Crime and criminology Books
University of Illinois Press Working for Justice
Book SynopsisDocuments the efforts of the Prison Communication, Activism, Research, and Education collective (PCARE) to put democracy into practice by merging prison education and activism.Trade Review"The ten essays in this book set examples for and encourage imaginative redirections in education inside and outside of the prison, as well as transitional and community supports, advocacy, and mainstream media."--Rhetoric & Public Affairs "Combining perspectives of communication studies, prison art programs, and prison education, Working for Justice contributes significantly to the current conversation about methods to combat the violence and racism inherent in America's prison system. The book's call to action will challenge the reader to engage as a participant in social change."--Judith A. Scheffler, editor of Wall Tappings: Women's Prison Writings, 200 A.D. to the Present"Here unusual perspectives are provided by academics from 14 institutions all linked by teaching in communications and related fields. . . . such scholars have valuable experience and insights involving current issues on prison education and the need to break from the past. . . . All contributors deserve accolades. Recommended."--ChoiceTable of ContentsContributors: David Coogan, Craig Lee Engstrom, Jeralyn Faris, Stephen John Hartnett, Edward A. Hinck, Shelly Schaefer Hinck, Bryan J. McCann, Nikki H. Nichols, Eleanor Novek, Brittany L. Peterson, Jonathan Shailor, Rachel A. Smith, Derrick L. Williams, Lesley A. Withers, Jennifer K. Wood, and Bill Yousman.
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Random House USA Inc All Gods Children
Book SynopsisA timely reissue of Fox Butterfield’s masterpiece, All God’s Children, a searing examination of the caustic cumulative effect of racism and violence over 5 generations of black Americans. Willie Bosket is a brilliant, violent man who began his criminal career at age five; his slaying of two subway riders at fifteen led to the passage of the first law in the nation allowing teenagers to be tried as adults. Butterfield traces the Bosket family back to their days as South Carolina slaves and documents how Willie is the culmination of generations of neglect, cruelty, discrimination and brutality directed at black Americans. From the terrifying scourge of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction to the brutal streets of 1970s New York, this is an unforgettable examination of the painful roots of violence and racism in America.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Sins of Fathers
Book Synopsis‘Michael is living proof that love always has the power to bring you home.’ Charlie Mackesy‘A cracking read. Really gets to the bottom of the madness of a man fighting his demons.’ Ray Winstone‘His life may have had its ups and downs, but it is wonderful example of God’s transforming power.’ Nicky Gumbel, Vicar of HTB & pioneer of ALPHA‘Take it from me, Michael got up to some mischief. And to find some peace at the end of it all! You really need to hear this story.’ Former London Crime Boss Growing up, Michael wanted nothing more than to follow in his dad’s footsteps and join the family business. Aged 18, he did just that and entered into the glamourous, dangerous world of organised crime.Michael’s father, a career criminal and contemporary of the infamous Krays, was a wayward role model. Soon Michael&rsqTrade Review'A cracking read. Really gets to the bottom of the madness of a man fighting his demons.' * Ray Winstone *'Having been on the journey with him since he left prison, I can honestly say he is the real deal and I am in awe of his desire to be a better man.' * Paul Cowley MBE *'His life may have had its ups and downs, but it is wonderful example of God's transforming power.' * Nicky Gumbel, Vicar of HTB & pioneer of ALPHA *'Michael has battled the darkest nights and the fiercest storms. Somehow he has come through it with strength and kindness and humility. What a journey. What a story.' * Jaime Haith *'Michael is living proof that love always has the power to bring you home.' * Charlie Macksey *'Owen Sins of the Fathers' is both gut-wrenching and heart-warming. Michael Emmett is searingly honest and incredibly vulnerable in telling his story.' * Rev. Canon Mike Pilavachi MBE *'Owen uses his years of experience as a therapist to help us look at our lives and happiness in a clear and practical way. A brilliant book of intelligent advice and detailed case studies that encourages reflection and positive change.' * Paul Anderson, Actor Peaky Blinders and The Revenant *'Take it from me, Michael got up to some mischief. And to find some peace at the end of it all! You really need to hear this story.' * Former London Crime Boss *
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Little, Brown & Company Ballad of the Whiskey Robber
Book SynopsisThe true story of bank heists, ice hockey, Transylvanian pelt smuggling, moonlighting detectives, and broken hearts.Trade Review'Julian Rubinstein has tracked down and written a great crime story: very funny, heart-breaking, gripping, incredible...Any novelist making this up would be duly executed' - Arthur Phillips, author of Prague 'Vivid and riveting...This is a grand thriller, perhaps the first of a genre' - Andrei Codrescu, author of Wakefield.
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc Locking Up Our Own
Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTON ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWS'' 10 BEST BOOKSLONG-LISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST, CURRENT INTEREST CATEGORY, LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZES Locking Up Our Own is an engaging, insightful, and provocative reexamination of over-incarceration in the black community. James Forman Jr. carefully exposes the complexities of crime, criminal justice, and race. What he illuminates should not be ignored. Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative A beautiful book, written so well, that gives us the origins and consequences of where we are . . . I can see why [the Pulitzer prize] was awarded. Trevor Noah, The Daily ShowFormer public defender James Forman, Jr. is a leading critic of mass incarceration and its disproportionate impact on people of color. In Locking Up Our Own
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Random House USA Inc Tough Jews
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Jesse James
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Alfred A. Knopf Newjack
Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTION • An acclaimed journalist sets a new standard for bold, in-depth reporting in this first-hand account of life inside the penal system at Sing Sing.“Newjack is about as good as it gets—by turns gripping, funny, frightening, and sad.” —The Washington Post Book World When Ted Conover’s request to shadow a recruit at the New York State Corrections Officer Academy was denied, he decided to apply for a job as a prison officer himself. The result is an unprecedented work of eyewitness journalism: the account of Conover's year-long passage into storied Sing Sing prison as a rookie guard, or newjack.As he struggles to become a good officer, Conover angers inmates, dodges blows, and attempts, in the face of overwhelming odds, to balance decency with toughness. Through his insights into the harsh culture of prison, the grueling and demeaning working con
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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc Dead Men Do Tell Tales
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Penguin Putnam Inc A Rip in Heaven
Book SynopsisOffers a candid, intimate memoir of the horrific repercussions of a shocking crime on one family, beginning with a nightmarish assault on the author's two cousins and brother, who managed to escape to flag down help, and following the family's odyssey.Trade ReviewPraise for A Rip in Heaven“Cummins presents a mesmerizing, highly balanced memoir....[A] compelling, novel-like account...highly admirable.”—Publishers Weekly“Cummins recounts the wrenching drama in a straightforward, expertly paced narrative that reads like a novel.”—People
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The University of Michigan Press Crime in the Public Mind
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Cengage Learning Interviewing and Interrogation The Discovery of
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£135.85
Random House USA Inc The Rage of Innocence
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McClelland & Stewart Inc. Men of Blood Murder in Everyday Life
Book SynopsisA milkman shares a take-out supper with his cousin and then fatally stabs him.…A man breaks into a shelter for abused women and snuffs out the life of his wife who has taken refuge there.…A youth rapes and kills a woman on the landing of her apartment building.…The boyfriend of a single mother batters her eighteen-month-old daughter to death. . . .In Men of Blood, Elliott Leyton, described by William Langley in the London Sunday Telegraph as “probably the world's most widely consulted expert on serial killing and a godhead of modern criminal psychology,” reviews a decade's worth of real murders and analyses their common features. Sometimes surprising, often shocking, always compelling, the result is an important addition to the literature of murder.
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University of British Columbia Press Sex Work
Book SynopsisA lucid and unflinching argument for the reframing of the debate on sex work, ending limiting moralistic approaches, and respecting the unique perspectives of workers.Table of ContentsIntroduction / Colette Parent, Chris Bruckert, Patrice Corriveau, Maria Nengeh Mensah, and Louise Toupin1 The Current Debate on Sex Work / Colette Parent and Chris Bruckert2 Regulating Sex Work: Between Victimization and Freedom to Choose / Patrice Corriveau3 The Work of Sex Work / Chris Bruckert and Colette Parent4 The Idea of Community and Collective Action: Reflections on Forum XXX / Maria Nengeh Mensah5 Clandestine Migrations by Women and the Risk of Trafficking / Louise ToupinIndex
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State University of New York Press The New Abolitionists Neoslave Narratives And
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Kensington Postmortem
Book SynopsisIn the vein of the bestselling I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, this compelling work of true crime explores the aftershocks of Killer Clown John Wayne Gacy's crimes with a uniquely intimate slant, as the daughter of a key witness probes her mother's personal experiences and the legacy of murder within a family, a community, and the American psyche.“A beautifully written memoir about the haunting impact of a sensational crime. I'm still thinking about it.” —Gregg Olsen, #1 New York Times bestselling authorOn a December night in 1978, Courtney Lund O’Neil’s mother, teenaged Kim Byers, saw her friend Rob Piest alive for the last time. At the end of his shift at the pharmacy where they both worked, fifteen-year-old Rob went outside to speak to a contractor named John Wayne Gacy about a possible job.That night Rob became Gacy’s final victim; his body was later found in the Des Plaines River. Kim’s testimony, along with a receipt belonging to her found in Gacy’s house, proving that Rob had been there, would be pivotal in convicting the serial killer who assaulted and killed over thirty young men and boys.Though she grew up far from Des Plaines, Courtney has lived in the shadow of that nightmare, keenly aware of its impact on her mother. In search of deeper understanding and closure, Courtney and Kim travel back to Illinois. Postmortem transforms their personal journey into a powerful exploration of the ever-widening ripples generated by Gacy’s crimes. From the 1970s to the present day, his shadow extends beyond the victims’ families and friends—it encompasses the Des Plaines neighborhood forever marked by his horrific murders, generations of the victims’ families and friends, those who helped arrest and convict him, fandom communities, and many others.Layered and thought-provoking, Postmortem is a complex story of loss and violence, grief and guilt, and the legacy that remains long after a killer is caught.
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Beacon Press Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich Vote Buying
Book SynopsisA timely and nonpartisan book on voter manipulation and electoral corruption—and the importance of stimulating voter turnout and participationThough voting rights are fundamental to American democracy, felon disfranchisement, voter identification laws, and hard-to-access polling locations with limited hours are a few of the ways voter turnout is suppressed. These methods of voter suppression are pernicious, but in Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich, Dr. Mary Frances Berry focuses on forms of corruption including vote buying, vote hauling, the abuse of absentee ballots, and other illegal practices by candidates and their middlemen, often in collusion with local election officials.Vote buying—whether it’s for a few dollars, a beer, or a pack of cigarettes—is offered to individual citizens in order to ensure votes for a particular candidate, and Dr. Berry notes it occurs across party lines, with Republicans, Democrats, and independe
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Rowman & Littlefield The Death Penalty
Book SynopsisThe United States is divided about the death penalty17 states have banned it, while the remaining states have not. From wrongful convictions to botched executions, capital punishment is fraught with controversy. In The Death Penalty: What's Keeping It Alive, award-winning criminal defense attorney Andrea Lyon turns a critical eye towards the reasons why the death penalty remains active in most states, in spite of well-documented flaws in the justice system.The book opens with an overview of the history of the death penalty in America, then digs into the reasons capital punishment is a fixture in the justice system of most states. The author argues that religious and moral convictions play a role, as does media coverage of crime and punishment. Politics, however, plays the biggest role, according to the author, with no one wanting to look soft on crime. The death penalty remains a deadly political tool in most of the United States.Trade ReviewAndrea Lyon, Dean of Valparaiso University Law School in Indiana, once again brings her prodigious experience and knowledge to one of the most vexing and polarizing issues in our society, the death penalty, posing the question in her latest book:'What’s keeping it alive?' . . .Lyon’s book includes several informative charts and appendices, as well as links to the most current data on the death penalty. . . .Lyon predicts that the death penalty’s days are numbered. Current debates about its cost and effectiveness, now occurring in most states where it hangs on, support her prediction. If it ends — or, to put it hopefully, when it ends — Andrea Lyon’s reasoned, calm, yet passionate voice will have played an integral part in its demise. This book lays another blow to it. * The Champion, NACDL *A stinging indictment of the death penalty system, focusing in most closely and importantly on the role of the media, and, especially, the moral corruption that permeates many of the prosecutors' offices that regularly do death penalty cases. A must read for anyone interested in this topic. -- Michael L. Perlin, New York Law SchoolThis is an impassioned brief against the American death penalty from a knowledgeable criminal justice insider. Experienced capital defense attorney Andrea D. Lyon shows us through her own life’s work why capital punishment is—and should be—headed for history’s dustbin. -- Carol Steiker, Harvard UniversityAndrea Lyon does a superb job capturing the key issues surrounding the death penalty—past and present. Framed from the perspective of a lawyer who has litigated capital cases, Lyon presents the information with a balanced perspective and thoroughly canvasses the legal landscape of the death penalty. -- Durant Frantzen, Texas A&M University—San AntonioTable of ContentsDedication Acknowledgments Historical Timeline of the Death Penalty Countries with and without the Death Penalty States with and without the Death Penalty Preface 1: The Death Penalty Yesterday and Today 2: Moral and Religious Underpinnings of the Death Penalty 3: The Media as a Messenger of Death 4: The Death Penalty as a Political Tool 5: The Failure and Fate of Capital Punishment
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The University Press of Kentucky Murder and Madness The Myth of the Kentucky
Book SynopsisConcocting a story in which Solomon Sharp had seduced and abandoned Anna, the couple transformed a sordid murder -- committed because the Beauchamps believed Sharp to be spreading a rumor that Anna had had an affair with a family slave -- into a maudlin tale of feminine virtue assailed, honor asserted, and a young rebel's revenge.
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The University Press of Kentucky Crime Science
Book SynopsisFrom weapons analysis to handwriting samples to shoe and tire impressions, Crime Science outlines the indispensable tools and techniques that investigators use to make sense of a crime scene.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction to Forensic Science and Criminalistics Crime-Scene Investigation Trace Evidence Firearms Fingerprinting Impression Analysis Questioned Documents Serology Chemistry Pathology Anthropology Afterword Index
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MW - Rutgers University Press Prohibition Gangsters The Rise and Fall of a Bad
Book SynopsisMaster story teller Marc Mappen applies a generational perspective to the gangsters of the Prohibition era - men born in the quarter century span from 1880 to 1905 - who came to power with the Eighteenth Amendment. Mappen strips way the many myths and legends from television and movies to describe the lives these gangsters lived and the battles they fought.Trade Review"Marc Mappen proves an adept storyteller as he takes readers beyond 'Boardwalk Empire.' Mappen spins some good yarns about the gangsters, dominated by New Yorkers, whose rise was triggered by the 18th Amendment, which took effect in 1920, and who proved that, at times, crime not only pays, but pays very well." -- Sam Roberts * The New York Times *"Prohibition created an enormous economic opportunity for a generation of young criminals. As chronicled by Marc Mappen, the true, violent, and extravagant lives of these men make dramatizations like Boardwalk Empire look tame by comparison. A must -read for anyone interested in the origins of organized crime in America." -- Nicholas Gage * author of The Mafia is Not an Equal Opportunity Employer *"Kudos to Marc Mappen for producing so riveting a study about a generation of gangland mobsters who used National Prohibition to grab lots of money and petty power for themselves. A big winner of a book about a bunch of lousy looting losers. . . . Fascinating reading. Highly recommended!" -- James Kirby Martin * co-author of Drinking in America: A History, 1620-1980 *"A well researched, historical overview of the major Prohibition era gangsters. These men became the founding fathers of modern organized crime." -- Paul R. Kavieff * author of Detroit's Infamous Purple Gang *"Given its subject matter, a book about the Prohibition gangsters should be a fascinating and exciting read. Mappen does not disappoint. His fast-moving but authoritative narrative takes readers through the Prohibition years and beyond as he traces the careers of such underworld luminaries as John Torrio, Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Legs Diamond, and Dutch Schultz ... Mappen's book is a splendid introduction to the story of a generation of criminals who captured the American imagination." * The Journal of American Culture *"Mappen writes with the energy of a narrative historian. Mappen far outstrips his fellow crime writers ... describing mob activity in smaller U.S. cities. Chicago and New York have been examined enough, so Mappen turns his eye on the Purple Gang of Detroit, the Pendergast machine in Kansas City, and the bootleg wars of Cleveland." * Philadelphia Review of Books *"Mappen explores the most notorious crimes, the bloody violence, the cities that hosted crime syndicates, and the colorful cast of characters who gained notoriety by their associations with the mob. His approach helps to illuminate the generational rivalries, the ethnic animosities, and the strange allegiances and frequent betrayals that characterized mob activity in this period ... An entertaining read and suitable for a broad audience." * The Historian *"A colorful recounting of how the 18th Amendment, which forbade the sale of alcohol, gave rise to a generation of criminals." * Rutgers Magazine *"Marc Mappen proves an adept storyteller as he takes readers beyond 'Boardwalk Empire.' Mappen spins some good yarns about the gangsters, dominated by New Yorkers, whose rise was triggered by the 18th Amendment, which took effect in 1920, and who proved that, at times, crime not only pays, but pays very well." -- Sam Roberts * The New York Times *"Prohibition created an enormous economic opportunity for a generation of young criminals. As chronicled by Marc Mappen, the true, violent, and extravagant lives of these men make dramatizations like Boardwalk Empire look tame by comparison. A must -read for anyone interested in the origins of organized crime in America." -- Nicholas Gage * author of The Mafia is Not an Equal Opportunity Employer *"Kudos to Marc Mappen for producing so riveting a study about a generation of gangland mobsters who used National Prohibition to grab lots of money and petty power for themselves. A big winner of a book about a bunch of lousy looting losers. . . . Fascinating reading. Highly recommended!" -- James Kirby Martin * co-author of Drinking in America: A History, 1620-1980 *"A well researched, historical overview of the major Prohibition era gangsters. These men became the founding fathers of modern organized crime." -- Paul R. Kavieff * author of Detroit's Infamous Purple Gang *"Given its subject matter, a book about the Prohibition gangsters should be a fascinating and exciting read. Mappen does not disappoint. His fast-moving but authoritative narrative takes readers through the Prohibition years and beyond as he traces the careers of such underworld luminaries as John Torrio, Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Legs Diamond, and Dutch Schultz ... Mappen's book is a splendid introduction to the story of a generation of criminals who captured the American imagination." * The Journal of American Culture *"Mappen writes with the energy of a narrative historian. Mappen far outstrips his fellow crime writers ... describing mob activity in smaller U.S. cities. Chicago and New York have been examined enough, so Mappen turns his eye on the Purple Gang of Detroit, the Pendergast machine in Kansas City, and the bootleg wars of Cleveland." * Philadelphia Review of Books *"Mappen explores the most notorious crimes, the bloody violence, the cities that hosted crime syndicates, and the colorful cast of characters who gained notoriety by their associations with the mob. His approach helps to illuminate the generational rivalries, the ethnic animosities, and the strange allegiances and frequent betrayals that characterized mob activity in this period ... An entertaining read and suitable for a broad audience." * The Historian *"A colorful recounting of how the 18th Amendment, which forbade the sale of alcohol, gave rise to a generation of criminals." * Rutgers Magazine *Table of ContentsPrologue: The Bluebird Tattoo Part I. The Rise 1. The Big Fellow in the Windy City 2. Big Battles in the Big Apple 3. Smaller Cities Part II. Atlantic City Interlude 4. Gangsters in the Surf 5. The Conference as Comedy 6. Capone's Long Trip Home Part III. The Fall 7. The Twilight of the Gangster? 8. Pay Your Taxes 9. Lucky v. Dewey 10. Shot to Death 11. Lepke on the Hot Seat 12. For Them, Crime Did Pay Cast of Characters A Note on Sources Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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Ohio State University Press Homicide North and South Being a Comparative View
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Ohio State University Press The Rule of Justice The People of Chicago Versus
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£999.99
University of Arizona Press Voices of Crime
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Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Perjury the HissChambers Case
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSo far as any one book can dispel a large historical mystery, this book does it, magnificently." — Garry Wills, New York Review of Books"Lucidly written, impressively researched, closely argued... The result is formidable." — Irving Howe, New York Times Sunday Book Review "A historic event... Stunningly meticulous, a monument to the intellectual ideal of truth stalked to its hiding place." — George Will, Newsweek"The definitive account." — Reader's Catalog"The most exciting piece of history in recent memory." — William F. Buckley"The most objective and convincing account we have of the most dramatic court case of the century." — Arthur Schlesinger, Jr."[Weinstein] has gone as far as any historian could to establish the formal validity of the verdict... His treatment of the resulting material strikes one as both judicious and properly skeptical; he writes of it with clarity and restraint. ...Weinstein's contribution, then, is major and I would say definitive." — John Kenneth Galbraith"Impressive... [Weinstein] makes persuasive use of this material in a narrative that is lucid, dramatic and even handed." — Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times Book Review
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Hoover Institution Press,U.S. The Transnational Dimension of Cyber Crime and
Book SynopsisIncludes a review of the legal initiatives undertaken to combat cyber crime, an exploration of the threat to civil aviation, analysis of the constitutional, legal, economic, and ethical constraints on use of technology to control cyber crime, a discussion of the ways we can achieve security objectives through international cooperation.
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John Wiley & Sons Counterfeit Man True Story of the BoornColvin
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Not Stated Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Book SynopsisFocusing on the continued terrorist threat by jihadist groups, such as Al Qaeda and ISIS, and homegrown violent far-right and far-left extremists in the West, Terrorism and Counterterrorism investigates this form of political violence in a historical and contemporary context. In this comprehensive and highly readable text, renowned expert Brigitte Nacos clearly defines terrorismâs diverse causes, actors, and strategies; outlines anti- and counterterrorist responses; and highlights terrorismâs relationship with the public and media. Terrorism and Counterterrorism introduces students to the fieldâs main debates and helps them critically assess our understanding of, and our strategies for, addressing this complex and enduring issue.New to the Seventh Edition: The new chapter 3 reviews the history of terrorismâboth domestic and international, whereas the new chapter 4 analyses the terrorist landscape in the third decade of the 21st centuryâincluding the transnational links between violent far-right and far-left violent extremists. The discussion of religious terrorism in chapter 5 ends with an added section about QAnon as religiopolitical cult. An extended section in chapter 7 is devoted to the increasingly militant roles of females in violent far-right extremism. The revised chapter 10 starts with the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan and an account of total costs spent on the post-9/11 war against terrorism before discussing the counterterrorism strategies of presidents G.W. Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden. The failures and successes of the U.S. intelligence community in efforts to prevent terrorism at home with relevant data and case studies are new features in chapter 12. Table of Contents Introduction: Terrorist Threats at Home and Abroad PART I: TERRORISM The Perennial Debate: What is Terrorism? A Historical Review of Terrorism The Terrorism Landscape in the third Decade of the Twenty-First Century Political Violence in the Name of God The Making of Terrorists: Causes, Conditions, Influences Women, Children and Terrorism Common Threads: Goals, Targets, and Tactics Organizational Structures, State Sponsors, and the Financing of Terror PART II : COUNTERTERRORISM Terrorism and American-Led Post-9/11 National Security Strategies The Utility of Hard and Soft Power in Counterterrorism Preventing Terrorism: The Crucial Role of Good Intelligence Balancing Security, Civil Liberties, and Human Rights PART III : TERRORISM IN THE NEWS MEDIA AND ON THE INTERNET Terrorist Propaganda and the Mainstream Media Terror and Hate in Cyberspace Conclusion: Living with Terrorist Threats Appendix: Major Terrorist Incidents since the Late 1970s
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Sage Publications, Inc Introduction to Policing
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Sage Publications, Inc Introduction to Corrections
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SAGE Publications Inc Understanding Terrorism
Book SynopsisUnderstanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issuesoffers a multidisciplinary, comprehensive exploration of domestic and international terrorism that helps students develop the knowledge and skills needed to critically assess the expressions andunderlying causes of terrorism.
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Routledge Deviant Behavior
Book SynopsisDeviant Behavior provides a comprehensive study of the behavior, beliefs, conditions, and reactions to deviance, giving students a better understanding of this phenomenon. Deviance is discussed from the sociological perspectives of positivism and constructionism. Readers will grasp the reason behind deviant behavior through the positivist perspective and why certain actions, beliefs, and physical characteristics are condemned through the constructionist perspective.New to this edition:Two chapters on crime make clearer distinctions between criminalization of behavior, vs. criminal behavior itselfMore discussion of the relativity of deviance, including how murder is socially and legally constructedExpands the notion that conspiracy theory is a form of cognitive deviance New discussion furthers the difference between labeling theory and constructionismNew Section on environmental pollution with reference to green criminologyNew section added on Deviance and Harm Newsworthy new features include:A Formerly Homeless Man Speaks OutVictimization and AbuseMass IncarcerationStop and FriskMissing Black Men? (with implications for families and demography)Arrest-Incarceration GapDisparities in SentencingThe End of the Crime Decline?The Brother of a Murder Victim Speaks OutA Tattoo Collector Gets InkedFaculty-Student SexReflections on Studying BDSM
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Strategic Security Management
Book SynopsisStrategic Security Management, Second Edition provides security leadership and decision-makers with a fresh perspective on threat, vulnerability, and risk assessment. The book offers a framework to look at applying security analysis and theory into practice for effective security program, implementation, management and evaluation. Chapters examine metric-based security resource allocation of countermeasures, including security procedures, utilization of personnel, and electronic measures. The new edition is fully updated to reflect the latest industry best-practices and includes contributions from security industry leadersbased on their years of professional experienceincluding Norman Bates, Robert Emery, Jack Follis, Steve Kaufer, Andrew Rubin, Michael Silva, and Ken Wheatley.Strategic Security Management, Second Edition will be a welcome addition to the security literature for all security professionals, security managers, and criminal justice studenTable of Contents Chapter 1 Data-Driven Security Chapter 2 Identifying Assets in Need of Protection Chapter 3 Threat Assessments Chapter 4 Crime Analysis Chapter 5 Vulnerability Assessments Chapter 6 Risk Assessments Chapter 7 Crime Prevention Theories Chapter 8 Security Measures: Governance Chapter 9 Security Measures: Physical Security Chapter 10 Security Measures: Personnel Chapter 11 Project Management Chapter 12 Gaining Support for Security Programs Chapter 13 Forensic Security Consultants and Security Liability Chapter 14 Workplace Violence Prevention Chapter 15 Security Risk Modeling Chapter 16 Security Program Leadership
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St. Martin's Griffin Adnans Story
Book SynopsisAfter more than twenty years in prison, Adnan Syed's murder conviction was overturned, and he was finally set free. Rabia Chaudry's New York Times bestseller and award-winner Adnan's Story reveals how the case was mishandled and became the subject of Sarah Koenig's Peabody Award-winning podcast Serial.In early 2000, Adnan Syed was convicted and sentenced to life plus thirty years for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, a high school senior in Baltimore, Maryland. Syed has maintained his innocence, and Rabia Chaudry, a family friend, has always believed him. By 2013, after almost all appeals had been exhausted, Rabia contacted Sarah Koenig, a producer at This American Life, in hopes of finding a journalist who could shed light on Adnan's story. In 2014, Koenig''s investigation turned into Serial, a Peabody Award-winning podcast with more than 500 million international listeners.But Serial did not tell the whole story.
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Henry Holt and Co. Walk the Walk
Book SynopsisFrom one of the most interesting sociologists of his generation and a former cop, the story of three departments and their struggle to change aggressive police culture and achieve what Americans want: fair, humane, and effective policing.What should we do about the police? After the murder of George Floyd, there's no institution more controversial: only 14 percent of Americans believe that policing works pretty well as it is (CNN, April 27, 2021). We're swimming in proposals for reform, but most do not tackle the aggressive culture of the profession, which prioritizes locking up bad guys at any cost, loyalty to other cops, and not taking flak from anyone on the street. Far from improving public safety, this culture, in fact, poses a danger to citizens and cops alike.Walk the Walk brings readers deep inside three unusual departmentsin Stockton, California; Longmont, Colorado; and LaGrange, Georgiawhose chiefs signed on to replace that aggressive culture
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McGraw Hill Education Cj
£189.71
OM Book Service Loose Leaf for Cj Realities and Challenges
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Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc BU SPECIAL VALUE LEGAL ASPECTS OF CORRECTIONS
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£69.10
Criminology Theories Patterns and Typologies
Book SynopsisBestselling CRIMINOLOGY: THEORIES, PATTERNS, AND TYPOLOGIES, now in its Twelfth Edition, delivers the most comprehensive, in-depth analysis of criminological theory and crime typologies available. This book is also unrivaled in its strong research base and currency, with detailed coverage of cybercrime, green crime, and transnational crime--three of the hottest issues in the field today. Packed with real-world illustrations, the Twelfth Edition includes cutting-edge seminal research, up-to-the-minute policy, newsworthy examples, and hundreds of new references. A proven author and authority in criminology and criminal justice, Dr. Renowned for his unbiased presentation of theories, issues, and controversies, Siegel encourages readers to weigh the evidence and form their own conclusions.
£190.78
WW Norton & Co The Other Side of Prospect
Book SynopsisA landmark work of intimate reporting on inequality, race, class, and violence, told through a murder and intersecting lives in an iconic American neighborhood.Trade Review"Dawidoff's portrait of prison life, its pointless mix of boredom, sadness and stress, is an important corrective…[The Other Side of Prospect] has the oomph of a classic American novel, one that sucker-punches you every time you remember that it's all true." -- Mark Oppenheimer - Washington Post"The result of eight years of reporting, this deft chronicle delves into the story of Bobby…Dawidoff presents portraits of the individuals involved, juxtaposed with research on segregation, the Great Migration, and mass incarceration." -- New Yorker"Not unlike Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, this is a book as gripping and fast-paced as a bestselling fictional mystery." -- Michael Henry Adams - The Guardian"A powerful, poignant and profound account of deindustrialization, racial discrimination, inequality and mass incarceration." -- Glenn Altschuler - The Florida Courier"The Other Side of Prospect isn’t just a necessary American book, it’s an essential American book. By unraveling the long, profound story across generations that leads to one teenager twice confessing to a crime that he didn’t commit, Nicholas Dawidoff reveals just how pervasive the failures of our time can be. A child of intelligence and personal promise becomes a killer; an elderly grandfather is murdered; and an innocent boy suffers under the brutal weight of a nearly a decade in prison with memories no exoneration can erase. This is beyond the best book about the crisis of incarceration in America. It is also a book that reminds us indelibly that the Great Migration has tragically ended for many in not just the closing of factories and opportunities, but also the filling of graves and prison cells." -- Reginald Dwayne Betts, author of Felon"The Other Side of Prospect illuminates complex social issues—the Great Migration, mass incarceration, wrongful conviction, prisoner reentry—in deeply personal terms. This is a haunting, devastating, magnificent work of narrative nonfiction." -- James Forman Jr., Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Locking Up Our Own"This intricate book continues to grow like a tree in me—Bobby’s tender, persistent yearnings bound by the generations of contaminated soil that fear creates. Nicholas Dawidoff’s huge accomplishment is that he does the meticulous forensics of the crime of our fearing those in peril, and The Other Side of Prospect portrays the ongoing consequences of what we all continue to lose—all the knowledge lost, all the joy that’s stilled—when fear predominates. I finished reading his book with heartbreak and great gratitude. Its quest for broader justice pushes forward." -- Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, author of Random Family"The Other Side of Prospect is an intimate and haunting recovery of lives both lost and found, potential both squandered and realized, and struggles both failed and furthered. It forces us to face the brutal injustice and inequality that defines our nation’s justice system as well as one of its richest and most prestigious cities, and to take a hard look at the deeper roots and wider resonances of that ugliness. The true gift of Nicholas Dawidoff’s powerful recovery of this wrongful conviction and the fight to have it overturned, however, is its ability to help us to see what is still irrevocably beautiful about this country, and thus what still may be possible for its future." -- Heather Ann Thompson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Blood in the Water"The Other Side of Prospect is a riveting narrative that shows and tells the story of a deeply distressed Black ghetto neighborhood severely challenged by the ills of deindustrialization, racialized poverty, and random street crime and violence—a must-read for anyone wishing to understand." -- Elijah Anderson, Sterling Professor of Sociology and of African American Studies, Yale University and author of Black in White Space"A searing portrait of injustice in America." -- Publishers Weekly"[A] rigorously reported, urgent book." -- Kirkus Reviews
£15.19
Johns Hopkins University Press The Truth Machine
Book SynopsisHe examines how the machine emerged as a technology of truth, transporting readers back to the obscure origins of criminology itself, ultimately concluding that the lie detector owes as much to popular culture as it does to factual science.Trade ReviewAny with an interest in criminal justice or general social issues will find this a compelling account. Midwest Book Review To paraphrase Dragnet, there are many histories to tell of the lie detector; this is a good one. -- Ken Adler History of Science SocietyTable of ContentsIntroduction: Plotting the Hyperbola of Deception1. "A thieves' quarter, a devil's den": The Birth of Criminal Man2. "A vast plain under a flaming sky": The Emergence of Criminology3. "Supposing that Truth is a woman—what then?": The Enigma of Female Criminality4. "Fearful errors lurk in our nuptial couches": The Critique of Criminal Anthropology5. "To Classify and Analyze Emotional Persons": The Mistake of the Machines6. "Some of the darndest lies you ever heard": Who Invented the Lie Detector?7. "A trick of burlesque employed . . . against dishonesty": The Quest for Euphoric Security8. "A bally hoo side show at the fair": The Spectacular Power of ExpertiseConclusion: The Hazards of the Will to TruthAcknowledgmentsNotesEssay on SourcesIndex
£33.00
Barcharts, Inc Criminology
Book SynopsisOur comprehensive, 3-panel guide examines in detail the many experts and their theories that have made criminology a prominent field of study. Color-coded sections and up-to-date information make learning about this subject a breeze!
£999.99
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Juvenile Delinquency A Sociological Approach
Book SynopsisThis sociologically focused text is intended for the juvenile delinquency course taught in criminal justice, criminology, and sociology departments at both four year and two year institutions.
£84.86
Rowman & Littlefield Policing Black Bodies
Book SynopsisFrom Trayvon Martin to Freddie Gray, the stories of police violence against Black people are too often in the news. In Policing Black Bodies Angela J. Hattery and Earl Smith make a compelling case that the policing of Black bodies goes far beyond these individual stories of brutality. They connect the regulation of African American people in many settings, including the public education system and the criminal justice system, into a powerful narrative about the myriad ways Black bodies are policed.Policing Black Bodies goes beyond chronicling isolated incidents of injustice to look at the broader systems of inequality in our societyhow they're structured, how they harm Black people, and how we can work for positive change. The book discusses the school-to-prison pipeline, mass incarceration and the prison boom, the unique ways Black women and trans people are treated, wrongful convictions and the challenges of exoneration, and more. Each chapter of the book opens with a true story, expTrade ReviewIntended to provoke controversial and uncomfortable discussion, Hattery and Smith's book focuses on what they expose as America's deeply rooted culture, history and ideology of deliberately violating black bodies in the name of policing. In ten chapters, they concentrate not simply on exonerated police killings of unarmed black men but also on mass incarceration in what they report as a new plantation economy with a pipeline running from schoolrooms to prison cells in a prison-industrial complex. Their concerns reach the indignities and insults blacks suffer daily not only at the hands of law enforcement and the criminal justice system but in every aspect of life amid the fiction of colorblind racism. Well documented, passionately argued, and engagingly written, this powerful analysis of systematic racism describes how society supports white, male, patriarchal, heterosexual privilege while oppressing marginalized peoples. Verdict: An essential work that advances an acute awareness of our responsibility to make society equitable for all. * Library Journal, Starred Review *Finally we have a theoretically sophisticated, comprehensive book that examines the myriad ways in which Black bodies are surveilled in America. Policing Black Bodies considers mass incarceration, prison industries, the school to prison pipeline, the policing of both women’s and trans bodies, and the police killings of Blacks as part of continuum structured by systemic racism. Hattery and Smith cap this marvelous book with a provocative chapter discussing policy options. This is a book I will definitely assign to my students. -- Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Duke University; author of Racism Without RacistsPolicing Black Bodies presents a critical, deep dive into one of the most salient issues of our times. Hattery and Smith tie together theory, practice, and outcomes to both humanize the problems and inspire all readers to face these issues head on while finding ways to work to improve—and hopefully one day rectify—the web of consequences tied to social control, race/ethnicity, and public policy within the criminal justice system. It is a must read for every citizen, scholar, and student in the United States. -- Danielle S. Rudes, Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence, George Mason UniversityA provocative explication of an outrageous situation. Hattery and Smith dissect the system of racism that runs like a red thread through centuries of harsh US punishment practices. In tough, engaging prose, they guide readers through the hidden histories and contemporary impact of urban riots, school inequality, private prisons, police killings, and exoneration procedures, with each link in the chain building a stronger case for their contention that these institutions largely serve and function to police Black bodies. -- Chris Uggen, Regents Professor and Martindale Chair in Sociology and Law, University of MinnesotaTable of Contents1 Setting the Stage 2 Urban Riots and Protest, or a Logical Response to Policing Black Bodies 3 Mass Incarceration 4 School-to-Prison Pipeline 5 The Prison-Industrial Complex: The New Plantation Economy 6 Policing Black Women’s Bodies 7 Policing Trans Bodies 8 Police Killings of Unarmed Black Men 9 The Ultimate Failure: Exoneration 10 Intersectionality, Color-Blind Racism, and a Call to Action Appendix A: High-Profile Police Shootings of Black Men and the Outcomes Appendix B: Resources
£999.99
SAGE Publications Inc Contemporary Criminal Law Concepts Cases and
Book SynopsisCombines the traditional concepts taught in undergraduate criminal law courses with thought-provoking cases and engaging learning tools.Trade Review"Greatest strengths for this book in no particular order: (1) the author selected very interesting and timely cases that college students would find to be compelling examples of the chapter concepts; (2) instructor & student online resources available through the Sage website; (3) this book well lives up to its title of focusing on the most recent (contemporary) and controversial aspects of substantive criminal law! " -- Lisa Clayton "This book contains the right balance of informative text and illustrative case law. The Questions for Discussion and You Decide segments are very helpful for teachers and students." -- Frank A. Zera, J.D.Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1. The Nature, Purpose, and Function of Criminal Law Appendix: Reading and Briefing Cases Chapter 2. Constitutional Limitations Chapter 3. Punishment and Sentencing Chapter 4. Actus Reus Chapter 5. Mens Rea, Concurrence, Causation Chapter 6. Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability Chapter 7. Attempt, Conspiracy, and Solicitation Chapter 8. Justifications Chapter 9. Excuses Chapter 10. Homicide Chapter 11. Criminal Sexual Conduct, Assault and Battery, Kidnapping, and False Imprisonment Chapter 12. Burglary, Trespass, Arson, and Mischief Chapter 13. Crimes Against Property Chapter 14. White-Collar Crime Chapter 15. Crimes Against Public Order and Morality Chapter 16. Crimes Against the State Notes Glossary Case Index Subject Index About the Author
£102.00
Wolters Kluwer Women and Criminal Justice
Book Synopsis
£131.91
DK The Crime Book
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[The Big Ideas Simply Explained books] are beautifully illustrated with shadow-like cartoons that break down even the most difficult concepts so they are easier to grasp. These step-by-step diagrams are an incredibly clever learning device to include, especially for visual learners." — Examiner.com"The visual layout promotes browsing with illustrations, pull quotes, and simple mind maps to explain concepts quickly." — Library Journal"Accessible guide to the great thinkers." — School Library Journal"[I]f you dig anything crime related this is for you." — CrimeSpree Magazine
£22.50
