Crime and criminology Books

Book SynopsisCriminological theory is a core component of the CJ/crim curriculum; a least one course on the topic is typically required for a four-year degree. But theory can be a dry subject, disconnected from the real world and hard for students to understand or relate to. The proposed project offers a new way to teach this material, engaging students with brief, highly visual illustrated texts. The authors propose a series of 13 comic books, each issue on a particular type of criminological theory. Each fully illustrated volume will trace the development of the theory, placing it in social and political context, and explain how it applies to the real world. As noted by reviewers, the visual nature of the project, along with the focus on real-world relevance, should be appealing to students while still conveying the key concepts instructors need to impart.Trade ReviewI am in love with your CrimComics. The idea and execution are simply amazing. Internalizing theories and their structure is difficult, and remembering them over time is even more so. These graphic novels make it so much more relaxing to remind myself of theoretical concepts I may not have grasped fully while trudging through Vold's Theoretical Criminology. Thank you for CrimComics, they are amazing. I plan to use them for a long time. * Mark A. Speers, Graduate Research Assistant, Michigan State University *I think students will be thrilled to have CrimComics, something fresh and original that has been adapted to their generation of learners. * Anna Devita, University of North Carolina, Charlotte *

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Book SynopsisThe Culture of Control charts the dramatic changes in crime control and criminal justice that have occurred in Britain and America over the last 25 years. It then explains these transformations by showing how the social organization of late modern society has prompted a series of political and cultural adaptations that alter how governments and citizens think and act in relation to crime. The book presents an original and in-depth analysis of contemporary crime control, revealing its underlying logics and rationalities, and identifying the social relations and cultural sensibilities that have produced this new culture of control. In developing a history of the present in the field of crime control, David Garland presents an intertwined history of the welfare state and the criminal justice state, a theory of social and penal change, and an account of how social order is constructed in late modern societies. Drawing on extensive research in the UK and the USA, he shows in detail how the social, economic and cultural forces of the late 20th century have reshaped criminological thought, public policy, and the cultural meaning of crime and criminals.The Culture of Control explains how our responses to crime and our sense of criminal justice came to be so dramatically reconfigured at the end of the 20th century. The shifting policies of crime and punishment, welfare and security - and the changing class, race and gender relations that underpin them - are viewed as aspects of the problem of governing late modern society and creating social order in a rapidly changing social world. Its theoretical scope, empirical range and interpretative insight make this book an indispensable guide to one of the central issues of our time.Trade ReviewThere is a tremendous readability and clarity about The Culture of Control that almost disguises the mass of learning and information in the book. In fact, it is difficult to know which feature is to be admired more: the extraordinary sophistication, the integration of so many different approaches and disciplines, the snappy writing, or the lucid ordering of the argument. There is compelling realism about Garland's work. Much of it rings true, although some may find the reading of recent social history rather left wing. Against the backdrop of the new, dispiriting, CJS White Paper, here is a prophet for our times. * Legal and Criminological Psychology *Garland's book is more than just an important contribution to criminology. It is also a major work of social analysis, which deserves to be read more widely ... his account of changes in crime control also provides one of the clearest and most convincing characterizations of contemporary society in general. * Robert Reiner, The Times Literary Supplement *Table of Contents1. A History of the Present ; 2. Modern Criminal Justice and the Penal-Welfare State ; 3. The Crisis of Penal Modernism ; 4. Social Change and Social Order in Late Modernity ; 5. Policy Predicament: Adaptation, Denial and Acting Out ; 6. Crime Complex: The Culture of High Crime Societies ; 7. The New Culture of Crime Control ; 8. Crime Control and Social Order ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisKidnap for ransom is a lucrative but tricky business. Millions of people live, travel, and work in areas with significant kidnap risks, yet kidnaps of foreign workers, local VIPs, and tourists are surprisingly rare and the vast majority of abductions are peacefully resolved - often for remarkably low ransoms. In fact, the market for hostages is so well ordered that the crime is insurable. This is a puzzle: ransoming a hostage is the world''s most precarious trade. What would be the right price for your loved one - and can you avoid putting others at risk by paying it? What prevents criminals from maltreating hostages? How do you (safely) pay a ransom? And why would kidnappers release a potential future witness after receiving their money? Kidnap: Inside the Ransom Business uncovers how a group of insurers at Lloyd''s of London have solved these thorny problems for their customers. Based on interviews with industry insiders (from both sides), as well as hostage stakeholders, it uncovers an intricate and powerful private governance system ordering transactions between the legal and the criminal economies.Trade ReviewThe important issues raised by this book make it an indispensable guide for those interested in understanding the dark world of kidnapping for ransom. * Joshua Sinai, Washington Times *This is the latest, and in many ways one of the very best, of a recent wave of "New Institutional Economics of Marginal Markets" books... After years of research and hundreds of interviews, Anja Shortland has delivered a truly excellent book, one worth studying for the insights it contains into the new political economy and the new institutionalism. * Michael C Munger, Independent Review *... a fascinating insight into a world most people thankfully don't have to experience... This is a fascinating and provocative book, as compelling as any fictional thriller. * Matthew Partridge, Money Week Book of the Week *Kidnap will open your eyes, and it could help you keep both feet square on the ground. * Terri Schlichenmeyer, Journal Record Online *This outstanding book enlightens readers on the modern workings of the ransom business with its stakeholders-the kidnappers, the insurers, the governments, and the victims and their families. The author applies economic reasoning in a clear, clever, and insightful manner. In doing so she puts a perplexing problem into sharp focus. This must-read book addresses a crucial political problem in an engaging way. * Todd Sandler, University of Texas at Dallas. Author of Terrorism: What Everyone Needs to Know *Using jargon-free prose and impeccable analytical clarity this book portrays the business logic of the protagonists of kidnap-the kidnappers, their protectors, the hostages, and the insurers-vividly illustrating it with many real-life cases replete with unexpected twists. Whether you are afraid of being kidnapped, eager to sell insurance, working hard to deter or catch kidnappers, or even just a social scientist eager to understand what makes kidnapping fail or thrive, this treatise, the first of its kind, will prove supremely enlightening. * Diego Gambetta European University Institute and Oxford University, author of Engineers of Jihad, Codes of the Underworld, and The Sicilian Mafia *What do you get when you combine the intrigue of the international kidnap-for-ransom business and solid nuanced economic theory? A great read and deep insights into how extra-legal markets really work. * Gillian Hadfield, University of Toronto *The business and economic dynamics of kidnap-for-ransom are highly complex, but in this new book-unique in this field- Shortland provides a masterful deconstruction and explanation of the trickiest trade. Shortland lifts the veil on a highly complex world, revealing the ecosystem of motivations and competing interests that allow an orderly market to operate in the most disorderly of environments. * Tom Keatinge, Director, Centre for Financial Crime & Security Studies, RUSI *Negotiation with criminals; a fortune at stake; emotions on the redline; lives hanging in the balance. What couldn't go wrong with kidnap-for-ransom? In this gripping new book, Anja Shortland analyses the ransom business from the inside. Her discovery is startling and brilliant: a self-governing marketplace of cooperation and order. Outstanding and original, Kidnap is mandatory reading for students of (anti-)social order. * Peter T. Leeson, George Mason University, author of The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates and WTF?! An Economic Tour of the Weird *Rigorous analysis which is needed not just in this field but also in cyber, art crime and all those areas where the lack of international policing leaves the private sector to find its own solutions Meticulous research, clear conclusions of great importance to policy makers and those engaged in the prevention and mitigation of ransom attacks. * Julian Radcliffe OBE, Founding Director of Control Risks and Chairman of the Art Loss Register *Table of Contents1. Kidnap for Ransom as a Business Part I: Why People are Kidnapped for Ransom 2. Understanding Patterns of Kidnapping 3. The Protectors Choice Part II. Making Kidnapping Insurable 4. What is Kidnap for Ransom Insurance? 5. Crafting an Effective Protection Contract 6. The Price of a Life 7. The Case of the CEC Future 8. Trading with Kidnappers 9. Governing Kidnap for Ransom Part III. When Kidnaps Go Wrong 10. Why Do Hostages Die? 11. Debrief Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWith its uniquely student-focused approach and authoritative coverage of all key topics, The Oxford Textbook on Criminology is the essential companion to exploring crime and criminal justice. It acts as an energising springboard, equipping readers with the skills to form their own views and the confidence to see themselves as valued criminologists.Trade ReviewThe book offers excellent coverage of key areas of criminology, and its student focus is unmatched by any other introductory text I have read - its ability to engage and inspire readers is remarkable! Recommending it has made a demonstrable difference for our teaching team and students, and I consider it a must for any undergraduate criminology reading list. * Victoria Gadd, Senior Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University *This text retains the first editions standout approach but now includes content on the most pressing issues of our time. It is a fantastic resource for students at all levels, written by some of the leading scholars in the field. * Professor Matthew Williams, Professor of Criminology, Cardiff University *The new edition of this excellent book is an invaluable and unique resource. Engaging, exciting, and practical, this is the only textbook to put students at its centre and it will encourage and inspire the next generation of criminologists. * Dr Anna Souhami, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Edinburgh *This is a brilliant new edition: a very comprehensive aid for students in all aspects of studying criminology, not just for new students but as an invaluable companion for all stages of their journey. * Dr Graham Steventon, Associate Professor in Criminology, Coventry University *Rigorous in its coverage and highly relevant to the times we're in, this engaging new edition inspires fresh ways of thinking about themes of relevance to criminologists all over the world. * Professor Neil Chakraborti, Head of School and Professor in Criminology, University of Leicester *Table of ContentsPart 1: Journeying into Criminology 1: Studying criminology Part 2: Exploring Crime 2: What is 'crime'? 3: What is 'justice'? 4: How criminology produces knowledge 5: Crime statistics 6: Crime and the media 7: Victimology 8: Hate crime 9: Youth offending and youth justice 10: Race, ethnicities, and the criminal justice system 11: Gender and feminist criminology 12: Green criminology 13: Global criminology 1: Comparative criminology 14: Global criminology 2: Transnational criminology Part 3: Explaining Crime 15: Free will, classicism and rational choice 16: Biological and psychological positivism 17: Sociological positivism 18: Critical criminology 19: Social harm 20: Right and left realism 21: Integrated theories of crime 22: Searching for the causes of crime Part 4: Responding to Crime 23: Criminal justice principles 24: Criminal justice institutions 25: Criminal justice policies and practices 26: Crime prevention 27: Crime control 28: Punishment 29: Rehabilitation of offenders 30: Alternatives to punishment 31: Critical perspectives on punishment Part 5: Research and Careers in Criminology 32: Conducting criminological research 33: Employability and careers

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Book SynopsisThe seventh edition of Criminology offers updated coverage of the main criminological theories. An engaging read for students of criminology, it traces the history and development of these key theories, and provides full references to guide the reader in their further criminological studies.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Criminology: its origins and research methodsPart I: Crime and Crime Control: Alternative Discourses 1: Crime: definitions and conflicting images 2: The statistics on crime and their meaning 3: The media and 'law and order'Part II: Sociological Explanations of Crime 4: The classical and positivist traditions 5: Crime and the environment 6: Poverty, anomie and strain 7: Subcultural theories 8: Interactionism and phenomenology 9: Conflict, Marxist and radical theories of crime 10: Realist criminology and victims 11: Theories of control 12: Gender and crimePart III: Biological and Psychological Aspects of Crime 13: Biological factors and crime 14: Intelligence, mental disorder and crime 15: Personality theories 16: Violent, aggressive and sexual offences

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Book SynopsisWith contributions from leading authorities, this is the definitive guide to current criminological theory, research, and policy.The Oxford Handbook of Criminology provides a comprehensive collection of chapters covering the core and emerging topics studied on criminology courses, indispensable to students, academics, and professionals alike. 43 chapters written by over 85 leading academics exploring relevant theory, cutting-edge research, policy developments, and current debates, encouraging students to appreciate the diverse and interdisciplinary nature of criminological discourse Includes detailed references to aid further research Chapters updated to reflect recent cases, statistics, and scholarship, as well as significant current events such as Covid-19 and social justice movements. New chapters added presenting research on topical issues including victimology, hate crime, desistance, cybercrime, atrocity crimes, convict criminology, security and smart cities, prison abolitionism,Trade ReviewThe Handbook has long been essential for me, both as a student and a teacher. The new edition is every bit as significant as its predecessors - the updates that have been made are exciting and ensure that it retains its relevance. * Dr Daniel Newman, Reader, Cardiff School of Law, Politics and International Relations *An excellent textbook for any Criminology or Criminal Justice programme, with renowned academics in the field providing depth and critical awareness of theoretical approaches and policy developments for understanding contemporary issues. * Jenny Johnstone, Senior Lecturer, Newcastle Law School *The Oxford Handbook has been a rock-solid institution in our field since its first publication. This new edition showcases its vibrancy with a vision for criminology in the 21st century. * Professor Susanne Karstedt, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University *Leading scholars, riveting research, rousing writing. With many chapters to stretch our thinking, this 7th edition underlines the need for a socially transformative criminology. * Professor Elizabeth Stanley, Institute of Criminology, Te Herenga Waka/Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand *A definitive guide to scholarship across a wide range of subject areas, including cutting-edge topics like cybercrime research, convict criminology, and border criminology. Highly recommended. * Dr Deirdre Healy, Director of the UCD Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Associate Professor, University College Dublin *The new Handbook, which covers an extraordinary variety of themes, will be invaluable for students and academics alike. * Dr Mark Hayes, Senior Lecturer in Human Sciences, Solent University *Building on the success of previous editions, this new volume provides some of the best and most influential scholarship within British Criminology. An indispensable resource for those studying, researcing or working in the rapidly developing field of Criminology. * Dr Irene Zempi, Associate Professor in Criminology, Nottingham Trent University *Table of Contents0: Alison Liebling, Shadd Maruna, and Lesley McAra: Introduction: Renewing our vision Part I: Conceptions of Crime and Criminology 1: Paul Rock: Sociological theories of crime 2: Nicola Lacey and Lucia Zedner: Criminalization: historical, legal and criminological perspectives 3: Manuel Eisner: Towards a global comparative criminology 4: Susan McVie and Ben Matthews: The changing role of data in crime, criminal justice and criminology 5: Darrick Jolliffe and Katherine M. Auty: Developmental and life-course criminology: an overview 6: Beth Weaver, Hannah Graham, and Shadd Maruna: Turning over a new leaf: desistance research for a new generation 7: Alistair Fraser and Dick Hobbs: Urban criminal collaborations 8: Toby Seddon and Alex Stevens: Drug use, drug problems, and drug control: a political economy perspective 9: Ailbhe O Loughlin and Jill Peay: Mental health, mental disabilities, and crime 10: Mike Hough and Julian V. Roberts: Public opinion, crime, and criminal justice 11: Chris Greer and Eugene McLaughlin: Crime news, trial by media, and scandal hunting Part II: Critical Contemporary Issues 12: Andy Aydin-Aitchison, Mirza Buljubasic, and Barbora Holá: Criminology and atrocity crimes 13: Paolo Campana: Contagion and connections: applying network thinking to violence and organised crime 14: Neil Chakraborti and Amy Clarke: Demystifying hate crime in an age of crises 15: Coretta Phillips, Ben Bowling, and Alpa Parmar: Ethnicities, racism, crime, and criminal justice 16: Adrian Grounds, Maria Ttofi, and Lidia Puigvert: Where is 'victimology' in an era of #MeToo? 17: Michele Burman and Loraine Gelsthorpe: Feminist criminology: inequalities, powerlessness, and justice 18: David Gadd: Domestic violence 19: Jo Phoenix: Prostitution and sex work 20: Belinda Winder and Nick Blagden: Understanding and rehabilitating men with sexual convictions: theory, intervention, and compassion 21: Ben Collier and Alice Hutchings: Cybercrime: a social ecology 22: Michael Levi and Nicholas Lord: White-collar and corporate crime 23: Victoria Canning, Paddy Hillyard, and Steve Tombs: Social harm and zemiology 24: Avi Brisman and Nigel South: Green criminology 25: Keith Hayward and Oliver Smith: Crime and consumer culture Part III: Security, Policing, and Prevention: Visions of Justice 26: Ian Loader, Richard Sparks, Ben Bradford, Ryan Casey, Evi Girling, and Gosia Polanska: Security and everyday life in uncertain times 27: Adam Crawford, Susan Donkin, and Christine A. Weirich: Crime prevention as urban security 28: Ben Bradford and Pete Fussey: Security and smart cities 29: Trevor Jones, Tim Newburn, and Robert Reiner: Policing and the police 30: Martin Innes and Michael Levi: Making and managing terrorism and counter-terrorism: the view from criminology 31: Nicky Padfield and Cyrus Tata: Understanding penal decision-making: courts, sentencing and parole 32: Lesley McAra: Youth justice in an age of uncertainty: principles, performance, and prospects 33: Meredith Rossner: Restorative justice in the twenty-first century: making emotions mainstream 34: Kieran McEvoy, Ron Dudai, and Cheryl Lawther: Punishment, victimhood, and social control: towards a criminology of transitional justice Part IV: Punishment and the Penal State 35: David Garland: The punishment-welfare relationship: history, sociology, and politics 36: Katja Franko: Criminology, punishment, and the state in a globalized society 37: Mary Bosworth: Border criminology and the changing nature of penal power 38: Ben Crewe and Alison Liebling: Reconfiguring and reimagining penal power 39: Gwen Robinson and Fergus McNeill: Punishment in the community: evolution, expansion, and moderation 40: Yvonne Jewkes: Why prison architecture and design matter to our understanding of the limits of punishment and rehabilitation 41: Joe Sim: 'Hounding power into a corner': prison abolitionism in England and Wales 42: Rod Earle, Danica Darley, Bill Davies, David Honeywell, and Ed Schreeche-Powell: Convict criminology without guarantees: proposing hard labour for an unfinished criminology 43: Alison Liebling, Fergus McNeill, and Bethany E. Schmidt: Criminological engagements

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Book SynopsisIn 1827, the first modern national crime statistics were published: the Compte général de l''administration de la justice criminelle en France. Before the onset of data criminology, the perception of crime relied on sources from classical antiquity, rational philosophical thought, travellers'' observations, and unsystematic observations by criminal justice practitioners. With the new concept of national crime statistics, it became possible to test theories and hypotheses about crime using a shared data instrument, leading to an unprecedented avalanche of crime research by continental scholars.Crime and Civilization: The Birth of Criminology in the Early Nineteenth Century explores the rise of data-based criminology as an intellectual field in continental Europe in the early nineteenth century. Janne Kivivuori creates a new interpretation of the era of ''first criminology,'' one approached from the perspective of data and instruments, thus complementing the traditional story based on theories and explanatory shifts from ''classicism'' to ''positivism'' and beyond. Drawing on original French, German, and English publications, the book contextualizes the rise of criminology in wider cultural history, spanning from Enlightenment philosophers to the general rise of science in society.Accessible and thought-provoking, Crime and Civilization is about how data-driven criminal studies began, and how the first criminologists could know about the patterns and trends of crime. A must-read for criminologists worldwide, this book will fast become a valuable addition to the literature on the history of criminology and of early social science more generally.

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Book SynopsisProvides an account of the law of theft and related dishonesty offences. This work contains the text of relevant legislation (notably, the Theft Acts 1968, 1978, and 1996) together with an analysis of the provisions of the statutes and the extensive case law which has grown up around them.Trade Review'No one who prepares a case for trial on theft should do so without reading this book'. * Clare Montgomery QC, Matrix Chambers *'A much-needed and comprehensive update of this leading work. In particular, the chapters on the Fraud Act 2006 offer a valuable analysis of that important new legislation'. * Rt Hon Lord Justice Hooper *Table of ContentsAPPENDICES

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Book SynopsisPolice Culture in a Changing World represents the return of police research to its original ethnographic form for the first time in decades. The book offers an in-depth investigation of contemporary police dispositions and practices based on extensive field work involving more than 600 hours of direct observation of operational policing across urban and rural terrains, and interviews with over 60 officers from a range of ranks and units in one English police force. The author provides a revised account of police culture in the new millennium, identifying various aspects of that culture which have hitherto gone unnoticed. With new understandings of how greater social diversity within and beyond policing organizations are shaping traditional relations, the book explores the impact of prevailing management practices on the way officers think about and perform their jobs, and the form police culture takes under conditions of late modernity. Finally, there is a theoretical discussion of police culture, tracking the new social, economic, and political field of British Policing, which sets out the main findings of the fieldwork. Theoretically and empirically informed, Police Culture in a Changing World is a landmark work on contemporary policing culture. Its timely character also has relevance with respect to highly salient issues in the current political climate regarding operational policing.Trade ReviewBethan Loftus' research makes a major contribution to the analysis of contemporary policing, and of the impact of the extensive reform initiatives of the last quarter of a century. It does this by replicating the classic studies of police culture conducted from the early 1960s to the early 1980s, which constituted the core foundations of the understanding of policing. This book would thus fill a hole in the analysis of policing that has long required plugging. It does this in an outstanding way that matches the very best of the classic studies. * Professor Robert Reiner, Professor of Criminology, London School of Economics *Table of ContentsPART I - SITUATING POLICE CULTURE ; 1. Replaying the Classics ; 2. The New Social Field of Policing ; PART II - POLICE CULTURE IN MOTION ; 3. Dominant Culture Interrupted ; 4. Enduring Themes, Altered Times ; 5. Policing Diverse Publics ; 6. The Continuing Significance of Class ; PART III - CONCLUSION ; 7. Police Culture in Transition?

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Book SynopsisThe belief that crime declines at the beginning of major wars, as young men are drawn into the armed forces, and increases with the restoration of peace, as brutalised veterans are released on to a labour market reorganising for peace, has a long pedigree in Britain. But it has rarely been examined critically and scarcely at all for the period of the two world wars of the twentieth century. This is the first serious investigation of criminal offending by members of the British armed forces both during and immediately after these wars. Its particular focus is the two world wars but, recognising the concerns and the problems voiced in recent years about veterans of the Falklands, the Gulf wars, and the campaign in Afghanistan, Clive Emsley concludes his narrative in the present.Trade ReviewThis is a scholarly, well-documented account, and much of the book is given over to colorful specific accounts that make it utterly fascinating reading, suitable for a large audience. * P. T. Smith, CHOICE *This is an impressive book, the product of considerable research and informed by the mastery of the relationship between crime and society, the history of policing and the development of criminal law, which has made Emsley a leading authority in his field. * A.W, Purdue, Times Higher Education *this volume is recommended to any historian interested in the social history of the two world wars. Its engaging style and readability, as well as the final chapters that explore the question of criminal behavior and military justice in the British armed services after 1945, will appeal to all those interested in twentieth-century British history, to which it makes an original and important contribution. * Jessica Meyer, The American Historical Review *Until now no one has carried out a systematic study of crime in Britain's mass armed forces. With this exceptionally well-researched and very readable study, Clive Emsley has now filled this gap in the historiography ... it deserves a wide readership. * Gary Sheffield, History Today *This is a well-written and researched academic text on the law and the British Armed Services which is both readable and accessible to the non-specialist in law or criminology, while still providing a detailed and insightful discussion, which may very well become a standard text on the subject. * Dr Phylomena H. Badsey, Policing *inspired by this author's graceful handling of such a compelling historical phenomenon * Andrew Muldoon, Reviews in History *Clive Emsley's book offers and overview of the pattern of enforcement of military law since 1914 suggesting, in particular, that civilian criminal experience, with some important qualifications, has been replicated in the armed forces since 1914. * Gerry Rubin, Journal of Law and Society *Throughout the book, the discussion is detailed and concise with regular use of researched cases serving to support, and complement, the analysis. * Daniel Packham, The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice *This is a well-written and researched academic text on the law and the British Armed Services which is both readable and accessible to the non-specialist in law or criminology, while still providing a detailed and insightful discussion, which may very well become a standard text on the subject. * Policing *rich material ... offers a basis for exciting new ideas and methodologies for projects interweaving crime and military history * Eloise Moss, English Historical Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. 'The Object of Military Law is to Maintain Discipline': Different laws for different people ; 2. 'A court of justice and not a court of law!': Courts and justice in the services ; 3. 'Law Makes Crime': What difference does war make? ; 4. 'The biggest thieves in the world': Service personnel and property crime ; 5. 'I didn't like the officer... and I don't like you': Crimes against the person ; 6. 'The unwritten law': Servicemen and domestic violence ; 7. The shell-shock defence ; 8. Post-war crime waves? ; 9. Conscripts and Professionals: Beyond the world wars ; 10. 'I could have done other stuff': The return to professional services

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Book SynopsisProviding scholars with a comprehensive international resource, a common point of entry into cutting edge contemporary research and a snapshot of the state and scope of the field, The Oxford Handbook of Criminal Law takes a broad approach to its subject matter - disciplinarily, geographically, and systematically.Table of ContentsI. APPROACHES & METHODS; II. SYSTEMS & MODELS; III. ASPECTS & ISSUES; A. FOUNDATIONS; B. SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW; C. CRIMINAL PROCESS; D. CRIMINAL SANCTIONS; IV. CONTEXTS & COMPARISONS; A. PROVINCE OF CRIMINAL LAW; B. BEYOND DOMESTIC CRIMINAL LAW

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Book SynopsisCorruption is one of the biggest global issues, ahead of extreme poverty, unemployment, the rising cost of food and energy, climate change, and terrorism. It is thought to be one of the principal causes of poverty around the globe. Its significance in the contemporary world cannot be undervalued. In this Very Short Introduction Leslie Holmes considers why the international community has only highlighted corruption as a problem in the past two decades, despite its presence throughout the millennia. Holmes explores the phenomenon from several different perspectives, from the cultural differences affecting how corruption is defined, its impact, and its various causes to the possible remedies. Providing evidence of corruption and considering ways to address it around the world, this is an important introduction to a significant and serious global issue.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade Reviewsensible [and] serious analysis * New Statesman, Peter Oborne *Holmes, a prolific writer on corruption, provides a wonderfully comprehensive and accessible introduction to all aspects of corruption ... Summing up: Highly recommended, undergraduates and above; general readers. Essential for all academic and public libraries. * Gillian Brock, Choice *a pithy yet global and comprehensive view of the subject * New Internationalist *Here the Australian sociologist Leslie Holmes has done us a huge favour in providing this easy and quick to read short guide to corruption * Concatenation *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. What is corruption? ; 2. Why corruption is a problem ; 3. Can we measure corruption? ; 4. Psycho-social and cultural causes ; 5. System-related causes ; 6. What can states do? ; 7. What else can be done? ; Further reading ; Index

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Book SynopsisCriminology is a broad-ranging and stimulating introduction that is ideal for undergraduates approaching the subject for the first time. Each chapter is written by an expert in their field and includes a range of learning features designed to help students engage with the material covered.Trade ReviewA first-rate resource with which to study and debate current issues within the subject. * Anna Markovska, Anglia Ruskin University, The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice Vol 46 No 4, September 2007 *Given its scope and the inclusion of study questions, further reading and web links, lecturers will inevitably find this a useful core textbook. * Times Higher Education Supplement *The editors bring together an excellent group of contributions, making this a fascinating read. One of the real benefits is the scope of the material covered, which includes areas often neglected by criminology textbooks. * Times Higher Education Supplement *A very useful compilation of the subject of criminology for undergraduates and people studying criminology, particularly for the first time. * Dr. Lystra Hagley-Dickinson, British Journal of Criminology Newsletter 2006 *Table of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCING CRIME AND CRIMINOLOGY; PART II: FORMS OF CRIME; PART III: SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF CRIME; PART IV: RESPONSES TO CRIME

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Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of Organized Crime provides an informed, authoritative, and comprehensive overview of current knowledge about the nature and effects of the principal forms of organized crime, as well as the type and effectiveness of efforts to prevent and control them. Reflecting the transnational dimensions of criminal organizations and their activities, and the growing role of international organizations reacting to organized crime, The Handbook takes a global perspective with first-rate contributions from around the world covering the main regions and countries in which organized crime activity is at its greatest. It is divided into four sections: concepts and research methods, actors and interactions, markets and activities, and, finally, national and international policies to fight criminal organizations. While there are a number of organized crime texts available, none delivers a systematic, high-quality and truly global approach to the topic as is available in The Oxford HanTrade ReviewThis is a very useful collection, deftly edited by Letizia Paoli, which includes as many authors and perspectives as the fields of knowledge and discussion it covers ... Thanks to its user-friendly structure, the book is of smooth consultation for those interested in specific themes within the subject area. * Vincenzo Ruggiero, Trends in Organised Crime *The authors demonstrate on research and empirical evidence, the nature, scope and impact organised crime has across societies in all parts of the world, and that globalisation and open market economics are drivers for organised crime. Policy makers and indeed practitioners in the field seeking to tackle this epidemic would find this book an invaluable and insightful tool. * David J Dickson, Journal of the Law Society of Scotland *Table of ContentsList of Contributors ; Introduction ; Letizia Paoli ; Part I. Concept, Theories, History and Research Methods ; 1. Organized Crime: A Contested Concept ; Letizia Paoli and Tom Van der Beken ; 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Organized Crime ; Edward R. Kleemans ; 3. Searching for Organized Crime in History ; Cyrille Fijnaut ; 4. How to Research Organized Crime ; Dick Hobbs and Georgios A. Antonopoulos ; Part II. Actors and Interactions ; 5. The Italian Mafia ; Letizia Paoli ; 6. The Italian-American Mafia ; Jay Albanese ; 7. Russian Mafia: Rise and Extincion ; Vadim Volkov ; 8. Organized Crime in Colombia: The Actors Running the Illegal Drug Industry ; Francisco E. Thoumi ; 9. Mexican Drug Cartels ; Monica Medel and Francisco E. Thoumi ; 10. Chinese Organized Crime ; Ko Lin-Chin and Min Liu ; 11. The Japanese Yakuza ; Peter Hill ; 12. West African Organized Crime ; Phil Willliams ; 13. Gangs: Another Form of Organized Crime? ; Scott H. Decker and David C. Pyrooz ; 14. Opportunistic Structures of Organized Crime ; Martin Bouchard and Carlo Morselli ; 15. Organizing Crime: The State as Agent ; Susanne Karstedt ; 16. The Social Embeddedness of Organized Crime ; Henk van de Bunt, Dina Siegel, and Damian Zaitch ; Part III. Markets and Activities ; 17. Protection and Extortion ; Federico Varese ; 18. Drug Markets and Organized Crime ; Peter Reuter ; 19. Human Smuggling, Human Trafficking, and Exploitation in the Sex Industry ; Edward R. Kleemans and Monika Smit ; 20. Illegal Gambling ; Toine Spapens ; 21. Money Laundering ; Michael Levi ; 22. Arms Trafficking ; Andrew Feinstein and Paul Holden ; 23. Organized Fraud ; Michael Levi ; 24. Cyber Crime ; Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo and Peter Grabosky ; 25. The Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources ; Tim Boekhout van Solinge ; Part IV. Policies to Control Organized Crime ; 26. Organized Crime Control in the United States of America ; James B. Jacobs and Elizabeth A. Dondlinger ; 27. U.S. Organized Crime Control Policies Exported Abroad ; Margaret Beare and Michael Woodiwiss ; 28. European Union Organized Crime Control Policies ; Cyrille Fijnaut ; 29. The Fight against the Mafia in Italy ; Antonio La Spina ; 30. Organized Crime Control in Australia and New Zealand ; Julie Ayling and Rod Broadhurst ; 31. Organized Crime Control in Asia: Examples from India, China and the Golden Triangle ; Rod Broadhurst and Nicholas Farrelly ; 32. Finance-Oriented Strategies of Organized Crime Control ; Michael Kilchling ; Index

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Book SynopsisFrom myths about crime and punishment to dangerous misunderstandings about the administration of justice, Demystifying Crime and Criminal Justice, Second Edition, exposes--and aims to correct--many of the American public's misconceptions about the criminal justice system.Trade Review"The students in this course really liked this book and actively engaged in discussion of the articles. I like this approach as it challenges criminal justice students to examine the beliefs they hold based on partial knowlege of the subject. I really like that each chapter follows the same format."--Janice Ahmad, University of Houston-Downtown "This reader is the best supplement I have used or examined. The readings serve as a launching pad for numerous fascinating class discussions. I like the approach because it does a nice job of blending criminological theory, empirical evidence, and policy implications. ... This volume sparks student interest in critical issues in the criminal justice system by presenting competing perspectives on provocative topics. The authors teach students there are multiple ways to craft, implement and evaluate criminal justice policies. These are critical skills for students in the classroom and throughout their lives. No other book offers empirically-based evaluations of key issues in the criminal justice system in such a compelling and well-balanced manner."--Jenifer Hamil-Luker, University of North Carolina at Greensboro "This reader contains many articles on issues I anticipate continuing to cover in the criminology course and does so in a very effective manner. I like the fact that the articles are to the point, follow the same pattern, and have a similar theme, which I believe will be attractive to students."--Stuart Traub, SUNY CortlandTable of Contents* New to this edition About the Editors About the Contributors Introduction, Robert M. Bohm and Jeffery T. Walker Section 1: Crime * 1: The Myth of Accurate Crime Measurement, Clayton Mosher * 2: The Myth That "Criminals" Are Fundamentally Different from "Noncriminals," Walter S. DeKeseredy * 3: The Myth of Rational Choice as an Explanation for Criminal Behavior: A Biosocial Critique, Joseph L. Nedelec, Joseph A. Schwartz, and Kevin M. Beaver * 4: The Myth That Violent Juvenile Offenders Will Become Adult Criminals, Stacy C. Moak 5: The Myth of Black Crime, Katheryn Russell-Brown 6: The Myth That Mental Illness Causes Crime, Bruce A. Arrigo and Heather Y. Bersot 7: Myths About Drug Legalization or Decriminalization, Barbara Sims and Michael Kenney 8: The Myth About Drug Use and Violent Offending, Henry H. Brownstein 9: The Myth That White-Collar Crime Is Only About Financial Loss, David O. Friedrichs * 10: The Myth That Current Gun Control Policies Reduce Crime, Sean Maddan * 11: The Myth That Sex Offenders Are Beyond Redemption, Jill S. Levenson * 12: The Myth That Stalking Is Not a Serious Crime, Stacy L. Mallicoat and Amy I. Cass 13: Demystifying Terrorism: "Crazy Islamic Terrorists Who Hate Us Because We're Free?", Paul Leighton Section 2: Law Enforcement 14: The Myth That the Role of the Police Is to Fight Crime, David E. Barlow and Melissa Hickman Barlow 15: The Myth That Science Solves Crimes, Gary Cordner 16: The Myths About Policewomen on Patrol, Kim Lersch * 17: The Myth That Police Use of Force Is Widespread, William R. King and Matthew C. Matusiak 18: The Myths of Racial Profiling, Michael Buerger * 19: The Myth That the Best Police Response to Domestic Violence Is to Arrest the Offender, Martin D. Schwartz Section 3: Administration of Justice * 20: The Myth That the Exclusionary Rule Allows Many Criminals to Escape Justice, Craig Hemmens 21: The Myth That Punishment Reduces Crime, Raymond Michalowski 22: The Myth That Imprisonment Is the Most Severe Form of Punishment, Peter B. Wood 23: The Myth That the Death Penalty Is Administered Fairly, Brandon Applegate 24: The Myth of Closure and Capital Punishment, James R. Acker Section 4: Corrections 25: The Myth of Prisons as Country Clubs, Beth Pelz, Marilyn McShane, and Frank P. Williams III 26: The Myth That Prisons Can Be Self-Supporting, Mary Parker 27: Correctional Privatization and the Myth of Inherent Efficiency, Curtis Blakely and John Ortiz Smykla 28: The Myth That Correctional Rehabilitation Does Not Work, Francis T. Cullen and Paula Smith 29: The Myth That Rehabilitation Is the Focus of Community Corrections, Mark Jones Index

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Book SynopsisIn America today, one in every hundred adults is behind bars. As our prison population has exploded, ''law and order'' interest groups have also grown -- in numbers and political clout. In The Toughest Beat, Joshua Page argues in crisp, vivid prose that the Golden State''s prison boom fueled the rise of one of the most politically potent and feared interest groups in the nation: the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA). As it made great strides for its members, the prison officers'' union also fundamentally altered the composition and orientation of the penal field. The Toughest Beat is essential reading for anyone concerned with contemporary crime and punishment, interest group politics, and public sector labor unions.Trade ReviewPage is even-handed in his analysis...The Toughest Beat makes for fascinating reading. * Sacramento News and Review *By linking the penal field to politics, The Toughest Beat joins an emerging literature on the politics of punishing...Page advances this literature by developing a mechanism to trace the interaction of effects of key relationships on penal outcomes. It will certainly influence the direction of future research as scholars try to apply this concept to other times and spaces. * The American Journal of Sociology *It is refreshing to read an account of prison life and policy that so effectively combines political analysis with sociological research. The Toughest Beat is original, influential and makes a significant contribution to penology, political economy/sociology, criminology and social science more broadly. * Contemporary Sociology *Table of ContentsPreface ; Abbreviations ; Key Dates ; 1. Welcome to the "Toughest Beat" ; 2. The Birth of the "Correctional Officer" and His Union ; 3. A Politically Realistic Union ; 4. Power by Proxy: The Strategic Alliance Between Prison Officers and Crime Victims ; 5. Three Strikes and the Anchor of Punitive Segregation ; 6. Monopolizing the Beat: The Fight against Prison Privatization ; 7. Who Rules the Beat? The Battle over Managerial Rights ; 8. Changing of the Guard: A New Direction for the CCPOA and California? ; Methodological Appendix ; Selected Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThrough frank discussions of sex and intimacy, the author explores the consequence of sexual violence on love and relationships, and she illustrates the steep personal cost of sexual violence and the obstacles faced by individual survivors in its aftermath.Trade Review"Freedman's terrifying and shattering story, One Hour in Paris, reveals the devastating truth about rape-that it is not confined to one terrible moment, but it determines and shapes a lifetime. If you want to understand why we need to do everything in our power to end rape, read this book." (Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues)"

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Book SynopsisAre postcolonies haunted more by criminal violence than other nation-states? The usual answer is yes. In Law and Disorder in the Postcolony, Jean and John Comaroff and a group of respected theorists show that the question is misplaced: that the predicament of postcolonies arises from their place in a world order dominated by new modes of governance, new sorts of empires, new species of wealthan order that criminalizes poverty and race, entraps the south in relations of corruption, and displaces politics into the realms of the market, criminal economies, and the courts.As these essays make plain, however, there is another side to postcoloniality: while postcolonies live in states of endemic disorder, many of them fetishize the law, its ways and itsmeans. How is the coincidence of disorder with a fixation on legalities to be explained? Law and Disorder in the Postcolony addresses this question, entering into critical dialogue with such theorists as Benjamin, Agamben, and Bayart. In the p

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Book SynopsisLiberalism in San Francisco in the years right after World War II was mostly confined to notions of state welfare and business regulation. It wasn't until the 1950s and 1960s, when new peoples and cultures poured into the city, that San Francisco produced a new liberal politics. The author details this fascinating transition.Trade Review"In this impressively researched and clearly written account, which takes into careful consideration both the discretion officers had and the pressures they faced, Agee shows convincingly how intertwined police practices and urban liberalism were in postwar San Francisco. The Streets of San Francisco represents a major contribution to the history of policing and politics in modern America." (Michael Flamm author of Law and Order: Street Crime, Civil Unrest, and the Crisis of Liberalism in the 1960s)"

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Book SynopsisCrime rates in Latin America are among the highest in the world. This book features contributors who address a variety of topics, including the impact of kidnappings on investment, mandatory arrest laws, education in prisons, and the relationship between poverty and crime. It also presents research from outside Latin America.

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Book SynopsisThere are many political, psychological, and sociological answers to why men rape women, but few historical ones. This book explores the history of sexual violence in rural and Northern Ontario. The book expands the terms of debates about sexuality and sexual violence.

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Book Synopsis9780226233888.Trade Review"Cruel Attachments is wholly absorbing, in the sense that it is unputdownable, but also in the sense that it provides numerous occasions for what can feel like utterly contaminating, destabilizing emotional identifications: with victims, family members, therapists, prison guards, the anthropologist himself-and, however unnervingly, also perpetrators. It is no small feat to bring readers inside the emotional worlds of all these players. To have done so, and with such subtlety and nuance, is remarkable and unprecedented." (Dagmar Herzog, Graduate Center, City University of New York)

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Book SynopsisExploring different cases of the attempt to rehabilitate child sex offenders, this book details a secular ritual process aimed not only at preventing future acts of molestation but also at fundamentally transforming the offender, who is ultimately charged with creating an almost entirely new self.Trade Review"Cruel Attachments is wholly absorbing, in the sense that it is unputdownable, but also in the sense that it provides numerous occasions for what can feel like utterly contaminating, destabilizing emotional identifications: with victims, family members, therapists, prison guards, the anthropologist himself-and, however unnervingly, also perpetrators. It is no small feat to bring readers inside the emotional worlds of all these players. To have done so, and with such subtlety and nuance, is remarkable and unprecedented." (Dagmar Herzog, Graduate Center, City University of New York)

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Book SynopsisThree years before his death, Michel Foucault delivered a series of lectures at the Catholic University of Louvain. These lectures provide the missing link between Foucault's early work on madness, delinquency, and sexuality and his later explorations of subjectivity in Greek and Roman antiquity. This book presents these lectures.Trade Review"Bringing together themes from two of Foucault's most important works-Discipline and Punish and The History of Sexuality-this book demonstrates a rethinking of the theoretical underpinnings of the former on the basis of his work on avowal in the latter. An excellent introduction lays out very clearly the background to these texts including insights into Foucault's prisoners' rights activism as well as some of his key differences with Sartre." -Kevin Anderson, University of California, Santa Barbara "A stunning set of lectures given by Foucault that focus on the history of 'avowing' one's acts and the truth of who one is. Foucault seeks to understand at what point it became important not only to confess to a crime, but to avow one's act in public. For Foucault, avowal of one's criminality before an established authority becomes a way of reestablishing that authority, and resisting avowal becomes tantamount to civil disobedience. The political implications of his analysis become especially clear in the interviews included here. This is wonderful and arresting read." -Judith Butler, University of California, Berkeley "The publication of Foucault's Louvain lectures, Wrong-Doing, Truth-Telling, beautifully and rigorously established and commented upon by Fabienne Brion and Bernard Harcourt, is an important event in the contemporary blossoming of Foucault studies. In no way is it redundant with the lectures at the College de France, whose series is now practically complete. With this amazingly rich inquiry, focusing on the mythical, religious, and judiciary dimensions of 'avowal,' we are offered a unique possibility to understand how Foucault's genealogy articulated the order of discourse and the power of institutions." -Etienne Balibar, Universite Paris Ouest Nanterre La Defense, author of Politics and the Other Scene "Wrong-Doing, Truth-Telling is one of Foucault's most stirring inquiries into what he has named 'the hermeneutics of oneself.' These lectures stage the concept of avowal in performances as varied as Greek tragedy, criminal justice, and confessional practices; and they provide us with some of Foucault's most illuminating observations on the intimate and agonistic relations between sites of enunciation, orders of truth, and investments of power. The subject of avowal is never free of the ethical exigency and the discursive contingency of 'chang[ing] itself, transform[ing] itself, displac[ing] itself, and becom[ing] to some extent other than itself,' and Foucault's genius lies in providing us with critical and genealogical reflections on the worldly practices of avowal. Bernard Harcourt and Fabienne Brion's essential afterword provides both a frame and a ballast to the book. This is a considerable addition to the English archive of the work of Michel Foucault." -Homi K. Bhabha, Harvard University

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Book SynopsisReconsidering Patricia Hearst's story, this book recreates the atmosphere of uncertainty of mid-1970s America. It paints a portrait of a nation confused and frightened by the upheavals of 1960s liberalism and beginning to tip over into what would become Reagan-era conservatism, with its invocations of individual responsibility and the heroic.Trade Review"In an era traumatized by defeat in Vietnam, betrayal in Washington, stagflation, and shockingly violent crimes, the saga of Patty Hearst - kidnapped heiress turned carbine-toting bank robber - was perhaps the most shocking tale of all. William Graebner's rich retelling uses Hearst's story to probe one of the central preoccupations of the seventies: the nature of personal identity. What happened to Hearst fascinated, and continues to fascinate, because it raised the question of what any of us might become in the face of extraordinary circumstances." - Thomas Hine, author The Great Funk: Falling Apart and Coming Together (on a Shag Rug) in the Seventies"

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Book SynopsisIn this ambitious interdisciplinary study, James B. Jacobs provides the first comprehensive review and analysis of America's drunk driving problem and of America's anti-drunk driving policies and jurisprudence. In a clear and accessible style, he considers what has been learned, what is being done, and what constitutional limits exist to the control and enforcement of drunk driving.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, renowned anthropologists Jean and John L. Comaroff make a startling but absolutely convincing claim about our modern era: it is not by our arts, our politics, or our science that we understand ourselves it is by our crimes. Surveying an astonishing range of forms of crime and policing from petty thefts to the multibillion-dollar scams of too-big-to-fail financial institutions to the collateral damage of war they take readers into the disorder of the late modern world. Looking at recent transformations in the triangulation of capital, the state, and governance that have led to an era where crime and policing are ever more complicit, they offer a powerful meditation on the new forms of sovereignty, citizenship, class, race, law, and political economy of representation that have arisen. To do so, the Comaroffs draw on their vast knowledge of South Africa, especially, and its struggle to build a democracy founded on the rule of law out of the wreckage of long years of violenc

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Book SynopsisThis work leads us through a tangled realm, with puzzles and dilemmas, to find the underlying principles that not only guide the law but our moral decisions as well. It aims to uncover what is really at stake in crimes such as insider trading, blackmail and plagiarism.

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Book SynopsisStarting with music publishers' efforts to stamp out bootleg compilations of lyric sheets in 1929, this title details nearly a century of disobedient music distribution, from song sheets to MP3s.Trade Review"Kernfeld's rich and stimulating book makes a significant contribution to current debates over technology, copying, piracy, and the political economy of the music industry. He clarifies not just the history of legal and illegal music copying but also the arguments about these practices and the complicated relationships that have resulted among the law, corporations, entrepreneurs, consumers, and the media." (Simon Frith, University of Edinburgh)"

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Book SynopsisStarting with music publishers' efforts to stamp out bootleg compilations of lyric sheets in 1929, this title details nearly a century of disobedient music distribution, from song sheets to MP3s.Trade Review"Kernfeld's rich and stimulating book makes a significant contribution to current debates over technology, copying, piracy, and the political economy of the music industry. He clarifies not just the history of legal and illegal music copying but also the arguments about these practices and the complicated relationships that have resulted among the law, corporations, entrepreneurs, consumers, and the media." (Simon Frith, University of Edinburgh)"

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Book SynopsisSentencing Policies and Practices in Western Countries: Comparative and Cross-national Perspectives is the forty-fifth addition to the Crime and Justice series. Contributors include Thomas Weigend on criminal sentencing in Germany since 2000; Julian V. Roberts and Andrew Ashworth on the evolution of sentencing policy and practice in England and Wales from 2003 to 2015; Jacqueline Hodgson and Laurene Soubise on understanding the sentencing process in France; Anthony N. Doob and Cheryl Marie Webster on Canadian sentencing policy in the twenty-first century; Arie Freiberg on Australian sentencing policies and practices; Krzysztof Krajewski on sentencing in Poland; Alessandro Corda on Italian policies; Michael Tonry on American sentencing; and Tapio Lappi-Seppala on penal policy and sentencing in the Nordic countries.

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Book SynopsisDrunken driving is the most serious crime likely to be committed by an adult. Each year in the United States it is responsible for approximately 20,000 fatalities, more than 500,000 arrests, and millions of violations. It involves a wider variety of social classes and economic strata than any other major violation of the law. Only recently, however, has the problem of alcohol and traffic safety received attention as a public policy issue. Social Control of the Drinking Driver lays the groundwork for a much needed integration of methods, principles, and priorities. Law, criminology, biology, psychology, sociology, economics, public policythe disciplines concerned with the problem of drinking and driving are many and varied, and research crosses national boundaries as well. It is not surprising, therefore, that an integrated general perspective has not yet emerged. Drawing on fourteen specialists and surveying the situations in nine countries, this book presents a comprehensive statement of current knowledge about drunken driving and its control.

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Book SynopsisJustice Futures: Reinventing American Criminal Justice is the forty-sixth volume in the Crime and Justice series. Contributors include Francis Cullen and Daniel Mears on community corrections; Peter Reuter and Jonathan Caulkins on drug abuse policy; Harold Pollack on drug treatment; David Hemenway on guns and violence; Edward Mulvey on mental health and crime; Edward Rhine, Joan Petersilia, and Kevin Reitz on parole policies; Daniel Nagin and Cynthia Lum on policing; Craig Haney on prisons and incarceration; Ronald Wright on prosecution; and Michael Tonry on sentencing policies.

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Book SynopsisJustice Futures: Reinventing American Criminal Justice is the forty-sixth volume in the Crime and Justice series. Contributors include Francis Cullen and Daniel Mears on community corrections; Peter Reuter and Jonathan Caulkins on drug abuse policy; Harold Pollack on drug treatment; David Hemenway on guns and violence; Edward Mulvey on mental health and crime; Edward Rhine, Joan Petersilia, and Kevin Reitz on parole policies; Daniel Nagin and Cynthia Lum on policing; Craig Haney on prisons and incarceration; Ronald Wright on prosecution; and Michael Tonry on sentencing policies.

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Book SynopsisA history of the rise of mass incarceration in America that shows how it was built on a foundation of racist thinking and bad political incentives.

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Book SynopsisA close-up look at the hows and whys of policing poverty in the contemporary United States.

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Book SynopsisSince 1979, the Crime and Justice series has presented a review of the latest international research, providing expertise to enhance the work of sociologists, psychologists, criminal lawyers, justice scholars, and political scientists. The series explores a full range of issues concerning crime, its causes, and its cures. In both the review and the thematic volumes, Crime and Justice offers an interdisciplinary approach to address core issues in criminology. Volume 47 will be a review volume featuring, among other selections, a top-of-class impact ranking.

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Book SynopsisIn 2003, an FBI-led task force known as Operation Fly Trap attempted to dismantle a significant drug network in two Bloods-controlled, African American neighborhoods in Los Angeles. The operation would soon be considered an enormous success. The author questions both the success of this operation and the methods used to conduct it.Trade Review"I thoroughly enjoyed reading Operation Fly Trap. The dramatis personae are treated as human beings, and the reader gets a chance to look at them in the flesh: loving, betrayed, strung out, anxious, and more. The book marries the real conditions of poverty, racism, and war with the day-to-day lives of victims and offenders. This is first-class ethnography." -John Hagedorn, University of Illinois at Chicago"

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Book SynopsisIn 2003, an FBI-led task force known as Operation Fly Trap attempted to dismantle a significant drug network in two Bloods-controlled, African American neighborhoods in Los Angeles. The operation would soon be considered an enormous success. The author questions both the success of this operation and the methods used to conduct it.Trade Review"I thoroughly enjoyed reading Operation Fly Trap. The dramatis personae are treated as human beings, and the reader gets a chance to look at them in the flesh: loving, betrayed, strung out, anxious, and more. The book marries the real conditions of poverty, racism, and war with the day-to-day lives of victims and offenders. This is first-class ethnography." -John Hagedorn, University of Illinois at Chicago"

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsOrganized Crime: Less Than Meets the EyePeter Reuter and Michael Tonry The Rise and Fall of Organized Crime in the United StatesJames B. Jacobs Italian Organized Crime since 1950Maurizio Catino What Makes Mafias Different?Letizia Paoli How Similar Are Modern Criminal Syndicates to Traditional Mafias?Peter Reuter and Letizia Paoli How Mafias Migrate: Transplantation, Functional Diversification, and SeparationFederico Varese Women in Organized CrimeRossella Selmini Organized Crime and Criminal CareersEdward Kleemans and Vere van Koppen Collaboration and Boundaries in Organized Crime: A Network PerspectiveMartin Bouchard Human Smuggling: Structure and MechanismsPaolo Campana Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs and Organized CrimeKlaus von Lampe and Arjan Blokland Understanding the Laundering of Organized Crime MoneyMike Levi and Melvin Soudijn

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Book SynopsisVivid, authentic, this is the autobiography of a delinquent his experiences, influences, attitudes, and values. The Jack-Roller helped to establish the life-history or own story as an important instrument of sociological research. The book remains as relevant today to the study and treatment of juvenile delinquency and maladjustment as it was when originally published in 1930.

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Book SynopsisThis monograph by a professional thiefwith the aid of Edwin H. Sutherland's expert comments and analysesis a revealing sociological document that goes far to explain the genesis, development, and patterns of criminal behavior. Chic Conwell, as the author was known in the underworld, gives a candid and forthright account of the highly organized society in which the professional thief lives. He tells how he learned to steal, survive, succeed, and ultimately to pay his debt to society and prepare himself for full and useful citizenship. The Professional Thief presents in amazing detail the hard, cold facts about the private lives and professional habits of pickpockets, shoplifters, and conmen, and brings into focus the essential psychological and sociological situations that beget and support professional crime.

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Book SynopsisCrime rates in Latin America are among the highest in the world, creating climates of fear and lawlessness in several countries. This title addresses a variety of topics, including the impact of kidnappings on investment, mandatory arrest laws, education in prisons, and the relationship between poverty and crime.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"In this volume, Tonry gathers nine articles... he writes of 'doing justice in sentencing,' a topic that is as much in need of review and reflection as it was when this series began." * Journal of Community Justice *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The Punishment of Pirates is an absorbing examination of how societal views toward piracy transformed from acceptable and tolerated to immoral and intolerable. It provides readers with a better understanding of this change, and allows them to view pirates and the fight against them in a new and intriguing light." * Pirates and Privateers *"Matthew Norton's The Punishment of Pirates: Interpretation and Institutional Order in the Early Modern British Empire looks at the figure of the pirate both for its own sake and 'as a case that can shed its specific light on the more general social scientific question of how groups create, maintain, and enforce social orders' . . . Undoubtedly a mark of an excellent book is that, in addition to a wealth of insights across several disciplines, it throws up questions for further study, research and consideration." * KULT Online *“Brilliant and innovative, Norton bridges literature on social coordination (which is often in economic or political science) to cultural sociology. Providing a wealth of information about piracy, privateering, and attempts at policing both, The Punishment of Pirates is certain to be read and enjoyed by cultural sociologists, comparative historical sociologists, state-theorists, theorists of power, and scholars of empire.” -- Emily Erikson, Yale University“Highly original and based on a detailed examination of primary documents, The Punishment of Pirates explains how the English state gained control of piracy in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. In addition to providing an innovative cultural explanation for how the English were able to quash piracy, Norton points the way toward a richer understanding of the sources of institutional power, and the problems of coordination inherent in them that economic approaches tend to overlook.” -- Damon Mayrl, Colby College

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