in youth justice and its relationship to skill development: findings from Australia ~ Charlene Pereira and Chris Trotter; Part 3: Evidence-based practice with diverse groups; Chapter 14: Evidence-based skills in Welsh youth justice settings ~ Pamela Ugwudike and Gemma Morgan; Chapter 15: The impact of training and coaching on the development of practice skills in youth justice: findings from Australia ~ Chris Trotter; Chapter 16: Can the recruitment of ex-offenders enhance offender engagement? An assessment of the London Probation Trust’s engagement worker role ~ Nigel Hosking and John Rico; Chapter 17: Collaborative family work in youth justice ~ Chris Trotter; Chapter 18: Resisting effective approaches for BAME offenders in England and Wales: the triumph of inertia ~ Patrick Williams and Pauline Durrance; Chapter 19: The ambiguity of therapeutic justice and women offenders in England and Wales ~ Jill Annison, Tim Auburn, Daniel Gilling and Gisella Hanley Santos; Chapter 20: Conclusion ~ Pamela Ugwudike, Jill Annison and Peter Raynor.

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Book SynopsisThis exciting book presents 50 key facts related to crime and criminal justice policy in Britain. Offering thought-provoking insights into the study of crime, this fascinating go to book reveals the myths and realities of crime in contemporary Britain.Trade Review“This book packs a lot of facts within its 300+ pages - often surprising and even shocking. It's a fascinating resource and should appeal to budding criminologists, crime fiction/true crime fans and, of course, writers.” Off-the-shelf Books"A fact about crime and criminal justice for every week of the year - crucial when so many get their information from non-expert sources." Nic Groombridge, University of South Wales"A highly informative approach to the study of crime and punishment presented in a concise, lively and innovative manner….an extremely useful learning resource for criminology students." Peter Joyce, Glyndwr University"This book invites us to reflect on just how inadequately crime and punishment are explained if we fall into the trap of being seduced by dominant narratives. The wonderful criticality here serves as a superb resource for students and scholars, but also for a much wider audience of people fascinated by the subject of crime and society." Paul Taylor, University of ChesterTable of Contents1. Historical context; 2. Crime in Britain today; 3. International comparisons; 4. The police; 5. Prison realities; 6. Criminal justice; 7. Black market Britain; 8. Violent Britain; 9. Victims; 10. Crime and technology.

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Book SynopsisAs marketisation and privatisation reshape the criminal justice system, this illuminating overview sets out their causes, scale and impacts. With case studies and economic, sociological and criminological perspectives, leading academics consider the evolving roles of public, private and voluntary sectors and possible future reforms.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Marketisation and Privatisation in Criminal Justice; an Overview ~ Kevin Albertson, Mary Corcoran and Jake Phillips Part 1 ~ Introduction and Theoretical Frameworks Market Society Utopianism in Penal Politics ~ Mary Corcoran Outcomes-Based Contracts In the UK Public Sector ~ Chris Fox and Kevin Albertson The Carceral State and the Interpenetration of Interests: Commercial, Governmental, and Civil Society Interests in Criminal Justice ~ James Gacek and Richard Sparks Understanding the Privatisation of Probation Through the Lens of Bourdieu’s Field Theory ~ Jake Phillips The Progress of Marketisation: The Prison and Probation Experience ~ Kevin Albertson and Chris Fox Part 2 ~ Experiences of Marketisation in the Public Sector The ‘Soft Power’ of Marketisation: The Administrative Assembling of Irish Youth Justice Work ~ Katharina Swirak Police Outsourcing and Labour Force Vulnerability ~ Roxanna Dehaghani and Adam White Marketisation or Corporatisation? Making Sense of Private Influence in Public Policing Across Canada and the US ~ Kevin Walby and Randy K. Lippert Marketisation and Competition in Criminal Legal Aid: Implications for Access to Justice ~ Tom Smith and Ed Johnston Holding Private Prisons to Account: What Role for Controllers As ‘The Eyes and Ears of the State’? ~ Joanna Hargreaves and Amy Ludlow A Flawed Revolution? Interrogating the Transforming Rehabilitation Changes in England and Wales Through the Prism of a Community Justice Court ~ Jill Annison, Tim Auburn, Daniel Gilling and Gisella Hanley Santos Part 3 ~ Marketisation and the Voluntary Sector Constructive Ambiguity, Market Imaginaries and the Penal Voluntary Sector in England and Wales ~ Mary Corcoran, Mike Maguire and Kate Williams Marketisation of Women’s Organisations in the Criminal Justice Sector ~ Vickie Cooper and Maureen Mansfield Surviving the Revolution? The Voluntary Sector Under Transforming Rehabilitation in England and Wales ~ Kevin Wong and Rob Macmillan Part 4 ~ Beyond Institutions: Marketisation Beyond the Criminal Justice Institution Neoliberal Imaginaries and GPS Tracking in England and Wales ~ Mike Nellis Misery As Business: How Immigration Detention Became a Cash-Cow in Britain’s Borders ~ Monish Bhatia and Victoria Canning Prison Education: A Northern European Wicked Policy Problem? ~ Gerry Czerniawski Making Local Regulation Better? Marketisation, Privatisation and the Erosion of Social Protection ~ Steve Tombs The ‘Fearsome Frowning Face of the State’ and Ex-Prisoners: Promoting Employment or Alienation, Anger and Perpetual Punishment? ~ Del Roy Fletcher Conclusion: What Has Been Learned ~ Kevin Albertson, Mary Corcoran and Jake Phillips

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Book SynopsisAs marketisation and privatisation reshape the criminal justice system, this illuminating overview sets out their causes, scale and impacts. With case studies and economic, sociological and criminological perspectives, leading academics consider the evolving roles of public, private and voluntary sectors and possible future reforms.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Marketisation and Privatisation in Criminal Justice; an Overview ~ Kevin Albertson, Mary Corcoran and Jake Phillips Part 1 ~ Introduction and Theoretical Frameworks Market Society Utopianism in Penal Politics ~ Mary Corcoran Outcomes-Based Contracts In the UK Public Sector ~ Chris Fox and Kevin Albertson The Carceral State and the Interpenetration of Interests: Commercial, Governmental, and Civil Society Interests in Criminal Justice ~ James Gacek and Richard Sparks Understanding the Privatisation of Probation Through the Lens of Bourdieu’s Field Theory ~ Jake Phillips The Progress of Marketisation: The Prison and Probation Experience ~ Kevin Albertson and Chris Fox Part 2 ~ Experiences of Marketisation in the Public Sector The ‘Soft Power’ of Marketisation: The Administrative Assembling of Irish Youth Justice Work ~ Katharina Swirak Police Outsourcing and Labour Force Vulnerability ~ Roxanna Dehaghani and Adam White Marketisation or Corporatisation? Making Sense of Private Influence in Public Policing Across Canada and the US ~ Kevin Walby and Randy K. Lippert Marketisation and Competition in Criminal Legal Aid: Implications for Access to Justice ~ Tom Smith and Ed Johnston Holding Private Prisons to Account: What Role for Controllers As ‘The Eyes and Ears of the State’? ~ Joanna Hargreaves and Amy Ludlow A Flawed Revolution? Interrogating the Transforming Rehabilitation Changes in England and Wales Through the Prism of a Community Justice Court ~ Jill Annison, Tim Auburn, Daniel Gilling and Gisella Hanley Santos Part 3 ~ Marketisation and the Voluntary Sector Constructive Ambiguity, Market Imaginaries and the Penal Voluntary Sector in England and Wales ~ Mary Corcoran, Mike Maguire and Kate Williams Marketisation of Women’s Organisations in the Criminal Justice Sector ~ Vickie Cooper and Maureen Mansfield Surviving the Revolution? The Voluntary Sector Under Transforming Rehabilitation in England and Wales ~ Kevin Wong and Rob Macmillan Part 4 ~ Beyond Institutions: Marketisation Beyond the Criminal Justice Institution Neoliberal Imaginaries and GPS Tracking in England and Wales ~ Mike Nellis Misery As Business: How Immigration Detention Became a Cash-Cow in Britain’s Borders ~ Monish Bhatia and Victoria Canning Prison Education: A Northern European Wicked Policy Problem? ~ Gerry Czerniawski Making Local Regulation Better? Marketisation, Privatisation and the Erosion of Social Protection ~ Steve Tombs The ‘Fearsome Frowning Face of the State’ and Ex-Prisoners: Promoting Employment or Alienation, Anger and Perpetual Punishment? ~ Del Roy Fletcher Conclusion: What Has Been Learned ~ Kevin Albertson, Mary Corcoran and Jake Phillips

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Book SynopsisAvailable Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Using case studies and a strengths-based approach Best puts forward a new recovery and reintegration model for substance users and offenders leaving prison which emphasizes the importance of long-term recovery and the role that communities and peers play in the process.Trade Review“I’ve been waiting for a book like this. Not only does David Best clearly outline the theoretical framework that underpins his approach to addiction and recovery, he gives clear, straightforward examples of how they work in practice. This book is that rare thing; a manual for researchers and practitioners alike.” Rowdy Yates, President of European Federation of Therapeutic Communities''In this remarkable new book, David Best turns his considerable gifts toward developing a full-fledged sociology of "hope" - surely the most important and misunderstood concept in the fields of criminology and addiction studies. My hope is that it starts a revolution of hope studies in recovery work." Shadd Maruna, Queen's University BelfastTable of ContentsForeword ~ William L. White; What we know about recovery, desistance and reintegration; Australian origins: building bridges and community connections; What do you need to recover? Jobs, Friends and Houses; Keep it in the family: the role of families in supporting the rehabilitation of prisoners; Recovery, research and communities: Sheffield Addiction Recovery Research Group (SARRG) and recovery cities; Developing an initiative to support community connections; A visible and accessible recovery community; Overview and conclusions.

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Book SynopsisFrom the Alcatraz East Crime Museum to Jack the Ripper guided tours, ‘dark tourism’ is now a multi-million-pound global industry. Highlighting 50 travel destinations across six continents, expert criminologists, psychologists and historians expose a worrying trend in contemporary consumer culture in which many of us partake.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Adam Lynes, Craig Kelly and James Treadwell 1. Cocaine Bear: Lexington, Kentucky, USA - Travis Linnemann 2. Whitney Plantation: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Thomas Raymen 3. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution: Washington DC, USA - Alice Storey 4. From Newgate Prison to Tyburn Tree: the Old Bailey, London, UK - Peter Joyce and Wendy Laverick 5. Jack the Ripper Tour: Whitechapel, London, UK - Kevin Hoffin 6. The Alcatraz East Crime Museum: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA - Laura Hammond 7. The Museum of Death: Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA - Loukas Ntanos 8. The Royal Armouries Museum: Leeds, UK - Sarah Jones 9. The Black Dahlia tour: Los Angeles, California, USA - David Wilson 10. The Execution Dock: Wapping, East London, UK - Wendy Laverick and Peter Joyce 11. Auschwitz: Oświęcim, Poland - Tammy Ayres and Sarah Hodgkinson 12. Jeju 4:3 memorial: Jeju Island, South Korea - Robin West 13. Museum Dr. Guislain: Ghent, Belgium - Sophie Gregory 14. Karosta Prison Hotel: Liepāja, Latvia - Melindy Duffus 15. The Clink prison-based restaurant: Brixton, London, UK - Dan Rusu 16. The 9/11 memorial and museum: New York, New York, USA - John Bahadur Lamb 17. The Tuol Sleng Museum of Genocidal Crimes: Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Eamonn Carrabine 18. Choeung Ek killing field: Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Luke Telford 19. Blue lights in the Red Light District: Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Ben Colliver 20. Trophy hunting: sub-Saharan Africa - Patrick Berry and Gary R. Potter 21. 'The ugly side to the beautiful game': Qatar - Grace Gallacher 22. Burning Man festival: Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA - Keith Hayward 23. Magaluf: Majorca - Simon Winlow 24. 'Holiday Hooters': Hong Kong - Katie Lowe 25. Scilla: Calabria, Italy - Anna Sergi 26. The Kray twins tours: London, UK - Craig Ancrum 27. Backpacking in the outback: Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia - Eveleigh Buck-Matthews and Craig Kelly 28. The hippie trail: Nepal, South Asia - Emiline Smith 29. The Museum of Confiscated Art: Brest, Belarus - Donna Yates and Hannah London 30. Steroid holidays: Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt - Nick Gibbs 31. The Souks: Tunis, Tunisia - Kyla Bavin and James Treadwell 32. Mezhyhirya Residence Museum: Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine - Tereza Østbø Kuldova and Jardar Østbø 33. The great British seaside: various locations, UK - Neil Chakraborti 34. The Biggie mural: Brooklyn, New York, USA - Natasha Pope 35. The Rebus guided tour: Edinburgh, UK - Ian R. Cook and Michael Rowe 36. Volunteer tourism - 'doing it for the 'gram': Cambodia, Southeast Asia - Orlando Woods 37. The Staycation: home - Jack Denham 38. The 'suicide forest': Aokigahara, Japan - Max Hart 39. Pitcairn Island: Pitcairn Islands, Pacific Ocean - Steve Wadley 40. Favela tours: Rio De Janerio, Brazil - Duncan Frankis and Selina Patel Nascimento 41. Skid Row walking tours: Los Angeles, California, USA - Craig Kelly 42. The 2019-2020 anti-extradition protests: Hong Kong - Jane Richards 43. The Maldives: Republic of Maldives, Indian Ocean - Emiline Smith and Oliver Smith 44. Death Road: La Paz to Coroico, Bolivia - Joe Garrihy 45. Vulture brains and muthi markets: Johannesburg, South Africa - Angus Nurse 46. Dark Tourism, ecocide and alpine ski resorts: the Alps, Europe - Oliver Smith 47. Boho Zone: Middlesbrough, UK - Emma Winlow 48. One Hyde Park: London, UK - Rowland Atkinson 49. Amazon warehouse tours: Rugeley, UK or virtual tour - Adam Lynes 50. Disney World: Orlando, Florida, USA - Anthony Lloyd Conclusion - Adam Lynes, Craig Kelly and James Treadwell

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Book SynopsisAn important understanding of the role public opinion plays in crime prevention policyDefund the police. This slogan became a rallying cry among Black Lives Matter protesters following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020. These three words evoke a fundamental question about America's policy priorities: should the nation rely predominantly upon the branches of the criminal justice system to arrest, prosecute, and imprison offenders, or should the nation prioritize fixing structural causes of crime by investing more heavily in the infrastructure and institutions of disadvantaged communities? To put it simply, do Americans actually prefer punishment over crime prevention?The Politics of Crime Prevention examines American public opinion about crime prevention in the twenty-first century with a particular focus on how average citizens would choose to prioritize resources between the criminal justice system and community-based institutions. KeviTrade ReviewThe United States sits at a correctional turning point, with a half-century of mass imprisonment now revealed to be a misguided policy failure. To know what next steps are possible, listen to Kevin Wozniak. Based on primary data and an expansive mastery of the research literature, he shows that the American public aspires to more than a punitive, lock ’em up response to crime. He presents strong empirical evidence that the citizenry favors community investment over criminal justice investment. Public opinion thus is a potential resource for needed progressive reform. Americans believe that a safer society depends on having a better society for all—a salient message that politicians need to hear and act upon. * Francis T. Cullen, co-author of Correctional Theory: Context and Consequences *Three words, relatively new to the English lexicon--“Defund the police” (DTP)—can conjure up drastically different images in the minds of Americans. To some, it represents the only strategy forward to address systemic racism, lethal police violence, and long-standing racial and social inequity. To others, the same three words are an affront to justice, social order, and the law enforcement professionals who risk their lives to ensure public safety. In The Politics of Crime Prevention Dr. Kevin H. Wozniak demonstrates that despite these disparate images and distortions, at its heart, the true emphasis of DTP, is not as polarizing as we might think. As the author argues, it is a story of community reinvestment rather than community division. Drawing on a careful and nuanced analysis of public attitudes, Wozniak draws our attention to two key takeaways concerning current crime and justice debates: 1) American public opinion is not unilaterally punitive, in that most Americans are not the “get tough” enthusiasts some politicians and pundits would have us believe, and 2) most citizens recognize that crime prevention begins much sooner than sanctioning, as a large swath of the public strongly favors “front-end” community investment efforts to ensure public safety (public school funding, job creation program). The author argues that it is high-time policymakers listened to these sentiments, and it is difficult not to agree. This book will appeal to many audiences—academics and researchers, public policy administrators, public safety professionals, students, and anyone desiring a deeper understanding of public attitudes toward crime, punishment, and community investment. * Christina Mancini, author of Sex Crime, Offenders, and Society: A Critical Look at Sexual Offending and Policy *The Politics of Crime Prevention counters the view that investments in the carceral state reflect the “will of the people.” Using original carefully crafted research, Wozniak argues that the majority of Black and White Americans support community investment to prevent crime. Accessibly written, The Politics of Crime Prevention provides a road map for those who want public safety without more police and prisons. * Heather Schoenfeld, author of Building the Prison State: Race and the Politics of Mass Incarceration *Overall, both academic scholars and researchers who conduct public opinion and public policy research related to crime and criminal justice and community members who are interested in understanding more about the crime issue will find the content in the book helpful and easy to follow. * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *

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Book SynopsisAn important understanding of the role public opinion plays in crime prevention policyDefund the police. This slogan became a rallying cry among Black Lives Matter protesters following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020. These three words evoke a fundamental question about America's policy priorities: should the nation rely predominantly upon the branches of the criminal justice system to arrest, prosecute, and imprison offenders, or should the nation prioritize fixing structural causes of crime by investing more heavily in the infrastructure and institutions of disadvantaged communities? To put it simply, do Americans actually prefer punishment over crime prevention?The Politics of Crime Prevention examines American public opinion about crime prevention in the twenty-first century with a particular focus on how average citizens would choose to prioritize resources between the criminal justice system and community-based institutions. KeviTrade ReviewThe United States sits at a correctional turning point, with a half-century of mass imprisonment now revealed to be a misguided policy failure. To know what next steps are possible, listen to Kevin Wozniak. Based on primary data and an expansive mastery of the research literature, he shows that the American public aspires to more than a punitive, lock ’em up response to crime. He presents strong empirical evidence that the citizenry favors community investment over criminal justice investment. Public opinion thus is a potential resource for needed progressive reform. Americans believe that a safer society depends on having a better society for all—a salient message that politicians need to hear and act upon. * Francis T. Cullen, co-author of Correctional Theory: Context and Consequences *Three words, relatively new to the English lexicon--“Defund the police” (DTP)—can conjure up drastically different images in the minds of Americans. To some, it represents the only strategy forward to address systemic racism, lethal police violence, and long-standing racial and social inequity. To others, the same three words are an affront to justice, social order, and the law enforcement professionals who risk their lives to ensure public safety. In The Politics of Crime Prevention Dr. Kevin H. Wozniak demonstrates that despite these disparate images and distortions, at its heart, the true emphasis of DTP, is not as polarizing as we might think. As the author argues, it is a story of community reinvestment rather than community division. Drawing on a careful and nuanced analysis of public attitudes, Wozniak draws our attention to two key takeaways concerning current crime and justice debates: 1) American public opinion is not unilaterally punitive, in that most Americans are not the “get tough” enthusiasts some politicians and pundits would have us believe, and 2) most citizens recognize that crime prevention begins much sooner than sanctioning, as a large swath of the public strongly favors “front-end” community investment efforts to ensure public safety (public school funding, job creation program). The author argues that it is high-time policymakers listened to these sentiments, and it is difficult not to agree. This book will appeal to many audiences—academics and researchers, public policy administrators, public safety professionals, students, and anyone desiring a deeper understanding of public attitudes toward crime, punishment, and community investment. * Christina Mancini, author of Sex Crime, Offenders, and Society: A Critical Look at Sexual Offending and Policy *The Politics of Crime Prevention counters the view that investments in the carceral state reflect the “will of the people.” Using original carefully crafted research, Wozniak argues that the majority of Black and White Americans support community investment to prevent crime. Accessibly written, The Politics of Crime Prevention provides a road map for those who want public safety without more police and prisons. * Heather Schoenfeld, author of Building the Prison State: Race and the Politics of Mass Incarceration *Overall, both academic scholars and researchers who conduct public opinion and public policy research related to crime and criminal justice and community members who are interested in understanding more about the crime issue will find the content in the book helpful and easy to follow. * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *

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Book SynopsisBuilding on an original study with almost two hundred older incarcerated individuals, this book explores systemic problems that infiltrate the body of the Canadian federal correctional system and other institutions that engage with prisoners.Trade Review"In Punished for Aging, Adelina Iftene amplifies the little-heard voices of aging inmates incarcerated in Canadian penitentiaries. Iftene overlays those voices with compact, yet clear, analysis of the policy and legal context in which punishment is administered, attending specifically to how inmates experienced the process of aging whilst subject to the techniques and forms of incarceration." -- Joshua David Michael Shaw * Punishment & Society *"Whether readers come to Punished for Aging for the primary data or for the legal analysis, this book is an important work. Impressive both in its scope and its depth, it respectfully conveys the voices of a population who are too often invisible to those whose lives are not directly touched by the prison. As such, it makes a significant contribution to both the prisoner health and prisoner justice literatures." -- Helen Hudson * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books, May 2021 *"Whether readers come to Punished for Aging for the primary data or for the legal analysis, this book is an important work. Impressive both in its scope and its depth, it respectfully conveys the voices of a population who are too often invisible to those whose lives are not directly touched by the prison. As such, it makes a significant contribution to both the prisoner health and prisoner justice literatures." -- Helen Hudson * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Table of ContentsPreamble: The Actors Enter the Stage 1. Some Context: The Canadian Federal Correctional System 2. Age and Health Care Behind Bars 3. Reform for Older Prisoners: Release and Institutional Accommodation 4. Democracy in Action: Implementation of Policy Reform and Prison Oversight 5. Correcting Wrongs and Pushing for Reform through Administrative Boards and Tribunals 6. Correcting Wrongs and Pushing for Reform through Courts Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book assesses the intimate relationships between sex workers and clients in post-reform China, where normative ideals concerning masculine and feminine behaviour are the primary goal of these relationships.Trade Review"China’s Commercial Sexscapes gives a voice to women and men who otherwise remain largely voiceless and nameless in a nation which would rather pretend that they don’t exist." -- Mike Cormack * South China Morning Post, October 12, 2019 *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part One: Method 1. Urban Sexscapes: A Snapshop of China’s Commercial Sex Industries Part Two: "Tempting Girls" and Clients in Low-End and Mid-Tier Niche Markets 2. Finding Hope as a "Tempting Girl" in China: Sex Work, Indentured Mobility, and Cosmopolitan Individualism 3. Disappointed and Despondent: How Young-Adult Male Migrants Contest Masculinity in China’s Low-End and Mid-Tier Niche Markets Part Three: Intimacy and Masculinity in High-End Niche Markets 4. Reframing Love with a "Dirty Girl": High-End Sex Work and Intimate Relations in Urban China 5. Reciprocating Desires: The Pursuit of Desirable East Asian Femininity in China’s Commercial Sex Industry Part Four: Social Policy Implications and Criminal Justice 6. Selling Commercial Sex as Edgework 7. Profit-Making Disguised as Rehabilitation: The Biopolitics of the Homo Sacer in China’s Custody Education Program for Sex Workers Conclusion: Understanding the New Trends in China's Commercial Sex Industry References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book explores how Canadian courts adapt international human trafficking laws, while also examining how trafficking cases are policed and prosecuted, defended, and judged.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Legal Regimes 2. The Canadian Victim 3. Policing Trafficking 4. Trafficking on Trial 5. The Villain Conclusion Appendix A: Human Trafficking Cases: Race, Age, Gender, and Visual Depictions of Accused in Media Appendix B: Human Trafficking Charges and Outcomes Appendix C: Interview Participants Appendix D: Interview Questions Appendix E: Case Summaries Appendix F: Expanded Methods References

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Book SynopsisFrom Confederation to the partial abolition of the death penalty a century later, defendants convicted of sexually motivated killings and sexually violent homicides in Canada were more likely than any other condemned criminals to be executed for their crimes. Despite the emergence of psychiatric expertise in criminal trials, moral disgust and anger proved more potent in courtrooms, the public mind, and the hearts of the bureaucrats and politicians responsible for determining the outcome of capital cases. Wherever death has been set as the ultimate criminal penalty, the poor, minority groups, and stigmatized peoples have been more likely to be accused, convicted, and executed. Although the vast majority of convicted sex killers were white, Canada’s racist notions of the Indian mind meant that Indigenous defendants faced the presumption of guilt. Black defendants were also subjected to discriminatory treatment, including near lynchings. In debates about capital punishmenTrade Review"Strange has not only offered a challenging, thoughtful, and often unsettling work, but has done so in a fashion solidifying her place as one of this nation’s very best historians." -- Jonathan Swainger, University of Northern British Columbia * Labour/Le Travail *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. The Politics of the Death Penalty and the Problem of Sex Murder 2. Sex Fiends and the Death Penalty at the Turn of Canada’s Century 3. Contesting Convictions and Questioning Culpability: Sex Murder between the Wars 4. Sexual Psychopathy and Penal Severity in the Post-War Era 5. Sexual Psychopathy, Insanity, and the Death Penalty under Scrutiny in the 1950s 6. Sex Murder in the Sixties and the Demise of the Death Penalty Epilogue: The Problem of Sex Murder in the Shadow of Abolition Note on Sources and Methods

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Book SynopsisExploring the experiences of both male clients and female sex workers, China’s Commercial Sexscapes expands upon the complex dynamics of sex worker and client relationships, and places them within the wider implications of expanding globalization and capitalism. The book is based in large part upon interviews with sex workers and their clients the author conducted while undercover as a bartender in Dongguan, an important industrial city in Guangdong province and an explicit, complicated, and multidimensional setting for study. In the wake of the financial crisis, the purchasing of sex by single, young-adult males has become an increasingly socially acceptable way for men to perform and experience heteronormative masculinity. Investigating human rights, social policy, and the criminal justice system in China, this book applies the concept of edgework to the commercial sex industry in Dongguan to study how men and women interact within the changing global econoTrade Review"China’s Commercial Sexscapes gives a voice to women and men who otherwise remain largely voiceless and nameless in a nation which would rather pretend that they don’t exist." -- Mike Cormack * South China Morning Post, October 12, 2019 *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part One: Method 1. Urban Sexscapes: A Snapshop of China’s Commercial Sex Industries Part Two: "Tempting Girls" and Clients in Low-End and Mid-Tier Niche Markets 2. Finding Hope as a "Tempting Girl" in China: Sex Work, Indentured Mobility, and Cosmopolitan Individualism 3. Disappointed and Despondent: How Young-Adult Male Migrants Contest Masculinity in China’s Low-End and Mid-Tier Niche Markets Part Three: Intimacy and Masculinity in High-End Niche Markets 4. Reframing Love with a "Dirty Girl": High-End Sex Work and Intimate Relations in Urban China 5. Reciprocating Desires: The Pursuit of Desirable East Asian Femininity in China’s Commercial Sex Industry Part Four: Social Policy Implications and Criminal Justice 6. Selling Commercial Sex as Edgework 7. Profit-Making Disguised as Rehabilitation: The Biopolitics of the Homo Sacer in China’s Custody Education Program for Sex Workers Conclusion: Understanding the New Trends in China's Commercial Sex Industry References Index

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Book SynopsisBuilt around the experiences of older prisoners, Punished for Aging looks at the challenges individuals face in Canadian penitentiaries and their struggles for justice. Through firsthand accounts and quantitative data drawn from extensive interviews, this book brings forward the experiences of federally incarcerated people living their golden years behind bars. These experiences show the limited ability of the system to respond to heightened needs, while also raising questions about how international and national laws and policies are applied, and why they fail to ensure the safety and well-being of incarcerated individuals. In so doing, Adelina Iftene explores the shortcomings of institutional processes, prison-monitoring mechanisms, and legal remedies available in courts and tribunals, which leave prisoners vulnerable to rights abuses. Some of the problems addressed in this book are not new; however, the demographic shift and the increase in people dying in pTrade Review"In Punished for Aging, Adelina Iftene amplifies the little-heard voices of aging inmates incarcerated in Canadian penitentiaries. Iftene overlays those voices with compact, yet clear, analysis of the policy and legal context in which punishment is administered, attending specifically to how inmates experienced the process of aging whilst subject to the techniques and forms of incarceration." -- Joshua David Michael Shaw * Punishment & Society *"Whether readers come to Punished for Aging for the primary data or for the legal analysis, this book is an important work. Impressive both in its scope and its depth, it respectfully conveys the voices of a population who are too often invisible to those whose lives are not directly touched by the prison. As such, it makes a significant contribution to both the prisoner health and prisoner justice literatures." -- Helen Hudson * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books, May 2021 *"Whether readers come to Punished for Aging for the primary data or for the legal analysis, this book is an important work. Impressive both in its scope and its depth, it respectfully conveys the voices of a population who are too often invisible to those whose lives are not directly touched by the prison. As such, it makes a significant contribution to both the prisoner health and prisoner justice literatures." -- Helen Hudson * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Table of ContentsPreamble: The Actors Enter the Stage 1. Some Context: The Canadian Federal Correctional System 2. Age and Health Care Behind Bars 3. Reform for Older Prisoners: Release and Institutional Accommodation 4. Democracy in Action: Implementation of Policy Reform and Prison Oversight 5. Correcting Wrongs and Pushing for Reform through Administrative Boards and Tribunals 6. Correcting Wrongs and Pushing for Reform through Courts Conclusion

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Book SynopsisHuman trafficking has emerged as one of the top international and domestic policy concerns, and is well covered and often sensationalized by the media. The nature of the topic combined with various international pressures has resulted in an array of government-led mandates to combat the issue. The Domestication of Human Trafficking examines Canada’s criminal justice approaches to human trafficking, with a particular focus on the ways in which the intersecting factors of race, class, gender, and sexuality impact practice. Using a wide range of qualitative and empirically grounded research methods, including extensive analysis of court documents, trial transcripts, and interviews with criminal justice actors, this book contributes to much-needed research that examines, specifies, and sometimes complicates the narratives of how trafficking works as a criminal offence. The Domestication of Human Trafficking turns our attention to the ways in which the Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Legal Regimes 2. The Canadian Victim 3. Policing Trafficking 4. Trafficking on Trial 5. The Villain Conclusion Appendix A: Human Trafficking Cases: Race, Age, Gender, and Visual Depictions of Accused in Media Appendix B: Human Trafficking Charges and Outcomes Appendix C: Interview Participants Appendix D: Interview Questions Appendix E: Case Summaries Appendix F: Expanded Methods References

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Book SynopsisPathways to Ruin? presents an in-depth examination of individuals deemed as high-risk by the Canadian criminal justice system, elucidating their pathways to crime.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Early Years 3. The Teen Years/Early Adulthood: Officially Starting a Life of Crime 4. Adulthood 5. The Criminal Justice Experience and Specialization 6. Desistance 7. Conclusions Appendix: Methods References

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Book SynopsisThe Joy of Stats opens the door to statistics and quantitative analysis in the social sciences with a brief and accessible guide for students and professionals.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Preface Part One: Getting Started 1. Thinking about Numbers 2. Variables Part Two: Describing Distributions 3. Describing Variable Distributions—First Steps 4. Measures of Central Tendency 5. Variability and Z-scores Part Three: Statistical Inference 6. Thinking about Statistical Inference 7. Doing Statistical Inference Part Four: Relations Among Variables 8. Regression and Correlation 9. Comparing Means 10. Categorical Variables 11. Multiple Regression and Logistic Regression 12. Reading Research Math Refresher Charts for Distributions Bibliography Index

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