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Book SynopsisUntil March 2022 Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC was a judge at the Old Bailey, sitting on criminal cases, trying mainly allegations of murder and other homicide. She read English and Law at Cambridge, was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 1975, became a QC in 1998 and sat as a full-time judge from 2007 to 2022. When she moved to the Old Bailey in 2012 she was the only woman amongst sixteen judges, and only the third woman ever to hold a permanent position there. She was also a Diversity and Community Relations Judge, working to promote understanding between the judiciary and many different sectors of our community, particularly those from less privileged and minority groups. She mentors young people, from a variety of backgrounds, who hope for a career in law and has a special interest in helping women. Her first book, Unlawful Killings, won the Crime Writer's Association 'Gold Dagger' for Non-fiction and was a Sunday Times bestseller.

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Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA NON-FICTION DAGGER''Thomas Grant has brought together Hutchinson''s greatest legal hits, producing a fascinating episodic cultural history of post-war Britain that chronicles the end of deference and secrecy, and the advent of a more permissive society . . . Grant brings out the essence of each case, and Hutchinson''s role, with clarity and wit'' Ben Macintyre, The Times''An excellent book . . . Grant recounts these trials in limpid prose which clarifies obscurities. A delicious flavouring of cool irony, which is so much more effective than hot indignation, covers his treatment of the small mindedness and cheapness behind some prosecutions'' Richard Davenport-Hines, GuardianBorn in 1915 into the fringes of the Bloomsbury Group, Jeremy Hutchinson went on to become the greatest criminal barrister of the 1960s, ''70s and ''80s. The cases of that periTrade ReviewThroughout a long career, [Jeremy Hutchinson's] brilliant and stylish advocacy achieved success in cases that looked unwinnable -- Helena KennedyJeremy was not just a good lawyer; he was fearless in standing up to judges. He was a most formidable advocate of the 1960s and '70s and he had a marvellous sense of mischief -- Geoffrey RobertsonHutchinson provides the memories and Grant puts pen to paper. The result is a multifaceted object: a celebration of a brilliant career, an explanation of the legal process and a social and cultural history of the second half of the 20th century . . . Jeremy Hutchinson's Case Histories is, above all, a romance * Daily Telegraph *A fine reminder of the great democratic values enshrined in our legal system . . . Grant has cleverly produced what amounts to a cultural history of Britain in the rapidly changing post-war years . . . a greatly entertaining read which celebrates a barrister who stood up and argued with clarity and passion for various freedoms that we now take for granted * Daily Express *A fascinating look at Britain's post-war social, political and cultural history * Bookseller *[Jeremy Hutchinson] is my hero because of what he stands for today, as he continues to speak out against what he fears to be the loss of independent representation of those not merely down on their luck but down in the gutter. He is the living symbol of all that independent criminal advocacy means for justice and the rule of law * Guardian *Jeremy Hutchinson's Case Histories . . . makes a compelling read, and is a real contribution to the history of twentieth-century English mentalities. It is also a first-rate lesson in simple humanity . . . The pungency, intelligence and humour of [Thomas] Grant and his subject make this the most enlivening of case-books . . . [Jeremy Hutchinson] is abundant in the qualities of empathy, consideration and humour. He manages to be both charming and shatteringly truthful * Guardian *A fascinating episodic cultural history of postwar Britiain, that chronicles the end of the age of deference and secrecy, and the advent of a more permissive society . . . an impassioned defence of the criminal Bar itself . . . Grant brings out the essence of each case, and Hutchinson's role, with clarity and wit . . . a reminder of how many of the defining stories of modern times have been fought out through our courts, and changed by them * The Times *Given my automatic animus, you can imagine how confusing it was to be charmed into surrender by Thomas Grant's traversal of Hutchinson's long career as a QC * Observer *Jeremy Hutchinson's Case Histories reminds us of the celebrated, and infamous, cases in which Hutchinson appeared, the skills he deployed, and the importance of the criminal defence advocate to the rule of law. Reheated recollections of old cases rarely make for a tasty dish. But the ingredients of Hutchinson's casebook are exceptionally delicious, and Grant's recipe and presentation are irresistible . . . One of the merits of this entertaining collection of Jeremy Hutchinson's greatest hits is that the authentic sound of the great advocate can be heard again, loud and clear . . . Thomas Grant ensures that we understand Lord Hutchinson's achievements and the importance of the principles of criminal defence advocacy to a free society -- David Pannick QC * The Times *Author and QC Thomas Grant does a fine job . . . Hutchinson's priceless advocacy is every bit as powerful on the page and Grant brilliantly recaptures the tensions and drama of some of the most seminal Old Bailey criminal trials of the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties . . . It is hard to imagine a more interesting time for a criminal advocate to be working and this wonderful book is a celebration not just of the man but of the profession itself * Evening Standard *All these cases make thoroughly good reading, while vividly illuminating the morals and mores of that now distant period just a generation ago. But the sting in the tail of the book comes in the postscript by the centenarian Hutchinson himself . . . a powerful indictment of the wanton destruction by ignorant politicians of the whole edifice of British justice as he knew it * Financial Times *An attractive picture of a life honourably and enjoyably lived. Naturally, it supports the argument that we are a more civilised society today because of the battles which people like Hutchinson fought and won . . . So a happy century to Jeremy Hutchinson, who represented decency even when he defended indecency -- Charles Moore * Sunday Telegraph *His life reads like a history of the 20th century . . . A resounding postscript written by Jeremy Hutchinson himself shows that at the age of 100, he has lost none of his extraordinary power and authority * Daily Mail *Fascinating * Daily Mail *One of the most enjoyable books this summer is Jeremy Hutchinson's Case Histories, a biography by Thomas Grant of an extraordinary man * The Times *So began a career that would see Hutchinson, son of a renowned barrister, member of the artistic Bloomsbury set, prosecute and defend in some of the biggest criminal cases of the era, reshaping censorship and secrecy along the way, his life an extraordinary window into the 20th century * Brighton Argus *An excellent book charting some of Jeremy's more remarkable trials and his very eclectic clients, many of whom he cared for deeply * Daily Mail *Biographies of lawyers are very rare, but Hutchinson's career was so unusually varied that it makes a splendid subject for a book . . . [Grant's] book is clearly and elegantly written, turning Hutchinson's life into a satisfying moral history of 20th-century Britain * Literary Review *Jeremy Hutchinson's Case Histories encapsulates the fascinating untold stories behind the cases defining issues of homosexuality, espionage, class and deference that dominated post-war Britain and Hutchinson's own passion for penal reform * Telegraph *You could tell a brief social history of Britain through the career of Jeremy Hutchinson * The Times *[Jeremy Hutchinson's] life and trials are admirably captured in Thomas Grant's accessible book * The Times *Jeremy Hutchinson was the greatest criminal barrister of the 1960s, '70s and '80s. The cases of that period changed society for ever and Hutchinson's role in them was second to none. Here his most remarkable trials are examined, each one providing a fascinating look into Britain's post-war social, political and cultural history * Gransnet *A useful and highly entertaining potted history of a period when social deference and sexual prudery were on the way out. If one personal quality shines through this discreet and admiring book, it is Hutchinson's humanity and understanding of human frailty * TLS *At first glance, you might wonder how interesting a book about a lawyer can be. But once you open the pages of this one, you'll be instantly hooked . . . Totally terrific * Daily Mail *A brilliant and absorbing book about the life of a barrister. And what a life * Evening Standard *Thomas Grant has brought together Hutchinson's greatest legal hits, and in the process has produced a fascinating episodic cultural history of postwar Britain, chronicling the end of the age of deference and the advent of a more permissive society. More than that, this book is also an impassioned defence of the criminal Bar itself, and the bulwark of democracy enshrined in the principle that every person accused of crime is entitled to independent representation * The Times *Not just a celebration of a brilliant legal career but also a history of changing mores in Britain * Daily Telegraph *A likeable account of a life in the law * Sunday Times *Thomas Grant uses Hutchinson's cases to chart the seismic shift in British culture between 1960 and 1984, during which time the barrister appeared for the defence in landmark prosecutions such as Last Tango in Paris and The Romans in Britain. That we enjoy such broad artistic freedom today is partly thanks to Hutchinson, and this fascinating book reminds us why * Independent *A staunch defender of civil liberties, he defended Lady Chatterley's Lover, Christine Keeler and Howard Marks among many more and his life opens a lively window on to Britain during the second half of the 20th century * Daily Express *This book makes a compelling read, and is a real contribution to the history of 20th-century English mentalities. It is also a first-rate lesson in simple humanity * Guardian *

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Book SynopsisWith contributions from leading authorities, this is the definitive guide to current criminological theory, research, and policy.The Oxford Handbook of Criminology provides a comprehensive collection of chapters covering the core and emerging topics studied on criminology courses, indispensable to students, academics, and professionals alike. 43 chapters written by over 85 leading academics exploring relevant theory, cutting-edge research, policy developments, and current debates, encouraging students to appreciate the diverse and interdisciplinary nature of criminological discourse Includes detailed references to aid further research Chapters updated to reflect recent cases, statistics, and scholarship, as well as significant current events such as Covid-19 and social justice movements. New chapters added presenting research on topical issues including victimology, hate crime, desistance, cybercrime, atrocity crimes, convict criminology, security and smart cities, prison abolitionism,Trade ReviewThe Handbook has long been essential for me, both as a student and a teacher. The new edition is every bit as significant as its predecessors - the updates that have been made are exciting and ensure that it retains its relevance. * Dr Daniel Newman, Reader, Cardiff School of Law, Politics and International Relations *An excellent textbook for any Criminology or Criminal Justice programme, with renowned academics in the field providing depth and critical awareness of theoretical approaches and policy developments for understanding contemporary issues. * Jenny Johnstone, Senior Lecturer, Newcastle Law School *The Oxford Handbook has been a rock-solid institution in our field since its first publication. This new edition showcases its vibrancy with a vision for criminology in the 21st century. * Professor Susanne Karstedt, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University *Leading scholars, riveting research, rousing writing. With many chapters to stretch our thinking, this 7th edition underlines the need for a socially transformative criminology. * Professor Elizabeth Stanley, Institute of Criminology, Te Herenga Waka/Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand *A definitive guide to scholarship across a wide range of subject areas, including cutting-edge topics like cybercrime research, convict criminology, and border criminology. Highly recommended. * Dr Deirdre Healy, Director of the UCD Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Associate Professor, University College Dublin *The new Handbook, which covers an extraordinary variety of themes, will be invaluable for students and academics alike. * Dr Mark Hayes, Senior Lecturer in Human Sciences, Solent University *Building on the success of previous editions, this new volume provides some of the best and most influential scholarship within British Criminology. An indispensable resource for those studying, researcing or working in the rapidly developing field of Criminology. * Dr Irene Zempi, Associate Professor in Criminology, Nottingham Trent University *Table of Contents0: Alison Liebling, Shadd Maruna, and Lesley McAra: Introduction: Renewing our vision Part I: Conceptions of Crime and Criminology 1: Paul Rock: Sociological theories of crime 2: Nicola Lacey and Lucia Zedner: Criminalization: historical, legal and criminological perspectives 3: Manuel Eisner: Towards a global comparative criminology 4: Susan McVie and Ben Matthews: The changing role of data in crime, criminal justice and criminology 5: Darrick Jolliffe and Katherine M. Auty: Developmental and life-course criminology: an overview 6: Beth Weaver, Hannah Graham, and Shadd Maruna: Turning over a new leaf: desistance research for a new generation 7: Alistair Fraser and Dick Hobbs: Urban criminal collaborations 8: Toby Seddon and Alex Stevens: Drug use, drug problems, and drug control: a political economy perspective 9: Ailbhe O Loughlin and Jill Peay: Mental health, mental disabilities, and crime 10: Mike Hough and Julian V. Roberts: Public opinion, crime, and criminal justice 11: Chris Greer and Eugene McLaughlin: Crime news, trial by media, and scandal hunting Part II: Critical Contemporary Issues 12: Andy Aydin-Aitchison, Mirza Buljubasic, and Barbora Holá: Criminology and atrocity crimes 13: Paolo Campana: Contagion and connections: applying network thinking to violence and organised crime 14: Neil Chakraborti and Amy Clarke: Demystifying hate crime in an age of crises 15: Coretta Phillips, Ben Bowling, and Alpa Parmar: Ethnicities, racism, crime, and criminal justice 16: Adrian Grounds, Maria Ttofi, and Lidia Puigvert: Where is 'victimology' in an era of #MeToo? 17: Michele Burman and Loraine Gelsthorpe: Feminist criminology: inequalities, powerlessness, and justice 18: David Gadd: Domestic violence 19: Jo Phoenix: Prostitution and sex work 20: Belinda Winder and Nick Blagden: Understanding and rehabilitating men with sexual convictions: theory, intervention, and compassion 21: Ben Collier and Alice Hutchings: Cybercrime: a social ecology 22: Michael Levi and Nicholas Lord: White-collar and corporate crime 23: Victoria Canning, Paddy Hillyard, and Steve Tombs: Social harm and zemiology 24: Avi Brisman and Nigel South: Green criminology 25: Keith Hayward and Oliver Smith: Crime and consumer culture Part III: Security, Policing, and Prevention: Visions of Justice 26: Ian Loader, Richard Sparks, Ben Bradford, Ryan Casey, Evi Girling, and Gosia Polanska: Security and everyday life in uncertain times 27: Adam Crawford, Susan Donkin, and Christine A. Weirich: Crime prevention as urban security 28: Ben Bradford and Pete Fussey: Security and smart cities 29: Trevor Jones, Tim Newburn, and Robert Reiner: Policing and the police 30: Martin Innes and Michael Levi: Making and managing terrorism and counter-terrorism: the view from criminology 31: Nicky Padfield and Cyrus Tata: Understanding penal decision-making: courts, sentencing and parole 32: Lesley McAra: Youth justice in an age of uncertainty: principles, performance, and prospects 33: Meredith Rossner: Restorative justice in the twenty-first century: making emotions mainstream 34: Kieran McEvoy, Ron Dudai, and Cheryl Lawther: Punishment, victimhood, and social control: towards a criminology of transitional justice Part IV: Punishment and the Penal State 35: David Garland: The punishment-welfare relationship: history, sociology, and politics 36: Katja Franko: Criminology, punishment, and the state in a globalized society 37: Mary Bosworth: Border criminology and the changing nature of penal power 38: Ben Crewe and Alison Liebling: Reconfiguring and reimagining penal power 39: Gwen Robinson and Fergus McNeill: Punishment in the community: evolution, expansion, and moderation 40: Yvonne Jewkes: Why prison architecture and design matter to our understanding of the limits of punishment and rehabilitation 41: Joe Sim: 'Hounding power into a corner': prison abolitionism in England and Wales 42: Rod Earle, Danica Darley, Bill Davies, David Honeywell, and Ed Schreeche-Powell: Convict criminology without guarantees: proposing hard labour for an unfinished criminology 43: Alison Liebling, Fergus McNeill, and Bethany E. 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Book SynopsisExploring why prison officers leave His Majestyâs Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and the processes and trajectories involved in returning to âcivilian lifeâ, this book examines the reasons that prison officers want to leave HMPPS and how they transition back to âcivvy streetâ.As well as presenting qualitative data from interviews with ex-prison officers, the authors also draw analytically on their âinsiderâ positionality to offer insights on the lived experience of prison officers both in the role and on their subsequent departure from the service. In doing so, they identify the rewards and challenges of working in a prison environment, while using Ebaughâs (1988) four-stage model of role exit as a theoretical framework to help understand the process of leaving the prison service. Among the issues addressed are the impact of austerity, the Voluntary Early Departure Scheme, the decline in transmission of knowledge (âjail craftâ) to new recruits, high staff turnover, incr

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Book SynopsisCrime control has risen rapidly up the social and political agendas to become a central feature of western societies. As inequalities in society have increased, so the actual and perceived risks of crime and other social ills have grown rapidly for all sections of society. Crime has become a central issue to governments, and no longer just a technical operation of law enforcement and adjudication. This book is concerned with issues arising from these developments. Top criminologists from Britain, the USA and Australia explore the links between crime and risk through a range of themes, from the depiction of crime in the media to the dilemmas of policing, to the new punitiveness of criminal justice systems and the custodial warehousing of the poor and excluded. Crime, Risk and Justice will be of interest to students, academics and practitioners with an interest in crime and crime control and the place they have in modern society.Table of Contents1. Introduction: a guide to the chapters Part 1: Crime, Liberalism and Risk 1. The new politics of crime control 2. The schizophrenic state: neo-liberal criminal justice Part 2: Community initiatives and risk 3. Risk and correctional practice 4. Crime control and advanced liberal government: the 'third way' and the return of the localPart 3: Policing and the risk society 5. Risk, crime and prudentialism revisited 6. Loose connections and new directions: Neo-liberalism, new public managerialism and the modernisation of policing in Britain Part 4: Criminal Justice and Risk 7. 'Entitlement to cruelty': the end of welfare and the punitive mentality in the United States 8. Punishment, rights and difference: defending justice in the risk society Part 5: The media, crime and risk 9. Casino Culture: Media and crime in a winner-loser society 10. 'Bringing it all back home': populism, media coverage and the dynamics of locality and globality in the politics of crime control 11. American television, crime and the risk society

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Book SynopsisThe new edition of the bestselling Blackstone''s Magistrates'' Court Handbook provides a complete practical guide for the busy practitioner. Incorporating full references to the Magistrates'' Court Sentencing Guidelines, it offers all you need in one trustworthy source.Covering all the key aspects of magistrates'' court practice, the book focuses on the areas most likely to arise at short notice requiring an instant response from the advocate, as well as on those offences most frequently experienced at court, such as assault, public order, dishonesty, drugs, weapons, driving, criminal damage, and sexual offences.Blackstone''s Magistrates'' Court Handbook''s easy-to-use pocket-sized format facilitates quick reading and instant decision-making. Tables, flow-charts, and a clear system of icons aid comprehension and speedy navigation. Cross-referencing to Blackstone''s Criminal Practice 2023 provides you with easy access to in-depth commentary.Table of ContentsPart A Procedure and Evidence Chapter A1 Abuse of Process Chapter A2 Adjournments Chapter A3 Admissibility and Exclusion of Evidence Chapter A4 Allocation and Plea before Venue Chapter A5 Amending Charge Chapter A6 Appeals and Reopening Chapter A7 Bad Character Chapter A8 Bail Chapter A9 Binding Rulings Chapter A10 Case Management Chapter A11 Civil Orders Chapter A12 Commencing Proceedings: Time Limits Chapter A13 Costs Chapter A14 Court- Appointed Legal Representatives Chapter A15 Custody Time Limits Chapter A16 Disclosure Chapter A17 Hearsay Chapter A18 Identification Evidence Chapter A19 Legal Aid Chapter A20 Mental Disorder Chapter A21 Misbehaviour at Court Chapter A22 Presence of Defendant and Prosecutor in Court Chapter A23 Pre- Charge Hearings Chapter A24 Remand Periods Chapter A25 Reporting Restrictions Chapter A26 Sending and Transfer for Trial Chapter A27 Special Measures and Vulnerable Witnesses Chapter A28 Submission of No Case Chapter A29 Transfer/ Remittal of Criminal Cases Chapter A30 Video/ Live Links Chapter A31 Witnesses, Issue of Summons, or Warrant Part B Youths in the Adult Court Chapter B1 Age of Offender and the Position of Those Attaining 18 Chapter B2 Bail Chapter B3 Breach of Orders, and New Offences Committed during an Order Chapter B4 Jurisdiction of the Adult Magistrates Court over Youths Chapter B5 Managing the Case Chapter B6 Remittal to the Youth Court for Trial/ Sentence Chapter B7 Reporting Restrictions Chapter B8 Sentencing Part C Offences Chapter C1 Animal Offences Chapter C2 Breach Offences Chapter C3 Administration of Justice Chapter C4 Communication Network Offences Chapter C5 Computer Misuse Chapter C6 Criminal Damage Chapter C7 Drugs Chapter C8 Harassment Offences Chapter C9 Immigration and Document Offences Chapter C10 Prison Offences Chapter C11 Public Order Chapter C12 Road Traffic Offences Definitions Chapter C13 Road Traffic Offences Chapter C14 Sexual Offences Chapter C15 Dishonesty and Offences against Property Chapter C16 Offences against the Person Chapter C17 Weapons Offences Part D Sentencing Chapter D1 Alteration of Sentence Chapter D2 Banning Orders (Football) Chapter D3 Breach of Post-sentence Supervision Chapter D4 Committal for Sentence Chapter D5 Community Orders: Imposition and Breach Chapter D6 Compensation Order Chapter D7 Confiscation: Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Chapter D8 Criminal Behaviour Orders Chapter D9 Custodial Sentences Chapter D10 Dangerous Offenders Chapter D11 Deferment of Sentence Chapter D12 Deprivation Order Chapter D13 Detention in Young Offender Institution Chapter D14 Discharges: Conditional and Absolute Chapter D15 Discounts for Early Plea Chapter D16 Disqualification from Driving Chapter D17 Fines Chapter D18 Forfeiture Order Chapter D19 Mental Health Disposals Chapter D20 Minimum Sentences Chapter D21 Newton Hearings Chapter D22 Notification Requirements Chapter D23 Offences Taken into Consideration (TICs) and the Totality Principle Chapter D24 Penalty Points for Driving Offences Chapter D25 Pre- Sentence Reports Chapter D26 Prevention Orders Chapter D27 Prosecution Costs Chapter D28 Racially and Religiously Aggravated Crimes; Sexual Orientation, Disability, or Transgender Identity Chapter D29 Restraining Order Chapter D30 Sentencing Guidelines Chapter D31 Suspended Sentences Chapter D32 Time on Remand or Qualifying Curfew Chapter D33 Victim Surcharge Order

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Book SynopsisHonour based violence and abuse manifests itself in different forms, and this book offers a comprehensive understanding of this phenomenon. This book argues that the limits of honour crimes must be defined more widely so that they include conducts and behaviours that originate from the patriarchal notion of honour, such as honour based oppression and breast ironing. The book provides a critical analysis and synthesis of the law in England and Wales and in the international human rights sphere. The relevant domestic legislation and cases are examined to reflect on whether adequate protection is provided for the victims and potential victims of honour based violence and abuse. Since honour based violence is a violation of human rights, the relevant international human rights law is examined to illustrate the perception of such crimes in the international arena. The effectiveness of any remedy for victims of honour based violence and abuse depends on its capability to change deep rooted behaviours in communities with honour based patriarchal values. This book argues that the law does not provide the effective impact required, in part due to patriarchal structures, and that more efforts should be dedicated to changes in education. It is held that there is a need for an educational programme that is especially designed to tackle violence and promote gender equality. The book will be essential reading for academics, researchers and policy-makers working in the areas of Human Rights Law, Criminal Law and Gender Studies.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE: Theoretical Background CHAPTER TWO: Honour Based Oppression CHAPTER THREE: Female Body Mutilation CHAPTER FOUR: Forced Marriage CHAPTER FIVE: Honour Killing CONCLUSION

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Book SynopsisSince the publication of the first edition of 'Hate Crime' in 2005, interest in this subject as a scholarly and political domain has grown considerably both in Britain and North America, but significantly also in many other parts of the world. As such, this second edition fully revises and updates the content of the first, but within a broader international context. Building on the success of the first edition, this accessible, cross-disciplinary text also includes a wider range of international issues, and addresses new and emerging areas of concern within the field. The book will be of particular interest to academics, undergraduate and postgraduate students, criminal justice practitioners, and policy-makers working within the area of hate crime and related fields of crime, social justice, and diversity. It will also be of value to others who may hold a more general interest in what is undoubtedly a rapidly evolving and increasingly important area of contemporary and globalTrade ReviewThis welcome new addition to the hate crime literature has the same accessible and engaging feel of the first edition but has been updated to take account of important developments in scholarship and policy. I’d encourage anyone with an interest in this field to buy a copy.Neil Chakraborti, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Leicester, UK.Nathan Hall’s Hate Crime has provided a firm foundation and core resource for hate crime studies in the UK. The second edition of this successful book will equally serve well the next generation of hate crime studies now being built on firm foundations that have been laid.Paul Iganski, Senior Lecturer in Social Justice, University of Lancaster, UK.Table of Contents1. Defining and Conceptualising Hate Crime, 2. The emergence of hate crime as a contemporary socio-legal problem, 3. The International Geography of Hate, 4. Victims and Victimisation, 5. Prejudice and Hatred, 6. Offenders and Offending, 7. Law and Law Enforcement, 8. Challenging Hate and Hate Crime, 9. Questioning the Hate Crime Paradigm, 10. Critical Issues in Hate Crime

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis second edition continues to lead the emergence of criminal justice science from the shadows of other disciplinary domains. The clear specification of the criminal justice intellectual domain coupled with examples of scientific criminal justice studies provide students with cogent illustrations of criminal justice science. Maguire and Duffee delivered a vehicle that provides my students a platform from which to more succinctly imagine a criminal justice science.-Robert Langworthy, Criminal Justice, University of Central FloridaAll too often we look at the criminal justice system by what it produces or how it functions without considering the question of "why." The second edition of Criminal Justice Theory helps address this question by providing a critical scholarly discussion of the need for and the importance of developing and understanding the theoretical lynchpins of the criminal justice system. Ed Maguire and David Duffee have pulled together an outstanding collection of articles that help students and scholars alike traverse the structures, practices and processes that help form the criminal justice system. -Ed Latessa, Professor and Director, Criminal Justice, University of CincinnatiCriminal Justice Theory marks the coming of age of an independent discipline called criminal justice. Criminal justice does not study crime and thus cannot be mistaken for criminology; it is not the vocational subject described in undergraduate textbooks. As the editors lay out in clear prose with discriminating insight, criminal justice is the study of official response to behaviors that government and various agents of social control deem criminal. In other words, criminologists explain crime and criminal behavior, but criminal justice scholars are committed to explain, theorize, and predict the behavior of criminal justice in all its dimensions and multiplicity. This fine text, thoroughly revised and greatly improved in the new edition, is an indispensable resource for anyone teaching a course in criminal justice in the 21st century.-Salahuddin Ayub, Criminal Justice, Philosophy, and Political Science, Chicago State UniversityTable of ContentsPart I THE IDEA OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE THEORY. 1. Why Is Criminal Justice Theory Important? 2. Foundations of Criminal Justice Theory 3. Why Is There So Little Criminal Justice Theory? Neglected Macro- and Micro-Level Links Between Organization and Power. Part II THEORIES OF POLICING 4. Explaining Police Organizations 5. Understanding Variety in Urban Community Policing: An Institutional Theory Approach 6. The "Causes" of Police Brutality: Theory and Evidence on Police Use of Force. Part III THEORIES OF THE COURTS 7. Assessing Blameworthiness and Assigning Punishment: Theoretical Perspectives on Judicial Decision Making 8. Courts and Communities: Toward a Theoretical Synthesis 9. A Qualitative Study of Prosecutors’ Decision Making in Sexual Assault Cases. Part IV THEORIES OF CORRECTIONS 10. A Test of a Turnover Intent Model: The Issue of Correctional Staff Satisfaction and Commitment 11. The Construction of Meaning During Training for Probation and Parole 12. Examining Correctional Resources: A Cross-Sectional Study of the States Part V CONCLUSION 13. Directions for Theory and Theorizing in Criminal Justice

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Book SynopsisThe inside story of a secret unit that has worked under cover to expose corruption in the Metropolitan Police since the early 1990s. 'If you want a book that is genuinely 'unputdownable' read BENT COPPERS' THE SUNTrade ReviewFew journalists are better qualified to write on the subject of corruption inside the Metropolitan Police than Graeme McLagan. Working with the BBC he has followed the topic for years...It is a very engaging read - the outrageous nature of bent cops' behaviour guarantees that * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *This is a story that deserves to be told - warts and all -- Sir John Stevens * Metropolitan Police Commissioner *If you want a book that is genuinely 'unputdownable' read Bent Coppers -- Johnny Vaughan * THE SUN *

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Book SynopsisLegal decisions continue to mystify: why was this person sentenced to 20 years in prison, but that person to just 10 years for the same crime? Why did one person sue for civil damages, but another let the matter drop? Legal rules are supposed to answer these questions, but their answers are radically incomplete. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a theory that predicted and explained legal decisions? Drawing on Donald Black's theoretical ideas, Geometrical Justice: The Death Penalty in America addresses these issues, focusing specifi cally on who is sentenced to death and executed in the United States. The book explains why some murders are more serious than others and how the social characteristics of defendants, victims, and jurors aff ect case outcomes. Building on the most rigorous data in the field, the authors reveal wide discrepancies in capital punishment why one person lives, but another person dies.Geometrical Justice will be of interest to thoseTable of ContentsPrologue Chapter 1: The Geometrical Theory of Law Chapter 2: Social Space Chapter 3: Social Time Chapter 4: Space and Time: Third Parties Chapter 5: The Death Penalty and Beyond

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Book SynopsisThis book traces the rise of contemporary populism in Western democracies, marked by the return of would-be ''strong men'' politicians. It seeks to make sense of the nature, origins, and consequences of their ascendancyas expressed, for example, in the startling rise of the social movement surrounding Trump in the US, Brexit in the UK and the remarkable spread of ideologies that express resistance to facts,' science, and expertise. Uniquely, the book shows how what began as a form of penal populism in the early 1990s transformed into a more wide ranging populist politics. This has had the potential to undermine or even overthrow the democratic order altogether. It examines the way in which the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on these forces, arguing it threw the flailing democratic order an important lifeline, as Vladimir Putin has subsequently done with his war in Ukraine. The book argues that contemporary political populism can be seen as a wider manifestation of the earlierTrade Review"A very professional and slick book, expertly charting the way in which neo-liberal governance sowed the seeds from which populist "strong men" have come to threaten the viability of the democratic order itself - only for two unlikely saviors - COVID-19 and Vladimir Putin (via Russia Invasion of Ukraine) to provide it with a fragile reprieve."-Professor Adebowale "Ad" Akande, University of British Columbia"If you can only read one book in the large library of books on penal populism, John Pratt's Populism, Punishment and the Threat to Democratic Order is the one to read. It is expansive, casting its net broadly from Finland to New Zealand. It is comprehensive, integrating findings from a host of disciplines; history, political science, sociology and criminology to account for the appeal and rise of strong man politics and penal populism. It is daring, reflecting on collective responses to the Covid pandemic and the surprising resilience of the Ukrainian people as powerful antidotes to both populism and cynicism that paves the way for penal extremism. This book should be widely read by opinion leaders, criminal justice scholars, and students politics and social problems. A masterpiece." Malcolm M. Feeley, Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program, School of Law, University of California at Berkeley"John Pratt vividly traces the genealogy of populism – and its punitive implications – from its inception up to the present time. The book illuminates and further develops the understanding of the complex, multifaceted relationship between populist ideologies and punishment. It offers, at once, a compelling socio-political investigation and a perceptive penal policy analysis, discussing lessons learned and identifying challenges looming ahead for modern democracies."Alessandro Corda, Senior Lecturer in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, Queen’s University Belfast (UK)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements1 The Return of the Strong Men2 Penal Populism and Public Protection3 The Rise of Populist Politics4 COVID-19 as an Antidote to Populism5 Fragile ReprieveReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume addresses the broader aspects of the political and social landscape, human rights violations, accountability and advocacy efforts, and humanitarian challenges faced by the Rohingya from Myanmar. The work brings together different voices of legal, policy, and international affairs experts to construct a framework which addresses the complex and nuanced issues comprising the Rohingya crisis. Although there is recognition that international legal mechanisms are moving forward more quickly than anticipated, these processes do not constitute standalone sustainable solutions. Myanmar's myriad political, social cohesion, development and security challenges are likely to persist even as justice and accountability processes move forward. Thus, this book project is premised on the consensus that the international community should complement international justice mechanisms by looking toward creative and multi-faceted approaches in addition to justice and accountabiliTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Complex Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis Manzoor Hasan, Syed Mansoob Murshed and Priya Pillai Theme 1: The Rohingya Crisis and Myanmar’s Social and Political Landscape 1. Political-Legal Considerations of the Rohingya Refugee Situation: Seeking Accountability, Relief and Solutions Brian Gorlick 2. The double burden of lives in camps: Stateless Rohingya communities in Bangladesh and their multiple displacements Sadaf Noor E Islam and Nayanika Mookherjee Theme 2: Justice and Accountability 3. A Tale of Two International Law Principles: Ensuring Justice and Accountability for the Rohingya Quazi Omar Foysal 4. Who speaks for the Rohingya? Ideals and Realities of Intervention before the World Court Brian McGarry 5. Racialised Denationalisation as Apartheid Michelle Foster and Jade Roberts 6. Identifying ‘Other Argentinas’: Variables in Considering Universal Jurisdiction Forum States Jennifer Keene-McCann and Aakash Chandran 7. A "Patchwork Quilt" of Fact-finding and International Accountability in Myanmar Priya Pillai Theme 3: Toward Sustainable Solutions: Multi-faceted Engagements for Concrete Action 8. Are you real, seriously? Ethical dilemmas of an online role play on the Rohingya crisis Helen Hintjens, Md. Mizanur Rahman and Ron Linser 9. NGO roles in achieving Transitional Justice for crimes against the Rohingya Tonny Raymond Kirabira and Emma Palmer 10. Re-envisioning the Responsibility to Protect for the Rohingya Context Ahmed Shafquat Hassan

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Book SynopsisLegal Guide for Police: Constitutional Issues, 12th Edition, is a valuable tool for criminal justice students and law enforcement professionals, bringing them up-to-date with developments in the law of arrest, search and seizure, police authority to detain, questioning suspects and pretrial identification procedures, police power and its limitations, and civil liability of police officers and agencies. Including specific case examples, this revised edition provides the most current information for students and law enforcement professionals needing to develop an up-to-date understanding of the law.Authors Walker and Hemmens have included introductory and summary chapters to aid readers in understanding the context, importance, and applicability of the case law. All chapters have been updated to reflect U.S. Supreme Court decisions up to and including the 2021 term of court. Important cases added to this edition include: Caniglia v. Strom (2021) (warrantless seaTrade Review"Walker and Hemmens do a brilliant job of writing about complex cases and law so that the average reader and layman can comprehend the text. Even as a 13 year veteran, I gained valuable knowledge from the dozens of examples provided so that I could be better prepared on the street when making split second decisions; this is especially the case when covering search and seizure law. Overall, I would consider this one of the best books on the topic of constitutional law and its application to law enforcement that I have read. I highly recommend it."Marcus Downey, Sergeant, Alexandria Police DepartmentTable of ContentsPrefaceCHAPTER 1. Introduction§ 1.1 Criminal Procedure § 1.2 Sources of Criminal Procedure Law § 1.3 Judicial Functions § 1.4 The Supreme Court and the Police § 1.5 Packer’s Models of the Criminal Justice System § 1.6 Summary CHAPTER 2. Results of Failure to Comply with Constitutional Mandates § 2.1 The Exclusionary Rule § 2.2 Extension of the Exclusionary Rule to All Courts: Mapp v. Ohio § 2.3 Application and Modification of the Exclusionary Rule § 2.4 Civil Liabilities § 2.5 Civil Rights Actions § 2.6 Liability of Supervisors, Administrators, and Agencies § 2.7 Admissibility of Evidence § 2.8 Summary CHAPTER 3. Police Power and Limitations § 3.1 Police Power, Authority, and Responsibility § 3.2 Limits on Police Authority § 3.3 Bill of Rights § 3.4 Due Process of Law § 3.5 Effects of Broadening the Scope of the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause § 3.6 Protection of Rights via State Constitutions and Laws § 3.7 Summary CHAPTER 4. Police Authority to Detain § 4.1 General Considerations § 4.2 Consensual Encounters § 4.3 Terry v. Ohio Stop-and-Frisk Rationale§ 4.4 Application to Off-Street Situations § 4.5 Application to Detention of Motorists § 4.6 Detention of Luggage § 4.7 Duration of the Detention § 4.8 Detention to Check Driver’s License and Registration § 4.9 Detention at Police Roadblocks § 4.10 Summary CHAPTER 5. Law of Arrest § 5.1 General Considerations § 5.2 Statutory Authority to Arrest § 5.3 Definition and Elements of Arrest § 5.4 Arrest under the Authority of an Arrest Warrant § 5.5 Arrest without a Warrant § 5.6 Post-Arrest Probable Cause Determination § 5.7 Use of Force in Making an Arrest § 5.8 The Citation and Summons in Law Enforcement § 5.9 Arrest after Fresh Pursuit § 5.10 Summary CHAPTER 6. Search and Seizure with a Warrant § 6.1 General Considerations § 6.2 Constitutional Provisions § 6.3 Seizure with a Valid Search Warrant—General § 6.4 The Warrant Must Be Issued on Probable Cause § 6.5 A Proper Official Must Issue the Warrant § 6.6 The Warrant Must Be Supported by Oath or Affirmation § 6.7 The Place to Be Searched and the Things to Be Seized Must Be Particularly Described § 6.8 Execution of the Search Warrant § 6.9 Search of a Person on the Premises § 6.10 Return of the Warrant § 6.11 Summary CHAPTER 7. Search and Seizure without a Warrant § 7.1 General Considerations § 7.2 Search Incident to a Lawful Arrest § 7.3 Search with a Valid Waiver (Consent Searches) § 7.4 Exigent Circumstances Exception to the Warrant Requirement § 7.5 Plain View Searches § 7.6 Search of Premises Not Protected by the Fourth Amendment (Open Fields) § 7.7 Search by a Private Individual § 7.8 Standing to Challenge the Search § 7.9 Stop-and-Frisk § 7.10 Airport Searches § 7.11 Search of Pervasively Regulated Businesses § 7.12 Summary CHAPTER 8. Specialized Searches without a Warrant: Vehicles, Dogs, and Technology § 8.1 General Considerations § 8.2 Search of Movable Vehicles and Objects § 8.3 Searches Related to Driving While Intoxicated Cases § 8.4 Search after Lawful Impoundment (Inventory Searches) § 8.5 Use of Dogs in Searches § 8.6 6 Electronic Searches and Seizure of Verbal Evidence via Recorders or Microphones § 8.7 Other Searches Using Technology § 8.8 Cell Phones and Computers § 8.9 Summary CHAPTER 9. Questioning Suspects § 9.1 General Considerations § 9.2 The Free and Voluntary Rule § 9.3 Warning and Waiver Requirements (Miranda Rule) § 9.4 Exclusion Related to the Fourth Amendment § 9.5 Right to Counsel § 9.6 The Delay in Arraignment Rule § 9.7 Exceptions to Right to Counsel and Self-Incrimination § 9.8 Admissibility of a Second Confession After an Inadmissible First Confession § 9.9 Summary CHAPTER 10. Pretrial Identification Procedures § 10.1 General Considerations § 10.2 Fingerprinting and Photographing Suspects § 10.3 Lineup—Self-Incrimination Challenge § 10.4 Lineup—Right to Counsel Challenge § 10.5 Lineup—Due Process Challenge § 10.6 Pretrial Photographic Identification § 10.7 Dental Examination § 10.8 Voice Exemplars § 10.9 Footprint Comparisons and Other Body Examinations § 10.10 Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Tests § 10.11 Summary CHAPTER 11. Police Law in Practice § 11.1 General Considerations § 11.2 The Consequences of Not Complying with the Law § 11.3 Detention and Arrest § 11.4 Searches and Seizures § 11.5 Questioning Suspects § 11.6 Pretrial Identification § 11.7 When You Are On Your Own Appendix The Bill of Rights (First Ten Amendments to the Constitution) and the Fourteenth Amendment Table of Cases Index

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Book SynopsisKaren Harrison is Professor of Law and Penal Justice, University of Lincoln, UK. Karen has been teaching criminology and penology in Law Schools for almost 20 years. Her specialist areas of research expertise are dangerous and sexual offences and offenders.Trade ReviewKaren Harrison presents a lucid and distinctive account of the major debates in penology. The book illustrates the diversity of disposals society imposes on those who offend. However, by drawing on best practice in the UK and elsewhere, readers are reminded that there are alternatives and that these may prove more effective and more humane. Students reading this work will come away informed and challenged. * Gavin Dingwall, De Montfort University, UK *This book is an important text for those studying punishment. Looking at penology beyond imprisonment alone, the content of this book appropriately deals with penal theory and practice within the wider context of the criminal justice system as a whole. A welcome contribution is the writer’s encouragement of readers to think and question for themselves throughout, providing a very useful source for educators and students. * Helen Nichols, University of Lincoln, UK *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Punishment and the Foundations of Penal Theory 3. Rethinking Penal Theory 4. Sentencing 5. Out-of-Court Disposals and Fines 6. Community Penalties 7. Prisons and the Use of Imprisonment 8. The Prison Experience 9. Release, Recall and Reintegration 10. Dangerous Offenders 11. Children and Young People 12. Social Inequalities in Custody.

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

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Book Synopsis'... undoubtedly a first-rate companion for any undergraduate or post-graduate law course.’ John Taggart, Criminal Law Review This outstanding account of modern English criminal law combines detailed exposition and analysis of the law with a careful exploration of its theoretical underpinnings. Primarily, it is written for undergraduate students of criminal law, covering all subjects taught at undergraduate level. The book’s philosophical approach ensures students have a deeper understanding of the law that goes beyond a purely doctrinal knowledge As a result, over its numerous editions, it has become required reading for many criminal law courses. The 8th edition covers all statutory law including the Assaults on Emergency Workers Act 2018 and Domestic Abuse Act, s 71. Case law discussions now cover: Grant (complicity); Barton (dishonesty); Broughton, Field, Kuddus, and Rebelo (homicide) and AG’s Ref (No 1 of 2020) (sexual offences).Trade Review[This] textbook remains one of, if not the, leading criminal law textbooks in England and Wales. It is one of few textbooks available that engages in a detailed exposition of the doctrinal criminal law while simultaneously engaging with the criminal law’s theoretical underpinnings. * Dr Daniel Bansal, Leicester Law School *Simester and Sullivan’s Criminal Law is my ‘go-to’ textbook, combining rigorous analysis of criminal law doctrine with sophisticated theoretical analysis. * Dr Jennifer Collins, Associate Professor in Law, University of Bristol Law School *Excellent and thorough discussion, with very useful updates for the last couple of years, especially Broughton. -- Christopher Cowley * University College Dublin *I'm very happy with this text - it is incisive, opinionated, and challenging. -- Mark Dsouza * University College London *This book is a thorough exploration of a number of key offences and defences in Criminal Law. There is an excellent level of detail and analysis of important contemporary debates and issues in the area. This is particularly suitable for strong students. -- Laura Graham * Northumbria University *The book is an excellent resource, a refreshing take for those who treasure the importance of theory. -- Lucas Miotto * Leeds Beckett University *

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Book SynopsisThe use of a rape victim’s sexual history as evidence attracted intense public attention after the acquittal of footballer Ched Evans in 2017. Set within the context of a criminal justice system widely perceived to be failing rape victims, the use of sexual history evidence remains a flashpoint of contention around rape law reform. This accessible book mounts an important interrogation into the use of a victim’s sexual history as evidence in rape trials. Adopting a critical multidisciplinary perspective underpinned by feminist theory, the authors explore the role and significance of sexual history evidence in criminal justice responses to rape.Table of ContentsTable of Cases Table of Statutes Notes on Authors Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Setting the Scene 2. A History of Rape Law in Action 3. Emergence of a Legal Regime Governing the Use of Sexual History Evidence 4. Legal Regulation: Limits and Potentialities 5. Tracking the Use of Sexual History Evidence in the Courtroom 6. The Relevance of Sexual History Evidence 7. Sexual History Evidence and Subjectivity 8. Conclusion: What Is To Be Done About Sexual History Evidence? References Index

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Book SynopsisIn this updated edition of The Politics of Restorative Justice, Andrew Woolford and Amanda Nelund reconsider restorative justice and its politics and ask how restorative justice might work better to provide transformative justice. To achieve a transformative justice, Woolford and Neulund argue, restorative justice must be concerned with class-based, gendered, racialized and other injustices. This second edition expands on how intersecting socio-politcal contexts — gendered, racialized, settler colonial, hetero-normative and others — contour the practice and potential of restorative justice. In addition to updated examples and data, this edition discusses the embodied and emotional politics of restorative justice, transformative restorative justice and other-than-human actors/ecological justice.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Politics of Restorative Justice • What Events Trigger a Restorative Response? • Delineating the Restorative Justice Ethos: History, Theory and Restorative Justice • Restorative Justice Styles • Constructing Restorative Justice Identities • Restorative Justice Contexts • Restorative Justice Criticisms • Transformation and the Politics of Restorative Justice • References • Index

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Book SynopsisOn the eve of her hanging, Ruth Ellis wrote to a friend: 'I must close now but remember I am quite happy with the verdict, but not the way the story was told, there is so much that people don't know.' Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in Britain. This is her story.In July 1955 Ruth Ellis was sentenced to death for the shooting of her lover, motor-racing driver David Blakely. Barely three months later she was executed at Holloway prison. In this book, Robert Hancock sets the record straight. Using official documents including the transcript of her trial at the Old Bailey, he unlocks the full, secret background to the story of the last woman to be hanged in Britain. Meticulous and fair in its analysis, The Last Woman to be Hanged is an absorbing portrait of the tragic life of a young woman, a vivid snapshot of an era and a gripping account of a notorious case that shocked the nation.

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Book Synopsis***** 'So deeply gripping and inspiring...It will stay with me, always.' - Annie MacmanusIn 2008, 21-year-old Lady Unchained got involved in a fight in a club while trying to protect her sister.Serving 11 months of her prison sentence, her life changed completely. Inside, Lady Unchained began to write, while battling isolation, loneliness and the fear of being wrongly deported. These notes became powerful bars of poetry, capturing first-hand the broken justice system and the racism rooted within it.Wide-awake poetry, Behind Bars traces how Lady Unchained's identity was irrevocably changed during her sentencing, time in prison and release.Behind Bars proves there is life after prison.

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Book SynopsisGendered Justice seeks to enhance knowledge and practice in relation to criminalised women and anyone affected by their imprisonment. It calls for compassionate trauma-informed, and gender-specific approaches. As editor Dr Lucy Baldwin explains, ‘How society engages with women coming into contact with the Criminal Justice System can have a profound and lasting effect on their lives, so it is important to ensure that that impact is an informed and positive one’. In chapters by experts from diverse backgrounds, the book examines a carefully selected mix of developments including in topical areas such as women’s rights, help and support, stigma, domestic abuse, sentencing, racism, disadvantage, poverty, deviance, labelling, homelessness, stereotyping, missed opportunities, silencing, fairness, prison visits, desistance from crime, unmet needs, and making a difference.Table of ContentsForeword by Loraine Gelsthorpe; Introduction (Lucy Baldwin); Adopting a Whole-Systems Approach - Why a Women’s Specialist Team Model Makes Sense (Claire Morley and Claire Rushton); Desistance and the Stigma Machine - Being a ‘Good Woman’ (Úna Barr and Natalie Rutter); ‘They Just Didn’t Want to Help Me’ - The Criminalisation of Coerced Women Co-offenders (Charlotte Barlow); ‘Racism is Very Much There’ - Validating Racial Trauma in the Context of Criminal Justice (Monica Thomas and Sinem Bozkurt); A Mother’s Work is Never Done - Mothers Affected by Remand (Isla Masson and Natalie Booth); ‘And Still I Rise’ - Hope, Trauma and Imprisoned Women (Christy Pitfield and Anna Motz); Women’s Experiences of Presenting as Homeless Post Domestic Abuse - Homelessness Policy and Domestic Abuse — The Changing Legislative Context (Kelly Henderson and Yoric Irving-Clarke); ‘There’s Nothing Left, Nothing Left of You’ - Criminalised Women and Trauma (Dr Nicola Harding); ‘It’s Not a Joke — It’s My Life’ (Lucy Baldwin, Abigay Green and Melanie Brown); ‘We are the Ones’: Joining Forces and Creating New Tools for Change - Challenges for Academia, Charities and Practitioners (Kate Paradine); Afterword, Summary and Closing Thoughts (Lucy Baldwin); References and Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisSocial Work Practice in the Criminal Justice System presents an overview of the criminal justice system for social workers, exploring the networks and institutions which comprise it. Integrating social work ethics and a commitment to social justice, this textbook explores social work practice roles to address social problems within the criminal justice system and promotes the development of knowledge, skills, and critical reflection in this increasingly important area of practice. In addition to covering the four key areas for social work practice â law enforcement, courts, corrections, and legislation, it covers police social work and forensic social work. This second edition has been updated to include: The opioid crisis and opioid courts Separate chapters describing special populations and contemporary issues in the criminal justice system Expanded criminal justice perspectives and theoretical framewTrade Review"In his timely update of this pathbreaking book – a first for the social work profession – Patterson has broadened his lens to examine the complex intersection between the criminal justice system and challenges faced by veterans, LGBTQ persons, and people who struggle with opioid addiction. Patterson also has keen insights to share about current and emerging controversies related to bail reform and decarceration, particularly as they pertain to social work's unique mission." - Frederic G. Reamer, Ph.D., Professor, School of Social Work, Rhode Island College "Thank you for writing this much needed book. This book serves as wonderful addition to the preparation of social work professionals in the field of criminal justice and related areas. It provides a foundation for understanding the role of social work in the field of criminal justice as well as the skills, knowledge, and values necessary to be an effective criminal justice social work professional. It is comprehensive, concise, and very easy to read. Significant strengths of the book are the summaries of social work practice implications and the applications of evidence-based practice principles." - Dr. Valtreasa Tolliver-Cook, Associate Professor of Social Work, Alcorn State University "Social Work Practice in the Criminal Justice System, 2nd edition is a comprehensive and compelling examination of the crucial role that social work plays within the forensic realm. This edition includes critical updates on evolving areas of practice and is a vital resource for social work professionals at all levels from students to seasoned practitioners and everyone in between. A must-read!" - E. Jean-Marie Catlett, LMSW, Forensic Social Worker Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction to the U.S. criminal justice system; Chapter 2: Legislation and the criminal justice system; Chapter 3: Law enforcement; Chapter 4: The court system; Chapter 5: Corrections; Chapter 6: Criminal justice reforms and alternative programs; Chapter 7: Special populations in the criminal justice system; Chapter 8: Contemporary issues in the criminal justice system; Chapter 9: Social work practice in the criminal justice system; Chapter 10: Evidence-based practices in the criminal justice system; Chapter 11: The future of social work practice in the criminal justice system; Resources

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Book SynopsisThis book considers the ethics and politics of state apologies made to Indigenous peoples.The prevalent tendency to treat an apology as a speech act has maintained the focus on the state leader making the apology and not on the victims' claims. This book demonstrates the inherent shortcomings of this approach through an examination of apologies delivered to Indigenous peoples in Australia and Canada. Contrasting the texts of these apologies with Indigenous peoples'' responses, the book developsan understanding of apology as a relational process. This involves engaging Indigenous peoples in dialogue, the aim of which would be to address past injuries by fulfilling the apology''s transformative promise of ''never again'' to Indigenous peoples'' satisfaction. The book concludes byexamining more recent developments in Australia and Canada that highlight the continuing need for government accountability to fulfil this promise and ensure Indigenous people''s rights and interests ar

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Book SynopsisThis book offers an applied approach to criminology suitable for prospective police officers. It covers the fundamentals of criminological knowledge, theory and research, and their relevance to policing. The book is split into two parts, the first introducing the basics of criminology, and the second connecting criminological research to police practice. It focuses on the principles of evidence-based practice and encourages students to think critically about the issues covered. Core content includes the following: A history of policing in England and Wales, through a criminological lens. An overview of the literature on police culture, bias and discretion. A review of the challenges of applying criminological insights to policing, and the impact of the College of Policing code of ethics on police practice. An exploration of the challenges of contemporary policing, including complex crime, transnational investigationTrade ReviewThe delivery of policing in any democratic society presents a critical test of those democratic systems and civic institutions that seek to provide security for citizens and to protect those who are vulnerable or marginalised. Criminology for the Police is the first book to interrogate this enduring tension and competing interpretations of the relationship between crime and policing in the context of the College of Policing’s Police Education Qualifications Framework. The book introduces key ideas and concepts that underpin our understanding of crime as well as the design and delivery of twenty-first century policing and assesses their implications for those tasked with front-line policing. The book also outlines the growing importance of data and knowledge generation to the contemporary policing landscape and introduces readers to the basic skills required to use research and data to understand dynamic and complex challenges and improve the delivery of policing. Baroness Helena Kennedy The relationship between academic and policing is not new, but the introduction of the PEQF is a game changer and thousands of new recruits into the police are already finding themselves engaged in academic studies of policing that they might not have expected to be part of their role. This book helps these officers navigate their way through various theories and concepts by drawing out the different ways in which criminology informs our understanding of policing. Importantly, the authors remind us that criminology encompasses a diverse range of perspectives, and they focus on making the appropriate links between different criminological voices and the relevant aspects of policing. Dominic Wood Head of the School of Law, Policing and Social Sciences at Canterbury Christchurch University 'The delivery of policing in any democratic society presents a critical test of those democratic systems and civic institutions that seek to provide security for citizens and to protect those who are vulnerable or marginalised. Criminology for the Police is the first book to interrogate this enduring tension and competing interpretations of the relationship between crime and policing in the context of the College of Policing’s Police Education Qualifications Framework. The book introduces key ideas and concepts that underpin our understanding of crime as well as the design and delivery of twenty-first century policing and assesses their implications for those tasked with front-line policing. The book also outlines the growing importance of data and knowledge generation to the contemporary policing landscape and introduces readers to the basic skills required to use research and data to understand dynamic and complex challenges and improve the delivery of policing.'Baroness Helena Kennedy 'The relationship between academic and policing is not new, but the introduction of the PEQF is a game changer and thousands of new recruits into the police are already finding themselves engaged in academic studies of policing that they might not have expected to be part of their role. This book helps these officers navigate their way through various theories and concepts by drawing out the different ways in which criminology informs our understanding of policing. Importantly, the authors remind us that criminology encompasses a diverse range of perspectives, and they focus on making the appropriate links between different criminological voices and the relevant aspects of policing.'Dominic Wood Head of the School of Law, Policing and Social Sciences at Canterbury Christchurch University Table of Contents1.A Criminology for the Police? 2.Disciplinary Criminology and the Police 3.Criminology for the Police 4.Policing Strategies 5.From Police Culture to Policing Vulnerability 6.Problem-Solving for Police Officers 7.The Evolution of Evidence-Based Policing 8.Doing Research on Crime and Policing 9.Doing Your Own Research 10.Conclusion

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Book SynopsisAlthough there is plentiful research on the impact of marriage, employment and the military on desistance from criminal behaviour in the lives of men, far less is known about the factors most important to women's desistance. Imprisoned women are far more likely than their male counterparts to be the primary caretakers of children before their incarceration, and are far more likely to intend to reunify with their children upon their release from incarceration. This book focuses on the role of mothering in women's desistance from criminal behaviour.Drawing on original research, this book explores the nature of mothering during incarceration, how mothers maintain a relationship with their children from behind bars and the ways in which mothering makes desistance more or less likely after incarceration. It outlines the ways in which race, gender, class, nationality, sexuality, gender identity, and other characteristics affect mothering and desistance, and explores the tTrade Review"Venezia Michalsen's new book Mothering and Desistance is a wonderful, impressive and moving study of the overlooked question of the conditions under which women desist from crime. Going back to Shadd Maruna's classic work Making Good, Michalsen correctly points out that men's desistance has been researched far more often than women's -- even though her data show that women are growing worldwide, and disproportionately in the United States, as a percentage of incarcerated populations. Her research is impressive insofar as Mothering and Desistance is based on interviews with close to 100 women; it persuasively shows that a large proportion of formerly incarcerated women are mothers, and that motherhood is a huge contributing factor influencing women's desistance. Michalsen's book is uniquely researched and well-framed, and will be a highly cited study on this topic. I am excited about this book's publication and would use it immediately in my classes on criminology, deviance, gender and crime and the sociology of punishment." - Lynn Chancer, former co-editor of Theoretical Criminology"Dr Michalsen's book is both important and makes a valuable contribution to the literature in number of ways. First, she pulls together a remarkable amount of research and descriptive work to paint a very detailed and compelling global picture on the current state of incarcerated women. Second, her concentration on desistance (and especially the specific dynamic between mothers and their children) as opposed to the more narrow, less nuanced but more commonly used measure of recidivism reduction makes this a significant addition to the criminological literature on desistance. Finally, her policy suggestions in her "what is to be done" section is much stronger than the versions in most academic criminological work. Her experience as a practitioner in the Women's Prison Association as well as her current academic research combine to make this a strong conclusion."- Michael Jacobson, Executive Director of the CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance"Made for men, justice systems instinctively ignore the existence of motherhood. This carries heavy implications not only for incarcerated mothers, but for the children and communities to whom they eventually return. Dr Michalsen's work brilliantly illuminates these issues, domestically and globally, pulling together the experiences of moms in the system (in their own words), the ramifications for their desistence, and the policy responses that are necessary to fix the problem."- Francesca Laguardia, Associate Professor of Justice Studies, Montclair State UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction, 1. Incarcerated women and mothers around the world, 2. Methods and theory, 3. Women and mothers coming home, 4. Mothering, desistance, and redemption, 5. The way forward

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Book SynopsisOffending Girls challenges simplistic representations of 'bad' girls in the twenty-first century and argues that the interventionist thrust which characterizes the contemporary youth justice system has had a particularly pernicious impact on girls.Trade Review‘At last an intelligent, up to date and comprehensive exposure of the myths surrounding the ‘new offending girl’ and their impact on youth justice practice.Offending Girls: Young Women and Youth Justice is essential reading for all those who are prepared to make the effort to look beyond the headlines of the ‘ladettes’ and the ‘violent girl gangs’ who are now ‘worse than the boys’, Through extensive original research with girls and practitioners, Sharpe uncovers the realities of ‘growing up good’ in the 21st century.’ – John Muncie, Professor of Criminology, The Open University'This book offers a fascinating insight into the lives of girls who have offended and provides an edgy alternative to the usual accounts of female crime that all too frequently ignore the voices of the women themselves. The reader is provided with a background to the offending behaviour of these women and the author attempts to offer some explanation for their offending rather than the relying on the usual account which explains girls’ criminal behaviour by likening them to boys. In this way, the book offers these women some agency and allows them to take responsibility for their actions instead of repeatedly classifying criminal women as victims of crime themselves or as helpless individuals that are not aware of the actions they are committing. This academic analysis of the lives of criminal young women is an important contribution to the growing body of research focused on women and their propensity to engage in offending behaviour and could help criminal justice agencies to look at the way they manage these women. Specifically it could inform their decision-making processes based on real life histories of offending women rather than relying on anecdotal and often androcentric work. The text offers useful insights into working with these girls in the 21st century to those who work or study in the criminal justice field, and indeed is relevant for anyone who is interested in the place of young women in the criminal system.'-Katy Page, University of Leicester and London Probation Trust, in Probation Journal vol 59 no 4Table of Contents1. New Offending Girls? 2. Historical Perspectives on Offending Girls 3. The Construction of a Girlhood Crime Wave: Recent Trends in Young Women's Lawbreaking and Criminalisation 4. Reseraching New Offending Girls 5. Pathways into Crime and Criminalisation 6. Accounting for Trouble: The Girls' Perspectives 7. The Trouble with Girls Today: Professional Perspectives on Young Women's Offending 8. Youth Justice for Girls in the Twenty-First Century 9. Conclusions and Recommendations

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses a selection of leading works in the criminal law to ask questions about how the modern discipline of criminal law has developed, how it has been deployed in colonial and postcolonial contexts, and how criminal law scholarship has engaged with traditionally marginalised perspectives such as feminism, queer theory, and anti-carceral and abolitionist movements. The works analysed range from Macaulayâs Indian Penal Code (1837) to more recent textbooks and monographs on criminal law, and their jurisdictional reach extends to India, Canada, Australia, Malawi, the UK and the USA. The contributing authors include scholars, activists and legal practitioners, each of whom explores the intellectual development and geographical reach of Anglocriminal law via the work they analyse. Across the collection, the editors and contributors address the question of what it means to be a leading work in criminal law. The book will be a valuable resource for students, academics and researchers working in the area of criminal law.

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Book SynopsisInvestigating Sexual Assault Cases, Second Edition serves as an essential textbook for courses in investigating rape and sexual assault. As with the first edition, this second edition includes the latest research and techniques in coverage of victimology, offender typology, investigative techniques, interviewing, and legal implications. This new, second edition includes chapters on child victims and molestation, sexual homicides as potentially staged events, grooming, interviewing techniques, and same-sex, elder, and special populations as victims of sexual assault. The book fills a current void in the body of literature on the topics of rape and sex crime investigation. Many previous writings, while informative, do not address all the investigative processes necessary for an investigation to be thorough and complete. By providing a fresh approach to the topic, the author aims to augment those writings and, ultimately, improving the reader' awareness by beingTable of ContentsContentsPreface .................................................................................................................................. xvAcknowledgments .................................................................................................................. xixAuthor Biography ................................................................................................................... xxiContributor Biography .......................................................................................................... xxiiiChapter 1 Introduction to Rape and Sexual Assault .......................................................... 1Chapter 2 Th e Female Victim ............................................................................................. 17Chapter 3 Special Victims I: Th e Elderly, the Intellectually Disabled, and the Deaf ........................................................................................................ 35Chapter 4 Special Victims II: Child, Incest, and Male Victims ...................................... 51Chapter 5 Victimology ................................................................................................... 67Chapter 6 Th e Victim Interview ..................................................................................... 85Chapter 7 Th e Child Interview ...................................................................................... 113Chapter 8 Grooming Child and Adult Victims ................................................................... 135Chapter 9 Online Off enders ............................................................................................. 153Chapter 10 Human Sexuality .............................................................................................. 171Chapter 11 Off ender Typology ........................................................................................... 185Chapter 12 Special Off enders ............................................................................................. 215Chapter 13 Acquaintance and Marital Rape .......................................................................... 237Chapter 14 Suspect Interviews ............................................................................................ 263Chapter 15 Crime Scene and Preliminary Investigation ........................................................ 291Chapter 16 Th e Medical Examination ............................................................................... 315Chapter 17 Th e Latent Investigation .................................................................................. 331Chapter 18 Serial Off enders ............................................................................................. 349Chapter 19 Drug- and Alcohol- Facilitated Sexual Assaults ................................................. 371Chapter 20 Sex and Death ................................................................................................. 397Chapter 21 False Rape Allegations ..................................................................................... 415Chapter 22 Working with Prosecutors and Expert Witnesses ............................................... 445Chapter 23 Common Investigative Mistakes ......................................................................... 473Index ................................................................................................................................. 495

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an essential and critical overview of the most significant issues concerning the domestication of international criminal law, in particular with regard to the implementation of the ICC Statute. It discusses the most recent proposals for reform of the German Code of Crimes under International Law, the Völkerstrafgesetzbuch, 20 years after its entering into force and introduces the project for an Italian code of international crimes drafted by the Committee of experts established in 2022 by the Ministry of Justice.Following the adoption of the ICC Statute, many States, including Germany with the Völkerstrafgesetzbuch, introduced specific legislation to incorporate international criminal law into their domestic legal systems and a considerable number of them have been investigating and prosecuting war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and even aggression ever since. Twenty-five years later, however, the process is not completed as other countries, likTable of ContentsForeword (Marta Cartabia, Former Minister of Justice)Preface (Rosario Aitala, Judge International Criminal Court)1. Obligations, Options and Obstacles: Implementing the Rome Statute Revisited (Chantal Meloni and Florian Jeßberger)2. Italian Perspectives on the Domestic Implementation of International Criminal Law 2.1. The Domestic Codification of International Crimes: the Private Initiative "Cariplo Project" (Fausto Pocar)2.2. Previous Italian Legislative Drafts (Marco Pedrazzi) 2.3. Implementation of Substantive Rules of International Criminal Law in Italy: between International Obligations and Constitutional Law Principles (Alessandra Annoni) 2.4. International Criminal Law Implementation and Constitutional Law (Francesco Viganò) 2.5. The Way Forward: an Overview on the Draft "Palazzo-Pocar" of 2022 (Nicola Selvaggi)3. The Adoption of Domestic Laws on International Criminal Justice: the German Code of Crimes Against International Law (Völkerstrafgesetzbuch) and the Global Perspective 3.1. Domestic and International Criminal Justice: Challenges Ahead (Andreas Zimmermann and John Schabedoth)3.2. Between International Solidarity and ‘No Safe Haven’: the German Völkerstrafgesetzbuch 20 Years On (Boris Burghardt) 3.3. Shortcomings and Proposals for Reform of the Völkerstrafgesetzbuch (Leonie Steinl) 3.4. Domesticating the ICC Statute: a Global Perspective (Antonio Coco) 3.5. Other Examples of Domestic Implementation of the ICC Statute (Kalika Metha) 4. Defining International Crimes in the Domestic Legislation4.1. How to Implement Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide in the Italian System (Maria Crippa) 4.2. The Italian Legislation on War Crimes: Obligations to Implement and Principle of Legality (Giulio Bartolini and Marco Longobardo)4.3. Prosecuting Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide as Ordinary Offences: What Consequences? (Luigi Prosperi)4.4. Domesticating the Sidelined Crime of Aggression (Annegret Hartig)5. Individual Criminal Responsibility, Sanctions and Sentencing in the Domestic Legislation 5.1. How to Domesticate the Modes of Liability for International Crimes in the Italian System (Chantal Meloni) 5.2. The Implementation of International Criminal Law in Germany: the Approach to Modes of Liability (Volker Nerlich) 5.3. Sanctions and Sentencing for International Crimes in Domestic Legal Systems (Epik Aziz) 5.4. Applying the ‘International’ Rationales of Sanctioning into the Domestic Criminal System (Alice Riccardi) 6. Immunities, Jurisdiction and Prosecutorial Discretion6.1. Prosecuting International Crimes Before Domestic Courts and the Question of Immunities (Chiara Ragni) 6.2. The Rejection of Immunities for International Crimes: a Solution for the Survival of the International Criminal Justice Project? (Valeria Vegh Weis) 6.3. Justice of the Powerful: Abusing Prosecutorial Discretion in the Punishment of International Crimes? (Triestino Mariniello) Annex:The Italian Ministry of Justice Proposal for a Code of International Crimes of 2022 ("Palazzo-Pocar Draft") (EN)Index

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a solution-focused and strengths-based guide to becoming an effective Prison Officer. Written and developed by a collection of ex-prisoners who are all now professionals, practitioners, and educators in the criminal justice field, the book draws on lived experience and the diverse literature on prisons and penal policy to explore good and bad examples of professional practice. The book is informed by the belief that those with direct experiences of custody and incarceration offer a vital perspective on the efficacy of penal practice. While these voices are often accessed through research, it is rare they are seeking to lead the conversation. This book seeks to reset this balance. Drawing on themes such as discretion, respect, relationships, and legitimacy, it offers recommendations for best practices in developing a rehabilitative culture in prison. This book will be of interest to practitioners, researchers, and educators alike. It is essential readinTrade Review‘This is a powerful, original, and deeply moving account of the best kinds of work that prison officers can do and the life-changing impacts of that work. It is written collaboratively, and with passion and insight, by a ‘redemption community’ – professional wounded healers – who have lived experience of adult and children’s prisons. It is such a positive and inspiring contribution - every prison officer should read it.’Alison Liebling, Institute of Criminology, Cambridge‘This highly engaging and original collection provides crucial insight into the various ways that prison officers can shape the experience of imprisonment through forms of relational investment. Conveying tumultuous backgrounds and complex interior lives, it illuminates how seemingly minor acts of humanity and inhumanity, or dismissiveness and support, can change a prisoner’s orientation to his or her sentence and set the course for a different future’Ben Crewe, Professor of Penology and Criminal Justice and Deputy Director of the Prisons Research Centre'This book’s simple proposition is that any attempt to improve prisons must involve careful listening to the voices of people that live or have lived inside them. More specifically: If you want to know how the everyday exercise of penal power can avoid harm and maybe even do some good, then you *must* listen to people who have been on its receiving end. For as long as prisons persist, I hope those who work in or study prisons, and who make penal policy, will read this book. It is jam-packed full of such hard-earned wisdom and compassion. It is deeply thoughtful and powerfully affecting, constructive and challenging, critical and practical. Please read it — and ponder the human potential that we might release if we could radically rethink our approaches to punishment.’Fergus McNeill, Professor of Criminology & Social Work at the University of Glasgow ‘This book is innovative and very informative. As a former Prison Officer, myself, it was sadly often the case that we did not see the successes that can happen. The accounts in this book are inspirational from the authors showing that indeed many prisoners go on to change their lives and undeniably payback tenfold to a system that needs careful consideration and change. In this respect it provides a sense of hope that is sadly often lacking within our prison systems. It was heart-warming to read the gratitude in these pages and that on occasions Prison Officers do get it right in the realms of undertaking an often difficult and thankless task. This book does not raise security concerns, it is not ex-prisoners telling Prison Officers how to do their job properly, moreover it is an honest and open account of the power that positivistic relationships can have to help overcome adversity if small adjustments are made. In my opinion it is a must read for any Prison Officer and indeed anyone who wants to explore the complex power of relationships taking place within the carceral space.’ Russell Woodfield, Lecturer in Forensic Psychology and CriminologyTable of Contents1.Introduction to the Team and Project Andi Brierley 2.The Legitimacy of Trust Andi Brierley 3.More Than a Number! Kevin Neary 4.Flexibility: Negotiation and Discretion Max Dennehy 5.I Have Never met a Child that Healed in a Cell Kierra Myles 6.From Adversity to University Daniel Whyte 7.We’re only Human Devon Ferns 8.Relationships are the Agents of Change James Docherty 9.Time for Change Andi Brierley

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Book SynopsisThis book provides research and analysis on an understudied topic: the LBGTQ+ community as victims and offenders. Most publications focus on LBGTQ+ history and the community''s movement towards equality and acceptance in society and in law. A focus on how the criminal justice system victimizes and marginalizes LBGTQ+ persons is needed. Consequently, this work includes chapters on members of the LBGTQ+ community who work in the criminal justice system, forced sexual orientation efforts, transgender legal concerns, LBGTQ+ persons who are arrested and imprisoned, and online dating hate crimes. International scholars provide their individual stories about being gay, bisexual or lesbian and working as a police or correctional officer. Other international contributors explain their research on crime and how the law and criminal justice community does not provide LBGTQ+ persons with protection or support as offenders or victims. This book will of interest to researchers and advanced studenTable of ContentsIntroduction: The LBGTQ+ Community and Criminal Justice 1. Confronting Oppression: Reframing Need and Advancing Responsivity for LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults 2. Hate Hurts: Exploring the Impact of Online Hate on LGBTQ+ Young People 3. Gay Dating Platforms, Crimes, and Harms in India: New Directions for Research and Theory 4. “Missing and Missed”: Failures of the Bruce McArthur Investigation and the Ongoing Victimization of Toronto’s Rainbow Streets 5. Workplace Experiences of Lesbian and Bisexual Female Police Officers in the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary 6. Surviving the Landings: An Autoethnographic Account of Being a Gay Female Prison Officer (in an Adult Male Prison in England) 7. From Victimization to Incarceration: Transgender Women in Costa Rica 8. Litigation on Gender Confirmation Surgery and Hormonal Therapy among Trans Women Prisoners: Views from the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals 9. No Such Thing as Acceptable Sexual Orientation Change Efforts: An International Human Rights Analysis 10. Exploring How Gender and Sex Are Measured in Criminology and Victimology: Are We Measuring What We Say We Are Measuring? 11. Comparing the Gay and Trans Panic Defenses

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Book SynopsisBringing together perspectives from academics, practitioners, campaigners, and activists, this book explores the victimology of disability hate crime (DHC).For the first time, this book brings together recent academic thought, the stance of those working for the United Nations to further the rights of disabled people, and a helpful toolkit on how to advance the status of the disabled victim of hate crime. Campaigners, support workers, and legal scholars present a tangential approach to  revealing the plight of disabled victims and their associates. The book will reveal the expertise required to understand experiences of victimisation and how to help reconstruct the lives of those affected by this type of violence. Never before has a book produced such a nuanced and multidisciplinary approach to discussing disability hate crime.This volume will be useful not only for those academically interested in how disability hate crime is perpetrated but also for schol

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Book SynopsisOne of the most elusive pursuits in the study of organized crime is developing a definition, description, or conceptual model that captures its complexity, diversity, and ever-changing nature. This book takes a comprehensive approach to unraveling the intricacies and variations of organized crime, providing a detailed account of its many attributes. Based on a review of the theoretical literature, the author has created a holistic typology essential to understanding organized crime. The typology comprises 28 attributes divided into five thematic categories: associational (the relationship among the offenders that leads to some discernible structure), commercial (revenue-generating crimes), operational (support functions and expenditures), institutional (factors that sustain a criminal association and activities over time), and cultural/behavioral (the norms, values, and codes of organized crime and how they affect the actions of offenders). These categories are not simply used to classify the different attributes; each one represents a structural pillar of an organized criminal association. As a meta-analytical framework, the typology is the first to incorporate the foremost ways in which organized crime has been conceptualized in the literature: as an association of offenders, the crimes perpetrated, how organized crimes are carried out, and as a form of underworld governance. The book also adapts the static typology into a flexible and testable conceptual model that recognizes the many variations among organized criminal associations, and which can be used to determine when a group of offenders constitutes organized crime. Besides their theoretical and empirical purposes, the typology and conceptual model have been constructed as applied frameworks for informing strategic enforcement (setting priorities), tactical enforcement (targeting and denigrating the structural pillars of an organized criminal association), and policy purposes (as a basis for a comprehensive multi-sectoral control plan).This book is invaluable for students and scholars studying organized crime as well as criminal justice professionals looking for guidance on enforcement strategies and public policies.

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Book SynopsisBased upon an extensive empirical study of a democratic therapeutic community (DTC) for women serving long and medium sentences, this book explores the opportunities it provided for reparative and restorative rehabilitation. In so doing it identifies some of the interconnected ways in which these ambitions are undermined by pervasive, yet often tacit, assumptions that underly penal policies and practices. Drawing on a wealth of data gathered from a study spanning a period of 18 years at the only DTC for women prisoners in the UK, the book highlights how feminist criminology has revealed an invidious history of womenâs treatment in prison, demonstrating how reformist and rehabilitative interventions have reproduced and exacerbated existing states of inequality and oppression. Consequently, the question explored in this book is whether a proportionate sentence that imposes a loss of liberty is inevitably destined to this fate, or whether it can be constructed in ways that are progressive and transformative. By identifying and understanding some of the interconnected ways in which progressive efforts have typically been undermined, it opens a debate about the insinuation of certain, often unspoken, assumptions that underly penal policies and practices and the need for their deconstruction. It opens an axiomatic debate about how women imprisoned for serious offences, might have that loss of liberty interpreted to facilitate a restorative, reparative and reintegrative process of rehabilitation, informed by principles of social justice.Therapeutic Community for Women Prisoners: Re-imagining Rehabilitation and the Loss of Liberty will be of great interest to students and scholars of criminology, feminist studies, public policy, and human rights. It will also be of value to policy-makers and practitioners in womenâs prisons, and psychologists and psychiatrists interested in therapeutic communities.

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Book SynopsisThe responsibility of any state is to protect its citizens. But if a state, either through omission or commission, fails to investigate and prosecute crime then what remedies do citizens have? Verónica Michel investigates procedural rights in Chile, Guatemala, and Mexico that allow citizens to call for the appointment of a private prosecutor to initiate criminal investigations. This right diminishes the monopoly of the state over criminal prosecutions and thus offers citizens a way of insisting on state accountability. This book provides the first full-length empirical study of how the victims'' right to private prosecution can impact access to justice in Latin America, and shows how institutional and legal arrangements interact to shape the politics of criminal justice. By examining homicide cases in detail, Michel highlights how everyday legal struggles can help build the rule of law from below.Table of ContentsIntroduction: private prosecution, access to justice, and rule of law; 1. Private prosecution as an accountability tool; 2. Private prosecution as a victim's right in Latin America; 3. David and Goliath: private prosecution in Guatemala; 4. Against oblivion: private prosecution in Chile; 5. Discovering the power of rights: private prosecution in Mexico; Conclusions: prosecutorial accountability and rule of law from below.

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Book SynopsisCrime, Justice and Society in Scotland is an edited collection of chapters from leading experts that builds and expands upon the success of the 2010 publication Criminal Justice in Scotland to offer a comprehensive and critical overview of Scottish criminal justice and its relation to wider social inequalities and social justice. This new volume considers criminal justice in the context of the Scottish politics and the recent referendum on independence and it includes a discussion of the complex relationships between criminal justice and devolution, nationalism and nation building. There are new chapters on research and policy, sectarianism, gangs, victims and justice, organised crime and crimes of the powerful in Scotland, as well as chapters reflecting on the use of electronic monitoring, desistance and practice, and major changes in the structure of Scottish policing. Comprehensive and topical, this book is essential reading for academics and studentTrade Review‘The different parts of the United Kingdom have increasingly divergent criminal justice systems. Consequently, this first full-scale treatment of crime and justice in contemporary Scotland comes at a hugely important time. This volume is ambitious in intent, broad in scope, and critical in approach. It should be welcomed with open arms and will undoubtedly be required reading for anyone interested not just in Scotland, but in the complex territory of crime and justice in Europe.’ - Tim Newburn, Professor of Criminology and Social Policy, London School of Economics, UK‘This edited collection is both an accessible and comprehensive overview of current debates and issues in crime and justice in Scottish society, as well as an intellectually challenging polemic on the present and future prospects for social justice in this society. It will be a "must go-to" book for students in criminology and the social sciences more generally.’ - Gordon Hughes, Chair in Criminology, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK‘Crime, Justice and Society in Scotland provides the reader with an illuminating and timely contribution to our understanding of criminal justice politics and policymaking in contemporary Scottish society. This perceptive collection of essays not only challenges notions about the "distinctiveness" of Scottish criminal justice in the post-devolution era, but also reflects significantly on wider structural issues concerning social inequality, power and social justice.’ - Jacqueline Tombs, Professor of Criminology and Social Justice and Director of the Institute for Society and Social Justice Research, Glasgow Caledonian University, UKTable of ContentsPart 1: Thinking about and researching crime and criminal justice in Scotland: introduction and social context 1. Introduction, Hazel Croall, Gerry Mooney and Mary Munro 2. Scotland’s political and policy landscape: devolution, social and criminal justice, Gill Scott and Gerry Mooney 3. Research, knowledge and criminal justice policy: the Scottish experience, Katrina Morrison and Richard Sparks 4. Crime and Inequalities in Scotland, Hazel Croall and Gerry Mooney Part 2: Issues in Crime and Justice 5. Youth Gangs in Scotland, Ross Deuchar 6. Interpersonal violence in Scotland: an agenda for prevention, Damien J. Williams and John Carnochan 7. Sectarianism, Criminalisation and the civilising process in Scotland, Alex Law 8. Organised Crime in Scotland and the Criminal Justice Response, Ben Cavanagh, Niall Hamilton-Smith and Simon Mackenzie 9. Crimes of the Powerful in Scotland, Hazel Croall Part 3: Aspects of Criminal Justice process and practice 10. Victims’ policy in Scotland, Mary Munro 11. Policing Scotland post reform: towards a shifting ‘culture of control’ and a new politics of policing?, Nicholas R. Fyfe 12. The Strategic Failure of Electronic Monitoring (EM) in Scotland, Mike Nellis 13. Desistance and Criminal Justice in Scotland, Fergus McNeill Part 4: Looking ahead 14. Crime, justice and society in Scotland: reflections and future prospects, Mary Munro, Gerry Mooney and Hazel Croall.

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Book SynopsisThis edited collection offers the first system-wide account of the impact of COVID-19 on crime and justice in England and Wales. Integrating first-hand narratives, it provides a critical discussion of the challenges faced by criminal justice agencies, together with policy and practice recommendations for future pandemic planning.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Part I: COVID-19 and the Criminal Justice System Chapter 2: Emergence and Maturity in Policing COVID-19 – Peter Kawalek, John Coxhead and Lisa Jackson Chapter 3: Reimagining the Open Court in the Time of Pandemic: Towards ‘Portal Justice’ and ‘Broadcast Justice’ – Sarah Moore Chapter 4: COVID-19 and Community Sanctions – Sam Ainslie, Andrew Fowler, Jake Phillips, Chalen Westaby Chapter 5: COVID-19 in Custody: Responding to Pandemics in Prisons in England and Wales – Christopher Kay Chapter 6: Youth Justice and COVID-19: Courts, Community and Custody – Kathy Hampson and Stephen Case Part II: Crime, Justice and COVID-19 – Critical Issues Chapter 7: Racism, Policing and the Pandemic – Scarlet Harris, Remi Joseph-Salisbury, Patrick Williams, Lisa White Chapter 8: Crisis Within a Crisis: Sex Workers, Emergency Response and Creative Service Provision – Rachel Fowler, Abbie Haines, Professor Teela Sanders Chapter 9: COVID-19 and Drug Trends – Mark Monaghan and Ian Hamilton Chapter 10: Professional Qualification in Probation and COVID-19 – Andrew Fowler, Laura Martin, Aileen Watson and Tom Brown Part III: The View From the Inside The View From the Inside Chapter 11. “The Box Project” – Hmp Parc Chapter 12. “Write Inside Sessions at Hmp Manchester” Chapter 13. Conclusion: The Lessons – Recovery and Pandemic Preparedness

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Book SynopsisThis concise and accessible guide offers a critical overview of the prison system in England and Wales for students and practitioners. The book guides the reader through prison life as experienced by different stakeholder groups and is packed with learning features such as case studies and key concepts.Table of Contents1. Orienting the Prison 2. The Birth of the Prison 3. Prison: The Modern Context 4. Doing Time: How Different Groups Experience Prison Differently 5. Prison Life 6. Theorising Punishment and the Pains of Imprisonment 7. Doing Prison Work 8. Leaving Prison, Resettling and Returning 9. Prison on an International Scale 10. What Next for Prisons?

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Book SynopsisThe issue of resettling ex-prisoners and ex-offenders into the community has become an increasingly important one on both sides of the Atlantic. In the USA the former Attorney General Janet Reno identified the issue as 'one of the most pressing problems we face as a nation' in view of the massive prison population and the rapid increase in rates of incarceration, while in the UK it has become an increasingly important issue for similar reasons, and the subject of recent reports by HM Inspectorate of Prisons and HM Inspectorate of Probation, as well as from the Social Exclusion Unit of the Home Office. Yet this issue has not been well served by the criminological literature, and the new policies and programmes that have been set up to address the problem have not been well grounded in criminological thinking. This book seeks to address the important set of issues involved by bringing together the best of recent thinking and research into desistance from crime, drawing upon research in both the UK and the USA, and with a distinct focus on how this might impact upon the design and implementation of ex-offender reintegration policy.Trade Review'After Crime and Punishment is a must for those interested in the reintegration and resettlement of ex-prisoners and ex-offenders. It provides both an introductory text and an up-to-date and original exploration of the theoretical and practical study of desistance. From definitions to research, this text uses a dynamic and fresh style to report on an eclectic mix of related areas.' - Carly Angus, West Midlands Area Psychology OfficeTable of ContentsContents. Foreword Part I: Desistance Theory and Reintegration Practice 1. Ex-offender Reintegration: Theory and Practice 2. Reintegration and Restorative Justice: Towards a Theory and Practice of Informal Social Control and Support 3. Social Capital and Offender Reintegration: Making Probation Desistance Focused Part II: Methodological Considerations 4. Connecting Desistance and Recidivism: Measuring Changes in Criminality over the Lifespan 5. Somewhere Between Persistence and Desistence: The Intermittency of Criminal Careers Part III: Applied Research on Desistance 6. Jail or the Army: Does Military Service Facilitate Desistance from Crime? 7. To Reoffend or not to Reoffend? The Ambivalence of Convicted Property Offenders 8. Desistance from Crime: Is it Different for Women and Girls? 9. Beating the Perpetual Incarceration Machine: Overcoming Structural Impediments to Re-entry 10. With Eyes Wide Open: Formalizing Community and Social Control Intervention in Offender Reintegration Programmes 11. Less than the Average Citizen': Stigma, Role Transition and the Civic Reintegration of Convicted Felons Index

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