Crime and criminology Books

Book SynopsisA critical examination of how contemporary criminal justice reforms expand rather than shrink structurally violent systems of policing, surveillance, and carceral control in the United States. Public opposition to the structural racist, gendered, and economic violence that fuels the criminal legal system is reaching a critical mass. Ignited by popular uprisings, protests, and campaigns against state violence, demands for transformational change have escalated. In response, a now deeply entrenched so-called bipartisan industry has staked its claim to the reform terrain. Representing itself as a sensible bridge across bitterly polarized political divides and party lines, the bipartisan reform industry has sought to control the nature and scope of local, state, and federal reforms. Along the way, it creates an expanding web of neoliberal public-private partnerships, with the promotion and implementation of efforts managed by billionaires, public officials, policy factories, foundationTrade Review"While scholars will find much in Carceral Con enlightening, the book is no standard academic text. Rather, it is a movement-building tool intended to assist readers in ‘critically interrogat[ing] new [reform] proposals as they arise’ and in choosing the ‘radically different way forward’ of abolition." * The Nation *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: World Making and "Criminal Justice Reform" 1. Correctional Control and the Challenge of Reform 2. Follow the Money 3. Criminalization, Policing, and Profiling 4. The Slippery Slope of Pretrial Reform 5. Courts, Sentencing, and "Diversion" 6. Imprisonment and Release 7. Threshold Notes Index

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Book SynopsisWhat started out as an innocent board game inspired Rich Smith to undertake a daring crime spree across the United States - a journey to break the dumbest American laws on the statute books.In the Land of the Free, it is illegal to:- Lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory (South Dakota)- Play a trumpet with the intention of luring someone to a store (California)- Catch a fish with a lasso (Tennessee) Rich''s first problem was narrowing down the huge choice of laws to just twenty-five. The second was persuading his mate Bateman to come along, to do some of the driving - and possibly provide bail money. The third was finding someone who was willing to help him break his first law: one of San Francisco''s oldest statutes, which related to oral sex. No, Bateman couldn''t help with that one.Join Rich as he attempts his one-man crime wave - almost as difficult as a one-man Mexican wave.Trade ReviewBrilliant and funny...An outrageous romp of a book that feels like it's been waiting for someone to write it forever * Sunday Sport *Smith and a friend go on a mission to break 25 of America's dumbest laws, such as falling alseep in a cheese factory and catching fish with a lasso. Hilarious * Nuts magazine *Opinion is divided in the office on this one... half of us (the girl half) has fallen in love with this student joker and think traversing America while breaking its ridiculous laws is a funny idea...The other half is full of bravado about how they did this sort of thing all the time while at university, too. Either way, it's good for a titter on a long-haul flight * Sunday Times *

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a concise but comprehensive review of the full range of classic and contemporary theories of crime. With separate chapters on the nature and use of criminological theory as well as theoretical application, the authors render the difficult task of explaining crime more understandable to the introductory student. All of the main theories in criminology are reviewed including classical and rational choice, biological, psychological, and evolutionary, social structural, social process, critical, general, and integrated approaches. Copious examples of the spirit of the theories are supplied, many with a popular culture (e.g., film and music) connection. The highly original final chapter, titled ''Putting Criminological Theory to Work,'' provides readers with an integrated theoretical model that students can apply to virtually any type of crime. The book is well suited for use in undergraduate and graduate courses in criminology, criminal justice, and deviance.Trade ReviewExplaining Crime is essential reading for anyone seeking an in-depth, highly intelligible overview of major criminological theories. Hugh Barlow and David Kauzlarich have produced a text that will make students enjoy taking theory classes and help them fully engage with classical and contemporary perspectives on crime, law, and social control. -- Walter S. DeKeseredy, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; co-author of Dangerous Exits: Escaping Abusive Relationships in Rural AmericaTable of ContentsChapter 1 The Basics of Criminological Theory Chapter 2 Classical, Rational Choice, and Opportunity Theories Chapter 3 Biological, Psychological, and Evolutionary Theories Chapter 4 Social Structural Theories Chapter 5 Social Process Theories Chapter 6 Critical Theories Chapter 7 Integrated and General Theories Chapter 8 Epilogue: Tools for Using Criminological Theory

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Book SynopsisSmuggling was rife in Britain between the seventeenth and mid-nineteenth centuries, and since then smugglers have come often to be romanticised as cheeky rogues as highwaymen of the coasts and Robin Hood figures. The reality could be very different. Cut-throat businessmen determined to make a profit, many smugglers were prepared to use excessive force as often as they used cunning, and the officers whose job it was to apprehend them were regularly brutally intimidated into inaction. Trevor May explains who the smugglers were, what motivated them, where they operated, and how items ranging from barrels of brandy to boxes of tea would surreptitiously be moved inland under the noses of, and sometimes even in collusion with, the authorities.Table of ContentsHeroes and Villains / The Nature of Smuggling / Enforcing the Law / A Practical Guide to Smuggling / The Smuggler at Sea / Smugglers of Note and Notoriety / From the Old Smuggler to the New / Further Reading / Places to Visit / Index

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Book SynopsisDo criminal cultures generate drug use? Crime, Drugs and Social Theory critiques conventional academic and policy thinking concerning the relationship between urban deprivation, crime and drug use. Chris Allen outlines an innovative constructionist phenomenological perspective to explore these relationships in a new light. He discusses how people living in deprived urban areas develop ânatural attitudesâ towards activities, such as crime and drug use, that are prevalent in the social worlds they inhabit, and shows that this produces forms of articulation such as âI donât know why I take drugsâ, âI just take themâ and âdrugs come naturally to meâ. He then draws on his constructionist phenomenology to help understand the ânatural attitudeâ towards crime and drugs that emerge from conditions of urban deprivation, as well as the non-reasoned forms of articulation that emerge from this attitude. The book argues that understanding the conditions in which drug users deviate from their ânatural attitudeâ can help effective intervention in the lives of drug users.Trade Review’This is a fine book, which demonstrably contests the main theses of the key players in the "drugs debate. The dominant policy and academic theses, whilst different, are both, according to the author, misplaced, as they fail to appreciate the habitus of the user themselves. In particular, the author’s critique of the academic community research into this area as being located within the discipline rather than the everyday lives of the users themselves is powerful.’ Dave Cowan, University of Bristol, UK ’This is a very important and extremely well constructed study. Chris Allen utilises a thorough investigation of the field and in-depth interviews with some of the UK’s most vulnerable citizens to identify the complex and nuanced factors influencing drug use and crime in the UK. In giving a voice to subjects often silenced or assumed in contemporary debates, this book presents a powerful indictment of both current policy and academic investigation, and provides an epistemology that offers a more constructive way forward in addressing the causal factors and manifestations of social exclusion.’ John Flint, CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University, UK ’Crime, Drugs and Social Theory is a challenging and thought-provoking addition to the literature...[Allen’s] analysis of the different relationship that people have with recreational and problematic drug use is particularly interesting, as is his focus on the role that disturbing episodes and encounters play in the genesis of problematic drug and violent acquisitive crime.’ British Journal of Criminology ’This is a delightful attempt to dramatically extend the frame of reference of the drugs/crime debate by providing a holistic perspective to problematic drug use and recreational crime.’ Drugs and Alcohol Today 'I would see this text as a general and challenging starting point for understanding drug use. For those already working in the field, it would be a useful resource on the sociology behind druTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: on the question of being and crime; Crime, drugs and social research; Crime, drugs and social theory; Being and crime (and drugs); 'Natural attitudes' towards recreational crime and drugs; Becoming a problematic drug user; Criminological consequences of 'becoming' a problematic drug user; Confrontations with the 'soiled self'; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisOffering a fascinating account of the development of women police over the past twenty years, this book refers to the author''s extended research in India to examine how the Indian experience demonstrates a valuable alternative to the Anglo-American model; not only for traditional societies but for women police in the West as well. With reference to the establishment in 1992 of all-women units in Tamil Nadu, this unique experiment proved highly successful in enhancing the confidence and professionalism of women officers and ensuring the effectiveness and efficiency of the police. At a time when policing is being rethought all over the world, not only in traditional societies, the Tamil Nadu practice illustrates important lessons for western countries that are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit and retain women officers. Natarajan''s remarkable book is an important and original contribution to the literature on gendered policing, which to date has concentrated almost exclusiTrade Review'Guided by her deep respect for the daily challenges faced by women police in Tamil Nadu, Natarajan's brilliant, insightful research reaches far beyond India. This book is a must read for anyone interested in women in policing, no matter where they live or work.' Graeme R. Newman, University at Albany, New York, USA . 'Mangai Natarajan lays out a radical thesis in this important book. She argues that true gender equality in the police does not mean that men and women officers should do the same work. Instead it means that they should be assigned to duties best suited to their skills and interests, and to their lives outside the police force.' Ronald V Clarke, Rutgers University, USA 'Mangai Natarajan’s new book Women Police in a Changing Society: Back Door to Equality is a very welcome and major contribution to the field, particularly in charting the complexities of gender equity policy in policing... Her research charted an evolution in the views of women police in traditional roles towards a preference for greater integration as their experience grew and they became more confident in their ability to carry out the full range of policing duties. She therefore makes a plausible argument for a more gradual approach to the ultimate goal of gender equity in policing depending on the specific circumstances in each policing jurisdiction.' Asian Journal of CriminologyTable of ContentsPart 1 Women Police Worldwide; Chapter 1 Women Police and Societal Change; Chapter 2 Three Decades of Research on Women Police: What Has Been Learned?; Part II Women Police in a Traditional Society; Chapter 3 Women Police in India; Chapter 4 Women Police in Tamil Nadu; Part III Studies of Women Police in Tamil Nadu; Chapter 5 Tamil Nadu Women Police in the 1980s; Chapter 6 Tamil Nadu All Women Police Units'”An Assessment; Chapter 7 Women Police in the Battalions; Part IV Women Policing in a Changing Society; Chapter 8 Reconciling the Needs of the Police, Women Officers, and Tamil Nadu; Chapter 9 Prescriptions for Twenty-first Century Women Policing: Theory, Research, and Policy;

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Book SynopsisThe contributors consistently present complex material with a readable style relatively free of technical jargon. Accordingly, this outstanding reference work is highly recommended for school and public library collections, as well as academic libraries and criminal justice collections.--REFERENCE & USER SERVICES QUARTERLYThere is no comparable work. Useful for anyone doing research in the field of juvenile justice. Highly recommended.--CHOICEWhat makes this work truly usable is its wonderful indexing and exceptional bibliographies. . . . If juvenile interaction with the judicial system is a research topic at your school, this volume is one of the best sources.--LIBRARY MEDIA CONNECTIONFrom boot camps to truancy, the Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice provides more than 200 up-to-date, concise, and readable entries in a single, authoritative volume. The editors, noted authors of several criminal justice books and editors of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Prisons, cover historical and contemporary theories, concepts, and real-world practices of juvenile justice in the United States. The entries address a broad range of issues and topics, such as alcohol and drug abuse, arson, the death penalty for juveniles, computer and Internet crime, gun violence, gangs, missing children, school violence, teen pregnancy, and delinquency theories. In addition, topics cover society's response to the problems of juvenile justice, punishments meted out to America's juvenile offenders, juvenile rehabilitation programs, and well-known researchers and professionals in the field. Key Features More than 200 articles, written by a stellar collection of academic theorists and real-world practitioners Complete review of the complicated juvenile legal and court system, juvenile punishment, rehabilitation efforts, and legislation Extensive entries on child and adolescent crimes, pathologies, and problems Coverage of psychological, biological, and sociological theories of delinquency, as well as historic body type theories Addresses such historical topics as the deinstitutionalization movement, the Chicago Area Project, and the Provo Experiment Profiles historic theorists and policymakers in juvenile justice Includes a special appendix on print and electronic resources on juvenile justice Comprehensive index, including a reader's guide that facilitates browsing and offers easy access to information Recommended Libraries Public, academic, school, law/legal, special, and private/corporateTrade Review“There is no comparable work. Useful for anyone doing research in the field of juvenile justice. Highly recommended.” -- CHOICE“What makes this work truly usable is its wonderful indexing and exceptional bibliographies. . . . If juvenile interaction with the judicial system is a research topic at your school, this volume is one of the best sources.” -- LIBRARY MEDIA CONNECTION"The contributors consistently present complex material with a readable style relatively free of technical jargon. Accordingly, this outstanding reference work is highly recommended for school and public library collections, as well as academic libraries and criminal justice collections." -- REFERENCE & USER SERVICES QUARTERLY"This attractively produced Encyclopedia, with many well-written and informative articles, will surely be a useful resource for any party seeking basic information on a range of topics related to juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice. It can be recommended for purchase by public libraries as well as college and university libraries and those serving a scholarly community with an interest in juvenile justice issues." -- David O. Friedrichs * American Reference Books Annual *"This new reference guide explores these historical trends and the nature of the juvenile justice process today. From Edwin Sutherland to Marvin Wolfgang, the research and writing of leading theorists in juvenile criminology is examined. . . . The entries emphasize the research foundations of juvenile justice theory and provide numerous suggestions for further research. Although aimed at an academic audience, this guide will also serve public libraries." -- John R.M. Lawrence, Reference Librarian * Lawrence Looks at Books *Table of ContentsDedication Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Appendix: Print and Electronic Resources on Juvenile Justice

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Book SynopsisAs an experienced teacher of criminological theory at graduate and undergraduate levels, Imogene Moyer grew increasingly dissatisfied with the somewhat narrow focus of the books available. In her new text, Moyer has succeeded in presenting instructors and students with a comprehensive and engaging alternative. Moyer takes a multidimensional approach to the subject by including new theorists such as W.E.B. DuBois, Pauline Tarnowsky, Frank Tannenbaum, Ruth Shonle Cavan, and Sally Simpson, often allowing the theorists' original source material to speak for them. Chapters are devoted to recently developed perspectives, particularly from women and people of color, which provide readers with a broader understanding of crime and criminal behavior. Criminological Theories is organized in a chronological order, beginning with the 18th century classical school focusing on Beccaria and Bentham and ending with the late 20th-century peacemaking perspective. In each chapter Moyer analyzes the assumptions the theorists have made about people and society and includes discussions of the cultural and historical settings in which the theories were developed, along with biographies of specific theorists and their lifetime contributions. The theme of the interrelationship theory, research, and policy runs throughout the book, with policy implications and applications frequently addressed. While it is not essential for all scholars to agree on a particular theory's value, Imogene Moyer has provided the background and insights necessary to understand and appreciate the diverse and valuable theoretical viewpoints that have contributed to criminology today.Table of Contents1. The Expansion of Criminological Theory 2. The Classical School 3. The Positivist School 4. The Functionalist Perspective 5. The Chicago School 6. The Control Theorists - Ayn Embar-Seddon 7. The Interactionist School - Cavit Cooley 8. Conflict/Radical Marxist Theories 9. Feminist Criminology 10. Peacemaking in Criminology

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Book SynopsisDetailed scholarly review of the Hillsville Massacre revealing new understanding of the event.Table of ContentsIntroduction 'The Many Untruths' Performing Hillsville Performing Hillsville 'Feelings Are Still Very Strong' 'I Wish You Had Not Thought to Come Here' Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking edited volume evaluates prisoner reentry using a critical approach to demonstrate how the many issues surrounding reentry do not merely intersect but are in fact reinforcing and interdependent. The number of former incarcerated persons with a felony conviction living in the United States has grown significantly in the last decade, reaching into the millions. When men and women are released from prison, their journey encompasses a range of challenges that are unique to each individual, including physical and mental illnesses, substance abuse, gender identity, complicated family dynamics, the denial of rights, and the inability to voice their experiences about returning home. Although scholars focus on the obstacles former prisoners encounter and how to reduce recidivism rates, the main challenge of prisoner reentry is how multiple interdependent issues overlap in complex ways. By examining prisoner reentry from various critical perspectives, this volume depTable of ContentsList of TablesList of ContributorsIntroduction: Critical Reentry in the 21st CenturyKEESHA M. MIDDLEMASS AND CALVINJOHN SMILEYSECTION IInstitutions, Community, and Reentry1 Halfway Home: The Thin Line Between Abstinence and the Drug CrisisLIAM MARTIN2 Triaging Rehabilitation: The Retreat of State-Funded Prison ProgrammingALLISON GORGA3 The State’s Accomplices? Organizations and the Penal StateNICOLE KAUFMAN4 Idaho: A Case Study in Rural ReentryDEIRDRE CAPUTO-LEVINE5 Life Courses of Sex and Violent Offenders After Prison Release: The Interaction Between Individual- and Community-Related FactorsGUNDA WOESSNER, KIRA-SOPHIE GAUDER, AND DAVID CZUDNOCHOWSKISECTION IIHealth, Embodiment, and Reentry6 Mothers Returning Home: A Critical Intersectional Approach to ReentryREBECCA REVIERE, VERNETTA D. YOUNG, AND AKIV DAWSON7 Release From Long-Term Restrictive HousingLINDA CARSON8 Resilient Roads and the Non-Prison Model for WomenL. SUSAN WILLIAMS, EDWARD L. W. GREEN, AND KATRINA M. LEWIS9 Alcohol Use Disorder: Programs and Treatment for Offenders Reentering the CommunitySARA BUCK DOUDE AND JESSICA J. SPARKS10 Carceral Calisthenics: (Body) Building a Resilient Self and Transformative Reentry MovementALBERT DE LA TIERRASECTION IIIGender, Criminality, and Reentry11 Black Women Excluded From Protection and Criminalized for Their ExistenceKEESHA M. MIDDLEMASS12 The Gendered Challenges of Prisoner ReentryHALEY ZETTLER13 An Intersectional Criminology Analysis of Black Women’s Collective ResistanceNISHAUN T. BATTLE AND JASON M. WILLIAMS14 Gender Differences in Programmatic Needs for JuvenilesLAURIN PARKER AND KYLIE PARROTTA15 Prison Is a Place to Teach Us the Things We’ve Never Learned in LifeBREEA WILLINGHAMSECTION IVAccess, Rights, and Reentry16 “. . . Except Sex Offenders”: Registering Sexual Harm in the Age of #MeTooDAVID BOOTH17 Reentry in the Inland Empire: The Prison to College Pipeline With Project ReboundANNIKA YVETTE ANDERSON, PAUL ANDREW JONES, AND CAROLYN ANNE MCALLISTER18 The Politics of Restoring Voting Rights After IncarcerationTANEISHA N. MEANS AND ALEXANDRA HATCH19 Restoration of Voting Rights: Returning Citizensand the Florida ElectorateKENESHIA GRANT20 Perpetual Punishment: One Man’s Journey Post-IncarcerationTOMAS R. MONTALVO AND JENNIFER MARIE ORTIZSECTION VVoices, Agency, and Reentry21 Thoughts, Concerns, and the Reality of Incarcerated WomenCALVINJOHN SMILEY AND KEESHA M. MIDDLEMASS22 Reflections on Reentry: Voices From the ID13 Prison Literacy ProjectHALLE M. NEIDERMAN, CHRISTOPHER P. DUM, AND THE ID13 PRISON LITERACY PROJECT23 Being Held at Rikers, Waiting to Go UpstateMARQUES M.24 Reentry, From My PerspectiveABDUL-HALIM N. SHAHID25 The Journey of a Black Man Enveloped in PovertySTEVEN PACHECO26 My First 24 Hours After Being ReleasedJOSE LUMBRERASSECTION VIActivism, Liberation, and Reentry27 Money for Freedom: Cash Bail, Incarceration, and ReentryCALVINJOHN SMILEY28 Agents of Change in Healing Our CommunitiesLIZA CHOWDHURY, JASON DAVIS, AND DEDRIC “BELOVED” HAMMOND29 Rehabilitation Is Reentry: Breathing Space, a Product of Inmate DreamsROBERT GAROT30 Making Good One Semester at a Time: Formerly Incarcerated Students (and Their Professor) Consider the Redemptive Power of Inclusive EducationJAMES M. BINNALL, IRENE SOTELO, ADRIAN VASQUEZ, AND JOE LOUIS HERNANDEZ31 “I Can’t Depend on No Reentry Program!”: Street-Identified Black Men’s Critical Reflections on Prison ReentryYASSER ARAFAT PAYNE, TARA MARIE BROWN, AND CORRY WRIGHTConclusion: What’s Next for Critical ReentryCALVINJOHN SMILEY AND KEESHA M. MIDDLEMASSIndex

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Book SynopsisThe American homicide rate remains dramatically higher than that in other Western nations. News of a murder has become a routine event. How do we explain such high levels of lethal violence in the world''s leading democracy? Echoing Durkheim''s Suicide, this book focuses on one important phenomenon to explain larger currents in American society. Leonard Beeghley examines the historical and cross-national dimensions of homicides and evaluates previous attempts to explain it. He finds the sources of America''s murder rate in the greater availability of guns, the expansion of illegal drug markets, greater racial discrimination, more exposure to violence, and sharper economic inequalities. He deftly blends the evidence related to each of these factors into a well-reasoned sociological analysis of the nature of American society. Features Highlights how sociology can be used to explain problems and seek solutions Distinguishes between structural and social psychological levels of analysis Provides a constrasting perspective to Messner & Rosenfeld''s widely assigned Crime and the American Dream Uses metaphors and analogies in order to make sociological ideas meaningful to students Employs an engaging writing style to place the analysis in the scholarly literature Offers clear explanations of Durkheim, Weber, Merton, and others, that show their usefulness for understanding modern lifeTrade ReviewThe book is well written, well referenced, and adequately indexed. Recommended. * CHOICE *Beeghley's book provides an impressive sociological understanding of murder. * Okeechobee News *Homocide: A Sociological Explanation is an ideal text for sociology and criminology graduate students because it offers a comprehensive review of U.S. homicide through a critical lens. The material is challenging, and Beeghley's research is thorough. -- Laurie J. Samuel, Metropolitan Police Department * Criminal Justice Review *With skillful use of analogies and an engaging writing style, Leonard Beeghley has written a book on the sociology of homicide that is highly accessible to the general public. The arguments are well reasoned and located skillfully in the scholarly literature. A first rate book. -- Steven Messner, The University at AlbanyTable of ContentsChapter 1 I. Homicide as a Routine Event Chapter 2 II. How to Understand Homicide Chapter 3 III. Homicide in Cross-National and Historical Perspective Chapter 4 IV. The American Dream and Homicide: A Critique Chapter 5 V. Social Structure and Homicide Chapter 6 VI. Is Change Possible?

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Book SynopsisBy bringing together relevant findings on the relationship between exclusion and extremism, this book is valuable for students and researchers interested in both social psychology and political sciences. Moreover, it has value for practitioners who deal with radicalization and deradicalization to apply effective measures.

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking textbook engages readers in conversation about responding to the effects of diversity within formal criminal justice systems in Westernized nation-states. Moving past a binary concept of diversity that involves only race and gender, this book elaborates upon a wide variety of other forms of diversity, including sexuality, disability, mental health, gendered identity, refugees, the young and the ageing, and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) peoples, with an awareness of how intersecting identities make some people more vulnerable than others. With reported statistics providing only a snapshot of the incongruent experiences of diverse minorities in contact with criminal justice systems, there is a clear need for nuanced training and accessible information regarding diversity in criminal justice. The book examines diversity in terms of both criminal justice agents and justice-involved individuals such as people in prison, those convicted of crimesTrade Review"This book is a powerfully written, engaging exploration of intersectionality and culturally safe practices. My first response, on reading was, to say, "Wow, this book has so many potential applications and I'll be recommending it to the many organisations I work with!". It is likely to be if value to new scholars, seasoned academics, policymakers, and practitioners alike. In many settings, we grapple with how to ensure that our approaches are inclusive and non-discriminatory. This book provides a framework likely to enhance critical thinking that will cause reflection and meaningful change across multiple sectors, including criminal justice. Highly recommend."Dr. Tracey Price-Allan, Director of MyCorZ Consultancy Ltd, Board Member of the Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association (GLEPHA)"While it is questionable whether the criminal system can ever be culturally safe, this book makes an important contribution to critical understandings of cultural threats to marginalised people who are criminalised. It brings together a diverse field of scholars who interrogate the nature of criminalisation for oppressed peoples and make recommendations for systemic change. People in the criminalising system are often typecast as 'suspects', 'offenders' or 'inmates'. This book shines a light on their intersectional humanity and how the system intrudes on their, and our, basic human rights. Finally, this book addresses the toxic cultures within criminalising agencies that contribute to structural oppression within and outside of the agencies. This is a valuable resource for academics and students who want to learn about systemic bias and the harms it wreaks on individuals and society."Professor Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney "Understanding the underlying and implicit role diversity plays across criminal justice systems is vital in creating fair and just societies. This book provides a nuanced and in-depth analysis on working towards this shared goal and aspiration, whilst holding existing structures and systems accountable to being much better in its approach and application. Such diverse contexts and lived experiences can create cultural safe perspectives and practices as privileged across the various narratives within this edited collection." Professor Jioji Ravulo, The University of SydneyTable of ContentsPrefaceSection 1 – Understanding Culture, Diversity, ad Criminal JusticeChapter 1: Introduction to Culture, Diversity, and Criminal JusticeAlex Workman, Ranya Kaddour, and Patricia M. GriffinChapter 2: Trauma-Informed Practices: The Need for Cultural Safety in Criminal JusticeTinashe Dune, Alex Workman, Patricia M. Griffin, and Ranya KaddourSection 2 – Culturally Diverse PeopleChapter 3: Indigenous peopleKrystal Lockwood, Rachel Stringfellow, Stephen Corporal, and Sally WeidleChapter 4: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)Rashmi Pithavadian and Meghna BhatChapter 5: Refugees and Asylum Seekers Mary Hilmi, Katarzyna Olcoń, and Melissa PhillipsChapter 6: People with Disabilities, Chronic Disease, and Illness Anita Eseosa Ogbeide, Ranya Kaddour, and Lydia Kaki OcanseyChapter 7: Mental HealthBill Walsh, Jeffrey Czarnec, and Charles Tucker Jr.Chapter 8: Gender and Sexuality Diverse PeopleAlex Workman, Matthew Ball, and Tinashe DuneChapter 9: WomenJane Townsley, Ellie Lenawarungu, and Samantha BurtonChapter 10: MenDarren Stocker, Charles James Kocher, Robert Lindblom, and John McGuireChapter 11: The ElderlyLacey Schaefer and Emily MoirChapter 12: The YoungAngelica Ojinnaka, Leah Maree, Annalise Zareba, and Asheka JacksonSection 3 – Toward a Culturally Safe Justice SystemChapter 13: Intersectionality: The Way Forward for Culture, Diversity, and Criminology within Criminal Justice SystemsRanya Kaddour, Alex Workman, and Patricia. M GriffinGlossary

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Book SynopsisThis book asks why crime and violence persist in Latin America at extreme levels and why the states have not been able to more effectively solve this problem that dominates the lives of many millions of Latin Americans.Informed by diverse disciplinary backgrounds, the book brings together a team of regional experts to discuss research-based explanations on some of Latin America's most pressing criminal and violent issues distressing the rule of law. First, it examines old and new forms of observing crime upon perpetrators and victimized communities. Second, it explores the geographies of urban and rural violence and the entangled politics following organized criminality. Third, it questions how the transfer of policy knowledge and expertise reshapes local security governance, and, more importantly, critically examines the problems in implementing foreign models and paradigms in the Latin American context. Finally, it exposes the everchanging scenario of policy-making and pros

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Book SynopsisTerrorism Awareness: Understanding the Threat and How You Can Protect Yourself provides readers a foundational understanding of the threats that face us every day.The goal is to introduce readers to different tactics and techniques used by terroristsâboth international and domesticâto better understand personal protection concepts and, if necessary, take actions to make themselves hard targets that terrorist organizations will want to avoid. This includes providing a background on understanding how terrorists operate, and, more specifically, how to recognize the pre-incident indicators associated with terrorist operations.Coverage includes situation awareness of the phases of terrorist operations, common attacks, surveillance and targeting tactics, kidnapping and hostage situations, bombings and blast effects, hijacking, armed assaults, and more. With such awareness, readers can be alert to common cues to avoid dangerous situations, as well as fTable of Contents1. Introduction to Terrorism 2. Terrorist Operations 3. Improvised Explosive Devices 4. Hostage Survival 5. Rapport Building Techniques 6. Detecting Terrorist Surveillance 7. Individual Protective Measures 8. Riots and Protests 9. Active Incident 10. Domestic Terrorism 11. Fire Uses as a Weapon 12. Cyber Awareness Conclusion

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Book SynopsisWriting well is an essential skill for sociologists, but few books help students learn to write well. Designed to help students produce a manuscript that is clear, concise, and compelling, Effective Writing for Sociology demonstrates and deconstructs what makes effective writing and how best to communicate scholarly ideas. The first half of the book addresses the fundamentals of good writing: writing clearly, conveying emphasis, writing concisely, and crafting effective paragraphs. The second half then looks to the three most important sections of a research report: framing an introduction, reporting results, and discussing findings. Each chapter of the book describes strategies for effective writing, illustrated with multiple examples and providing exercises where students can try their hand at implementing these strategies. The Epilogue provides tips on choosing a title as well as writing an abstract and method section; it also includes suggestions on how to master tTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrologue 1 Writing Clearly 2 Writing with Emphasis 3 Writing Concisely, with Some Spice 4 The Art of Fine Paragraphs 5 Framing the Introduction 6 Reporting Results 7 Discussing Your Findings Epilogue: The end of the book, but the beginning of your writing journey Glossary Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisCybercrime continues to skyrocket but we are not combatting it effectively yet. We need more cybercrime investigators from all backgrounds and working in every sector to conduct effective investigations. This book is a comprehensive resource for everyone who encounters and investigates cybercrime, no matter their title, including those working on behalf of law enforcement, private organizations, regulatory agencies, or individual victims. It provides helpful background material about cybercrime''s technological and legal underpinnings, plus in-depth detail about the legal and practical aspects of conducting cybercrime investigations. Key features of this book include: Understanding cybercrime, computers, forensics, and cybersecurity Law for the cybercrime investigator, including cybercrime offenses; cyber evidence-gathering; criminal, private and regulatory law, and nation-state implications Cybercrime investigation from three key perspeTable of ContentsPart 1: Cyber Law. 1. Introduction. 2. Cybercrimes and Criminal Statutes. 3. Laws Pertaining to the Criminal Investigative Process. 4. Nation State and Terrorist Nexus. 5. Civil and Regulatory Issues Relating to Cybercrime. Part 2: The Criminal Investigation. 6. The Crime (Act). 7. Gathering Leads and Potential Evidence. 8. Following the Money. 9. Gathering Records and Evidence with an Eye towards Potential Trial. 10. Identification and Attribution of the Suspect. 11. Getting Technical. 12. Apprehending the Suspect and Follow on Actions. 13. The Criminal Investigation and Case Continues after Arrest. Part 3: The Civil Investigation. 14. Comparing the Civil Investigation to the Criminal Investigation. 15. Civil Legal Process Available. 16. E-Discovery. 17. Sharing with Law Enforcement. Part 4: Appendix. 18. Statutes. 19. Criminal Cases. 20. Civil Cases. 21. Cybercrime Investigation Organizations. 22. Cybersecurity Organizations.

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Book SynopsisThis landmark book focuses on urban surfaces, on exploring their authorship and management, and on their role in struggles for the right to the city.Graffiti, pristine walls, advertising posters, and municipal signage all compete on city surfaces to establish and imprint their values on our environments. It is the first time that the surfacescapes of our cities are granted the entire attention of a book as material, visual, and legal territories. The book includes a critical history of graffiti and street art as contested surface discourses and argues for surfaces as sites of resistance against private property, neoliberal creativity, and the imposition of urban order. It also proposes a seven-point manual for a semiotics of urban surfaces, laying the ground for a new discipline: surface studies.Page after page and layer after layer, surfaces become porous and political and emerge as key spatial conditions for rethinking and re-practicing urban dwelling and spatial jusTrade Review“Sabina Andron invites us to surface – to come up for air or for light – in the ways that we think about cities. Andron’s beautifully nuanced account shows us that every surface is an archive bearing the history of its making, use, re-use, subversion or adaptation. In flipping our attention away from isolated signs, texts and images, Andron shows how spatial justice in the public city is a matter of surfaces.”Alison Young, The University of Melbourne, Australia“Andron not only provides a unique and revealing account of graffiti and street art, but instigates a whole new way of thinking about architecture and cities. By ‘interviewing’ walls as paint, signs and scripts, she reveals hidden depths of politics, justice, legislation, contestation and transgression. Anyone interested in the experience of the contemporary city should read this provocative and original book.”Iain Borden, Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, UK“In this innovative study, Sabina Andron makes a persuasive case for the fundamental importance of what walls display to senses of publicness in cities. She beautifully evokes the visual richness and diversity of what vertical surfaces carry, as well as offering a distinctive semiotic methodology for interpreting the entangled images and texts visible on urban walls.”Gillian Rose, University of Oxford, UK“This is the book that most comprehensively engages our urban surfaces, their materials and inscriptions, drawing us as a public in motion nearer to a pluriversal we cannot do without, enabling us to experience cities in entirely new ways, beyond property and category. Surfacing a vital way for urban scholars from all disciplines to think together.”AbdouMaliq Simone, Urban Institute, University of Sheffield, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction: the city of surfaces 11 Surface semiotics: a manual for knowing surfaces 91. The places of discourse are fundamental to the production of meaning 102. Signification takes place in localised aggregates 143. Surfaces are thick and alive 204. Dirt is a crime 245. Order is white 296. Visibility generates value 337. Text makes space, and the city makes us literate 388. Surface betrayals and restitutions 429. Conclusion, or six proposals for the significance of signs and surfaces 4510. Wall interview 482 Beyond art and crime: a critical history of graffiti and street art 581. Wall writing is a time portal 592. Graffiti is only a name 633. Every tag is collectively authored 654. The writing is not on the wall 695. Fear is a self-fulfilling prophecy 726. Gallery walls redeem urban walls 787. Street art is a different name 828. The image is not on the wall 859. Authoritarianism comes in beautiful colours 9010. Urban creativity is a well-oiled machine 9611. Street art sold my city 101Conclusion, or six proposals against institutional appropriations 1053 Law and graffiti: property, crime, and the surface commons 1161. Law is everywhere; everywhere is law 1172. Surfaces complicate property regimes 1223. The right to the city is the right to the surface 1264. Writing on walls has a long history of regulation 1305. Graffiti offends against property and order 1336. Offence is an ambiguous affair 1387. The majority decides what is proper 1418. The argument against art 147Conclusion, or five proposals for a surface commons 1494 Leake Street London: legal walls and deep surfaces 1591. Ownership is tedious 1612. Street art is just the beginning 1633. Not all legal walls are created equal 1664. Graffiti knows no boundaries 1685. 100 Days of Leake Street is not enough 1726. Tagging is pro-social 1747. Eat drink shop graffiti 180Conclusion, or five proposals for learning from Leake Street 186Conclusion: cultural heritage and the right to the surface city 190The right to the city is the right to the surface: a manifesto 197Acknowledgements 199Index 201

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Book SynopsisHandbook of Terrorist and Insurgent Groups: A Global Survey of Threats, Tactics, and Characteristics examines the most current and significant terrorist and insurgent groups around the world. The purpose is to create a descriptive mosaic of what is a pointedly global security challenge.The volume brings together conceptual approaches to terrorism, insurgency, and cyberterrorism with substantive and empirical analyses of individual groups, organisations, and networks. By doing so, not only does the coverage highlight the past, present, and future orientations of the most prominent groups, but it also examines and illustrates their key characteristics and how they operate, including key leaders and ideologues. Highlighting specific, individual groups, the chapters collectively present a robust and comprehensive outlook on the current geography of terrorism and insurgency groups operating in the world today.This comprehensive volume brings the collective expertise and knowledge of more than 50 academics, intelligence and security officials, and professionals together, all of whom are considered subject experts in their respective areas of research and practice. The volume is based on both desk-based and fieldwork conducted by experts in these areas, incorporating analyses of secondary literature but also the use of primary data including first-hand interviews on the various groupsâ regions of operation, their tactics, and how their ideologies motivate their actions.

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Book SynopsisClaims about a pursuit of justice weave through all periods of China''s modern history. But what do authorities mean when they refer to ''justice'' and do Chinese citizens interpret justice in the same way as their leaders? This book explores how certain ideas about justice have come to be dominant in Chinese polity and society, and how some conceptions of justice have been rendered more powerful and legitimate than others. This book''s focus on ''how'' justice works incorporates a concern about the processes that lead to the making, un-making and re-making of distinct conceptions of justice. Investigating the processes and frameworks through which certain ideas about justice have come to the political and social forefront in China today, this innovative work explains how these ideas are articulated through spoken performances and written expression by both the party-state and its citizenry.Table of ContentsPart I. Constructing the Idea of Justice: Traditional and Contemporary Perspectives: 1. The expression of justice in China Flora Sapio, Susan Trevaskes, Sarah Biddulph and Elisa Nesossi; 2. State, society and the justice debate in contemporary China Joshua Rosenzweig; 3. High justice vs low justice: the legacy of confucian and legalist notions of justice Delia Lin; 4. Rawls rejected, ignored, and radicalized: debating procedural justice in China Samuli Seppänen; Part II. The Performance of State Justice: 5. Weaponising the rule of law in China Susan Trevaskes; 6. Wrongful conviction: the useful injustice? Elisa Nesossi; 7. 'Rich Sister' Wu Ying, judicial drama and justice Flora Sapio; Part III. Expressing Justice in the Public Arena: 8. Justice in the PRC: how the Chinese Communist Party has struggled with managing public opinion and the administration of criminal justice in the internet age Ira Belkin; 9. Doing justice: traditional and liberal conceptions of political morality in contemporary Chinese advocacy initiatives Eva Pils; 10. Perceived justice of migrant workers in China Xin He, Lungang Wang and Yang Su; Part IV. Justice in Action and Law: 11. In search of justice: China's elusive civil litigation reforms Margaret Woo; 12. Justice at the margins: notions of justice in the punishment of prostitution Sarah Biddulph; 13. Bringing politics back in: access to justice and labor dispute resolution in China Hualing Fu; 14. Of ceremonial columns Flora Sapio, Susan Trevaskes, Sarah Biddulph and Elisa Nesossi.

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Book SynopsisA shattering account of the crack cocaine years from award-winning American historian David Farber, Crack tells the story of the young men who bet their lives on the rewards of selling ''rock'' cocaine, the people who gave themselves over to the crack pipe, and the often-merciless authorities who incarcerated legions of African Americans caught in the crack cocaine underworld. Based on interviews, archival research, judicial records, underground videos, and prison memoirs, Crack explains why, in a de-industrializing America in which market forces ruled and entrepreneurial risk-taking was celebrated, the crack industry was a lucrative enterprise for the ''Horatio Alger boys'' of their place and time. These young, predominately African American entrepreneurs were profit-sharing partners in a deviant, criminal form of economic globalization. Hip Hop artists often celebrated their exploits but overwhelmingly, Americans - across racial lines -did not. Crack takes a hard look at the dark sidTrade Review'In 1980s mainstream culture, Ronald Reagan celebrated unfettered capitalist enterprise as the font of national virtue, global supply chains revolutionized the production and distribution of consumer goods, 'greed was good', the tabloids celebrated the flashy self-display of Donald Trump - and the rise of crack cocaine darkly mirrored it all. With great moral passion and flashes of wit, David Farber provocatively demonstrates in this riveting chronicle that while crack, in the awful devastation it wreaked, was a business like no other, it also was a business, like any other. A must-read contribution to the history of our time.' Rick Perlstein, author of The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan and Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America'David Farber pulls off the historical equivalent of The Wire, but for crack instead of heroin. A master of political and social history, Farber puts the story of violent urban drug markets right where they belong: at the intersection of buccaneering capitalism, dark-slide globalization, and America's enduring divides of race and class.' David Courtwright, author of Dark Paradise and The Age of Addiction'In the late 1980s, Americans came to believe that illegal drugs were the nation's biggest problem. Crack is an essential read for anyone hoping to understand why. This lively, well-researched history of America's crack cocaine years introduces readers to entrepreneurial dealers, desperate users, and draconian drug policies. Along the way, it illuminates the era's racism, political excesses and media exaggerations, as well as the lasting damage crack and crack dealers wrought in countless neighborhoods of color.' Pam Kelley, author of Money Rock: A Family's Story of Cocaine, Race, and Ambition in the New South'A great primer for anyone who wants to know more about how crack cocaine got so big in the United States … [A]ccessible, dramatic, and with a clear sense of how the drug blew up and fizzled out. The divide between those most affected by crack, and those who crafted the official response to it is the key factor in explaining why America's war on drugs hasn't worked, and Farber does a good job of bridging the divide.' Tom Feiling, author of Cocaine Nation: How the White Trade Took Over the World and Short Walks from Bogotá: Journeys in the New Colombia 'This thoughtful, well-researched history highlights the futility of viewing drugs as strictly a matter for law enforcement while ignoring their socioeconomic context.' Publishers Weekly'[A] riveting account of the crack years in America …' Sean O'Hagan, Observer'And you put down Crack with a feeling that this exploration of a dark part of our history has given you an improved understanding of today, and maybe tomorrow … There are no heroes in David Farber's Crack. There are lasting lessons on how not to handle the next drug epidemic.' Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'… a scholarly, yet highly entertaining codex showing the solid economic stability reaped by crack dealers.' Darryl Robertson, Vibe'Crack will give readers, especially white readers, a new perspective on what went on during the crack years and how it was handled. For younger readers who didn't experience the time period firsthand, it piques interest in something that their parents lived through and have opinions on.' Amanda Salazar, Kings County Politics'In succinctly presenting a thorough look at the political, economic, and cultural contexts for the crack enterprise, Farber concludes that the players who decided to sell crack were rational actors in a culture of 'entrepreneurial greed.' In the end, we may begin to wonder how the dealer in the hood might be distinguished from the dealer in Big Pharma's executive suite.' Kim Hewitt, The Metropole'The social history of illicit drugs was lacking a thoroughly researched account on crack use in the 1980s and US historian David Farber has filled the gap with a concise, well-written and informative book that sheds light on a dark episode of contemporary American history, and further illustrates the link between racial and economic inequality and psychoactive substance abuse. The reading is at times absorbing, with some short biographies of crack dealers and users, which provide a fascinating glimpse into the underworld; ... In sum, this excellent tome will likely become the essential text for a contemporary social history of crack cocaine in the United States, and one that will hopefully spur more contributions, focusing on specific places in the country.' Chris Elcock, Canadian Journal of HistoryTable of ContentsChoosing crack: an introduction; 1. First comes cocaine, then comes crack: origin stories; 2. Crack the market: commodification and commercialization; 3. Crack up: the cost of hard-core consumption; 4. Crack money: manhood in the age of greed; 5. Crackdown: the politics and laws of drug enforcement; 6. Crack's retreat: a nation's slow, painful, and partial recovery.

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Book SynopsisIn countries around the world, from the United States to the Philippines to Chile, police forces are at the center of social unrest and debates about democracy and rule of law. This book examines the persistence of authoritarian policing in Latin America to explain why police violence and malfeasance remain pervasive decades after democratization. It also examines the conditions under which reform can occur. Drawing on rich comparative analysis and evidence from Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia, the book opens up the ''black box'' of police bureaucracies to show how police forces exert power and cultivate relationships with politicians, as well as how social inequality impedes change. González shows that authoritarian policing persists not in spite of democracy but in part because of democratic processes and public demand. When societal preferences over the distribution of security and coercion are fragmented along existing social cleavages, politicians possess few incentives to enact rTrade Review'In this remarkable, bracing, and deeply researched book, Yanilda González goes to the heart of a question that has remained one of the most important, and underexamined questions of this century: why do the corrosive policing practices and the rampant state violence of authoritarian regimes persist after the transition to democracy? Authoritarian Police in Democracy reveals that coercive institutional arrangements are not simply holdovers of an authoritarian past, nor are they incompatible with democracy, but owe their endurance to democratic politics itself.' Vesla M. Weaver, Johns Hopkins University'Building on remarkable and difficult field work, this book examines the presence of authoritarian modes of coercion in the midst of otherwise democratic regimes. The analysis makes sense of the intractability of violent policing in democracies - policymakers are vulnerable to the leverage of police forces, which control the means of coercion; and they most often face little pressure for reform from electorates demanding more order and security. Timely and timeless, the book offers an invaluable look into the darkest corners of many contemporary democracies.' Daniel M. Brinks, University of Texas at Austin'Authoritarian Police in Democracy is a breakthrough book for any scholar interested in policing, security, violence, and democratic politics. González develops an original and compelling theory of authoritarian coercion in democratic regimes and traces the political challenges to police reform in three highly impressive case studies. In doing so, she powerfully illustrates how and why the distribution of repression and protection by police often reproduces social stratification, but also explains the conditions under which reform can and does occur. An extraordinary accomplishment.' Lisa L. Miller, Rutgers University'This book lays a marvelous foundation for all scholars, policymakers, and activists who are committed to advancing this critical mission, and González should be applauded for her wisdom, erudition, and savvy in sharing both the barriers and enablers to achieving such goals.' Diane E. Davis, ReVista'… [a] very clear, timely, and well-researched book … a must-read for academics interested in understanding the drivers of institutional change, as well as activists and policy makers focused on devising more democratic security institutions.' Lucía Tiscornia, Perspectives on Politics'… this is a good book. González offers critical and useful insights into the so-called hard problem of police reform. … The book is not just about the demerits and problematic implications of authoritarian policing but also about how police reforms, as political processes, are either enacted or not. To have shown the path is, in my opinion, the principal achievement of the book. As police reform efforts and debates are, in my view, destined to continue in the region, González's book is by default destined to be a reference in these debates.' Carlos Vilalta, American Journal of SociologyTable of Contents1. Police: authoritarian enclaves in democratic states; 2. Ordinary democratic politics and the challenge of police reform; Part I. Persistence: 3. Institutional persistence in São Paulo state: authoritarian policing by democratic demand; 4. The endurance of the 'damned police' in Buenos Aires province; 5. Policing in hard times: drug war, institutional decay, and the persistence of authoritarian coercion in Colombia; Part II. Reform: 6. 'New police', same as the old police: barriers to reform in São Paulo state; 7. The social and political drivers of reform in Buenos Aires province and Colombia; 8. Conclusion: inequality and the dissonance of policing and democracy.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the relevance of utopia in relation to contemporary criminology. The range of contributors explore the application of a utopian method for uncovering the potential within criminology and criminal justice, as well as the relevance of the utopian impulse for developing a challenge to the status quo in academia and beyond.Trade Review"Crime, Critique, and Utopia offers a humanistic utopianism that pushes readers bravely to envision a different future through utopian blueprints, social movements, messianic hope, and the search for radical alternatives. Utopian imagination and praxis are gravely needed in an era of mass incarceration, systemic police violence and militarization, and rapidly increasing inequality. Criminologists should heed this book's highly relevant call to resist positivism, overspecialization, and submission, and Critical Theorists should heed the contribution that critical criminology makes to projects with emancipatory intent and to an interdisciplinary unification of theory and practice." - Joan Braune, Marx & Philosophy Review of BooksTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Notes on Contributors 1. Utopia and Its Discontents; Margaret Malloch and Bill Munro 2. Crime, Critique and Utopian Alternatives; Margaret Malloch 3. Utopia and Penal Constraint: The Frankfurt School and Critical Criminology; Bill Munro 4. Erich Fromm: From Messianic Utopia to Critical Criminology; Michael Lowy 5. Crime and Punishment In Classical and Libertarian Utopias; Vincenzo Ruggiero 6. Visualising an abolitionist real utopia: principles, policy and praxis; David Scott 7. Towards a Utopian Criminology; Lynne Copson 8. Using the Future to Predict the Past: Prison Population Projections and the Colonisation of Penal Imagination; Sarah Armstrong 9. Techno-Utopianism, Science Fiction and Penal Innovation: the case of Electronically Monitored Control; Mike Nellis 10. From Penal Dystopia to the Reassertion of Social Rights; Loïc Wacquant

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Book SynopsisSlutWalk explores representations of the global anti-rape movement of the same name, in mainstream news and feminist blogs around the world. It reveals strategies and practices used to adapt the movement to suit local cultures and contexts and explores how social media organized, theorized and publicized this contemporary feminist campaign.Trade Review“SlutWalk … is an important contribution to feminist (social) media activism. I recommend the book for scholars interested in researching media representations of feminism and political activism mobilizing via social media platforms. It can also be of interest for educators who would like to introduce their graduate students to the particular steps of research design in feminist media studies. … it is a valuable contribution to the recording of women’s place in the twenty-first century history of social activism.” (Barát Erzsébet, Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies, Vol. 22 (2), Fall, 2016)“The author has written an accessible, well-organized, and meticulously researched book that will introduce readers to the SlutWalk movement, as well as provide a broader critique of rape culture, and much needed empirical data on the dynamics of contemporary global social movement mobilization–feminist or otherwise. … an important contribution to future scholarship for feminism and social movements.” (Victoria O’Meara, Feminist Media Studies, 2016)“Kaitlynn Mendes’ book SlutWalk: Feminism, Activism and Media examines the global antirape movement ‘SlutWalk’ and its coverage in the feminist blogosphere and mainstream media. … Mendes’ monograph has the potential to serve feminist activist groups and antirape activists around the globe by providing contextual and applicable information on a type of march that so many were probably involved in themselves. … As for its use by academics, the book would be ideal for undergraduate or graduate classes … .” (Giuliana Sorce, International Journal of Communication, Vol. 10 (4), 2016)“The target audience is most likely those already familiar with feminism, or the SlutWalk movement, but anyone interested in these concepts would find the book appealing. The book works well in the classroom covering topics related to media, communication, feminism, activism and women’s rights and it displays one way in which a small grass movement initiated through social media can become a global phenomenon reaching millions of people and inspiring activism.” (Hennie Weiss, metapsychology, Vol. 19 (51), December, 2015)Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Contextualising the Issues 3. Situating SlutWalk 4. Representing the Movement: SlutWalk Challenges Rape Culture 5. Representing the Movement: SlutWalk is Misguided or Opposed 6. SlutWalk Hierarchies and Organisers' Roles 7. SlutWalk, Community and Cyberactivism 8. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisSince the late 1990s, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has countered a myriad of 'outlaw' threats at sea including piracy, terrorism, the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and the threat posed by 'rogue states'. Japan's innovative strategy has transformed maritime security governance in Southeast Asia and beyond.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Japan: An Innovative Power? 3. Defining Outlaws 4. The Root Causes of Outlaw Behaviour 5. North Korean 'suspicious ships' 6. Piracy in Southeast Asia and the Gulf of Aden 7. Counter-terrorism and Proliferation at Sea 8. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisCriminology lost a world leader with the untimely death of Richard Ericson in 2007. Ericson was one of the most prolific, influential and widely cited criminologists of his generation, producing monumental and pathbreaking works on how the criminal justice system and other key institutions attempt to control crime, manage risk and produce security. This volume, edited by three of Professor Ericson''s colleagues and co-authors, presents a sampling of Ericson''s acclaimed work on such topics as juvenile justice, policing, the courts, the media, the insurance industry, and national security. The book is required reading for scholars interested in understanding the dynamics of crime, risk and security and for those eager to learn more about one of the field''s most important and innovative researchers and scholars.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Being free; Social distance and reaction to criminality; The occupational environment of detective work; Dealing with victim-complainants; Order out of court II: the position of the accused and the plea decision (with Patricia M. Baranek); Patrolling the facts: secrecy and publicity in police work; Media and markets (with Patricia M. Baranek and Janet B.L. Chan); How journalists visualize fact; The moral hazards of neo-liberalism: lessons from the private insurance industry (with Dean Barry and Aaron Doyle); The policing of risk (with Kevin D. Haggerty); Uncertainties of earthquakes: absorbing risk, mitigation, and infrastructure (with Aaron Doyle); National security; Name Index.

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Book SynopsisThe crime of homicide has long animated academic debate, community concern and political attention. The discussion has often centered on the perceived (in)adequacy of legal responses to homicide, questions of culpability, and divergent representations of victims and offenders. Within this, notions of gender, responsibility and justice are pivotal. This edited collection builds on existing scholarship by examining these concerns not only in the context of the private' world of domestic murder but also in the more public' world of the state, the corporation, war, and genocide. In so doing this book draws from key frameworks of criminological thought, legal analysis and empirical evidence to critically examine the relationship between homicide, gender and responsibility. Bringing together leading international criminology and legal scholars, this collection provides a unique contribution to the academic and policy engagement with what is, more often than not, an ordinary and munTrade ReviewThis collection of illuminating and provocative essays explicitly engages with the ways notions about gender and responsibility are deeply implicated in understandings of myriad forms of lethal violence, from the violence of individual actors to the violence of the state. Implicitly, these analyses also reveal how our understandings of lethal violence shape constructions of gender and criminal responsibility; and they require us to consider the violence of legal interpretation in both its productive and destructive forms. The international and interdisciplinary scope is impressive, informative, and imperative.—Professor Rosemary Gartner, Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto, CanadaIn conclusion, Homicide, Gender and Responsibility offers an original perspective on various representations of responsibility in legal responses to homicide, though the role of gender is not emphasized in each chapter as much as the title of the collection would suggest. Every chapter uses a different conceptual and methodological approach to examine a different context in which lethal violence occurs, and the book appears as a collection of different papers which can be consulted separately depending on one's need. However, as a collection, this book could constitute a useful source for graduate students, as it provides new insights on the concept of responsibility and the blurred border between murder and manslaughter - as well as for scholars, as it provides stimulating cues for future research in these neglected approaches to lethal violence.— Eleonora Rossi and Marieke Liem, Violence Research Intiative, Leiden University, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice BooksTable of ContentsIntroduction: Homicide, Gender and Responsibility Part I: Making Sense of the Boundaries between Homicide, Gender and Responsibility 1. A Question of Provocation or Responsibility? Revisiting the Case of Ruth Ellis and David Blakely 2. Murder, Manslaughter and Domestic Violence 3. Representing Intimacy, Gender and Homicide: The Validity and Utility of Common Stereotypes in Law 4. Constructions of Masculinity and Responsibility in the Sentencing of Children Who Commit Lethal Violence 5. Murderousness in War: From Mai Lai to Marine A Part II: Blurring the Boundaries between Homicide, Gender and Responsibility 6. "He Seems to Come Out as a Personally Cruel Person": Perpetrator Re-Presentations in Direct Murder Cases at the ICTY 7. Lethal Violence and Legal Ambiguities: Deaths in Custody in Australia’s Offshore Detention Centres 8. Attributing Criminal Responsibility for Workplace Fatalities and Deaths in Custody: Corporate Manslaughter in Britain and Ireland. Conclusion: Concluding Thoughts on Homicide, Gender and Responsibility

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Book SynopsisDrawing on a wide range of case studies, this book provides an examination of the role of United States federal law in shaping the invocation game of police interrogation. It is essential reading for researchers and students in the fields of forensic linguistics, law and society, sociolinguistics, and discourse analysis.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. In the judges' own words: the law and custodial interrogation in the United States; 3. Police interrogation in the United States: from the Reid technique to the high value detainee interrogation group report; 4. The invocation game: the prelude to custodial interrogation; 5. Invocations for counsel, the rulings and the courts: a statistical analysis of the corpus; 6. Police interrogation reform in the United States: paths to consider; Appendices; Index.

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Book SynopsisCommunity safety is a narrowly defined concept that allows states to ignore arguably more serious threats caused by pro-market policies and the actions of major corporations. This book redresses the idea of what constitutes a social harm and outlines a new policy agenda.Trade Review'In the depth of global recession this is certainly a timely book...Cooper sets himself an ambitious challenge, yet he succeeds in negotiating a way through a highly diverse range of policy, conceptual and theoretical developments...an invaluable resource for students in the social sciences...' - Social Policy and AdministrationTable of ContentsIntroduction 'Community', Conflict and the State: The Historical Field Concepts of 'Community' and 'Conflict' New Labour, Community Safety, Cohesion and Wellbeing Rethinking Community Safety, Cohesion and Wellbeing Conclusions: Community Wellbeing for All?

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Book SynopsisPacked with new examples and material, this second edition provides a fully up-to-date exploration of the genesis, dynamics, and demise of moral panics and their impacts on the societies in which they take place. Packed with updated and recent examples including terrorism, the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Towers, school shootings, flag burning, and the early-2000s resurgence of the sex slave scare Includes a new chapter on the media, currently regarded as a major component of the moral panic Devotes a chapter to addressing criticisms of the first edition as well as the moral panics concept itself Written by long-established experts in the field Designed to fit both self-contained courses on moral panics and wider courses on deviance Trade Review"This close reading of the facts behind a media story are the essence of Goode and Ben-Yehuda's work. They have taken the time and trouble to try and see what is a moral panic and what is true." (Metapsychology, March 2010)Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements viii Prologue 1 1 Enter the Moral Panic 20 2 The Moral Panic: An Introduction 34 3 Three Theories of the Moral Panic 51 4 The Moral Panic Meets Its Critics 73 5 The Media Ignite and Embody the Moral Panic 88 6 Deviance, Morality, and Criminal Law 109 7 Collective Behavior 129 8 Social Movements 141 9 Social Problems 150 10 The Renaissance Witch Craze 168 11 Drug Abuse Panics 197 12 The Feminist Anti-Pornography Crusade 218 Epilogue: The Demise and Institutionalization of the Moral Panic 245 References 251 Author Index 270 Subject Index 275

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Book SynopsisHazel Croall is Professor Emerita at Glasgow Caledonian University where she set up the B.A. (Hons) programme in Criminology and was Professor of Criminology until December 2009.Trade Review"The second edition of this respected text provides an accessible, comprehensive introduction to the study of crime in the UK. Designed primarily for students coming to the subject for the first time, it could also be useful for those undertaking more advanced study." - Reviewed in the Times Higher Education Textbook GuideTable of ContentsCHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION: CRIME AND SOCIETY CHAPTER 2: CRIME AND THE MEDIA CHAPTER 3: FINDING OUT ABOUT CRIME CHAPTER 4: UNDERSTANDING CRIME: CRIME, CULTURE AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE CHAPTER 5: UNDERSTANDING CRIME: FROM EXPLAINING TO CONTROLLING CRIME IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT. CHAPTER 6: THE VICTIMS OF CRIME CHAPTER 7: SOCIO-ECONOMIC INEQUALITIES AND CRIME CHAPTER 8: AGE AND CRIME CHAPTER 9: GENDER AND CRIME CHAPTER 10: RACE, ETHNICITY AND CRIME CHAPTER 11: VIOLENT CRIME CHAPTER 12: SEX CRIME CHAPTER 13: PROPERTY CRIME CHAPTER 14: ORGANIZED CRIME CHAPTER 15: WHITE COLLAR AND CORPORATE CRIME CHAPTER 16: CRIME AND THE ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER 17: STATE CRIME CHAPTER 18:CONCLUSION

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