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iUniverse Confessions of a Criminologist
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Taylor & Francis Letters to a Young Criminologist
Book SynopsisBuilding on nearly three dozen books using a similar format, Letters to a Young Criminologist, provides a long overdue, valuable, and engaging analysis and advice for individuals considering a career as an academic criminologist.Drawing on the author's three decades of experience as a criminologist working in government and university settings, academic research, personal experience, and numerous conversations with students, administrators, and fellow criminologists over the years, the book offers helpful, practical, and highly accessible insights for experts and non-specialists alike. Key features include: Offers helpful, practical, and valuable analysis and advice for people considering a career as an academic criminologist. Tailored primarily to undergraduate and graduate students and untenured assistant professors, but relevant to a broader audience. Draws on the author's extensive experience and scholarly research and combines research and personal anecdotes. Provides accessible insights for both specialists and those new to the field. While the book is primarily directed at undergraduate and graduate students and early-career academics in this increasingly popular academic field/discipline, its insights are equally relevant to criminal justice practitioners and professionals, including people contemplating or currently working in law enforcement, corrections, probation, or parole as officers, court personnel, and criminal lawyers.
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Rutgers University Press Chronicles of a Radical Criminologist: Working
Book SynopsisOver the past five decades, prominent criminologist Gregg Barak has worked as an author, editor, and book review editor; his large body of work has been grounded in traditional academic prose. His new book, Chronicles of a Radical Criminologist, while remaining scholarly in its intent, departs from the typical academic format. The book is a a first-person account that examines the linkages between one scholar's experiences as a criminologist from the late 1960s to the present and the emergence and evolution of radical criminology as a challenge to developments in mainstream criminology. Barak draws upon his own experiences over this half-century as a window into the various debates and issues among radical, critical, and technocratic criminologies. In doing so, he revisits his own seminal works, showing how they reflect those periods of criminological development. What holds this book together is the story of how resisting the crimes of the powerful while struggling locally for social justice is the essence of critical criminology. His seven chapters are divided into three parts—academic freedom, academic activism, and academic praxis—and these connected stories link the author's own academic career in Berkeley, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Chicago; Alabama; Ann Arbor, Michigan; and across the United States. Barak's eventful scholarly life involved efforts to overcome laws against abortion and homosexuality; to formalize protective practices for women from domestic violence and sexual assault; to oppose racism and classism in the criminal justice system; to challenge the wars on gangs, drugs, and immigrants; and to confront the policies of mass incarceration and the treatment of juvenile offenders. Trade Review“Chronicles of a Radical Criminologist is part-memoir, part-intellectual history and part-theoretical integration, synthesis and analysis; it is also a call to action, as well as a blueprint for praxis-oriented teaching and scholarship. Gregg Barak accomplishes all of this in a book written so lucidly that it could be read at the beach—which I did!” -- Avi Brisman * Editor in Chief of Critical Criminology *“In this candid and thought-provoking account, Barak takes the reader on a captivating journey that begins with his critical roots in the renowned Berkeley School of Criminology. By detailing his many travels, tribulations, and triumphs as a respected scholar, university administrator, community activist, political candidate, and frequent newsmaker, Barak’s rich narrative conveys an enduring message: challenging the power elite, combatting inequality, and promoting social justice are all battles worth fighting.” -- Kristy Holdfreter * Editor-in-Chief, Feminist Criminology *“Gregg Barak has brought autoethnography from the social sciences and humanities to the field of criminology with this fascinating odyssey of his lifelong commitment to social justice. From the United States to Europe and South America, he co-mingles the personal and the political by relating his own experiences to outside struggles from the 60s to the present, exemplifying the trials and tribulations of academia along the way. A must-read for historians of criminology itself.” -- Lynn Chancer * Sociology Program, Graduate Center of the City University of New York *"Eastern Michigan University professor Gregg Barak sketches personal journey in his latest book while sending a powerful message about the need to challenge the power elite and continue promoting social justice" by Geoff Larcom * EMU Today *"For anyone interested in the history of criminology and criminal justice, a career in criminology, praxis-orientated scholarship and/or teaching, I would recommend this as a must-read, and hope they get as much enjoyment out of reading it as I did." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *“Chronicles of a Radical Criminologist is part-memoir, part-intellectual history and part-theoretical integration, synthesis and analysis; it is also a call to action, as well as a blueprint for praxis-oriented teaching and scholarship. Gregg Barak accomplishes all of this in a book written so lucidly that it could be read at the beach—which I did!” -- Avi Brisman * Editor in Chief of Critical Criminology *“In this candid and thought-provoking account, Barak takes the reader on a captivating journey that begins with his critical roots in the renowned Berkeley School of Criminology. By detailing his many travels, tribulations, and triumphs as a respected scholar, university administrator, community activist, political candidate, and frequent newsmaker, Barak’s rich narrative conveys an enduring message: challenging the power elite, combatting inequality, and promoting social justice are all battles worth fighting.” -- Kristy Holdfreter * Editor-in-Chief, Feminist Criminology *“Gregg Barak has brought autoethnography from the social sciences and humanities to the field of criminology with this fascinating odyssey of his lifelong commitment to social justice. From the United States to Europe and South America, he co-mingles the personal and the political by relating his own experiences to outside struggles from the 60s to the present, exemplifying the trials and tribulations of academia along the way. A must-read for historians of criminology itself.” -- Lynn Chancer * Sociology Program, Graduate Center of the City University of New York *"Eastern Michigan University professor Gregg Barak sketches personal journey in his latest book while sending a powerful message about the need to challenge the power elite and continue promoting social justice" by Geoff Larcom * EMU Today *"For anyone interested in the history of criminology and criminal justice, a career in criminology, praxis-orientated scholarship and/or teaching, I would recommend this as a must-read, and hope they get as much enjoyment out of reading it as I did." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Academic Freedom 1. Coming of Age at the Berkeley School of Criminology 2. Life as a Young Criminologist Part II. Academic Activism 3. Doing Public Criminology 4. Doing Newsmaking Criminology 5. Doing Multidisciplinary Criminology Part III. Academic Praxis 6. Integrating Criminology 7. Globalizing Criminology Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
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Rutgers University Press Chronicles of a Radical Criminologist: Working
Book SynopsisOver the past five decades, prominent criminologist Gregg Barak has worked as an author, editor, and book review editor; his large body of work has been grounded in traditional academic prose. His new book, Chronicles of a Radical Criminologist, while remaining scholarly in its intent, departs from the typical academic format. The book is a a first-person account that examines the linkages between one scholar's experiences as a criminologist from the late 1960s to the present and the emergence and evolution of radical criminology as a challenge to developments in mainstream criminology. Barak draws upon his own experiences over this half-century as a window into the various debates and issues among radical, critical, and technocratic criminologies. In doing so, he revisits his own seminal works, showing how they reflect those periods of criminological development. What holds this book together is the story of how resisting the crimes of the powerful while struggling locally for social justice is the essence of critical criminology. His seven chapters are divided into three parts—academic freedom, academic activism, and academic praxis—and these connected stories link the author's own academic career in Berkeley, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Chicago; Alabama; Ann Arbor, Michigan; and across the United States. Barak's eventful scholarly life involved efforts to overcome laws against abortion and homosexuality; to formalize protective practices for women from domestic violence and sexual assault; to oppose racism and classism in the criminal justice system; to challenge the wars on gangs, drugs, and immigrants; and to confront the policies of mass incarceration and the treatment of juvenile offenders. Trade Review“Chronicles of a Radical Criminologist is part-memoir, part-intellectual history and part-theoretical integration, synthesis and analysis; it is also a call to action, as well as a blueprint for praxis-oriented teaching and scholarship. Gregg Barak accomplishes all of this in a book written so lucidly that it could be read at the beach—which I did!” -- Avi Brisman * Editor in Chief of Critical Criminology *“In this candid and thought-provoking account, Barak takes the reader on a captivating journey that begins with his critical roots in the renowned Berkeley School of Criminology. By detailing his many travels, tribulations, and triumphs as a respected scholar, university administrator, community activist, political candidate, and frequent newsmaker, Barak’s rich narrative conveys an enduring message: challenging the power elite, combatting inequality, and promoting social justice are all battles worth fighting.” -- Kristy Holdfreter * Editor-in-Chief, Feminist Criminology *“Gregg Barak has brought autoethnography from the social sciences and humanities to the field of criminology with this fascinating odyssey of his lifelong commitment to social justice. From the United States to Europe and South America, he co-mingles the personal and the political by relating his own experiences to outside struggles from the 60s to the present, exemplifying the trials and tribulations of academia along the way. A must-read for historians of criminology itself.” -- Lynn Chancer * Sociology Program, Graduate Center of the City University of New York *"Eastern Michigan University professor Gregg Barak sketches personal journey in his latest book while sending a powerful message about the need to challenge the power elite and continue promoting social justice" by Geoff Larcom * EMU Today *"For anyone interested in the history of criminology and criminal justice, a career in criminology, praxis-orientated scholarship and/or teaching, I would recommend this as a must-read, and hope they get as much enjoyment out of reading it as I did." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *“Chronicles of a Radical Criminologist is part-memoir, part-intellectual history and part-theoretical integration, synthesis and analysis; it is also a call to action, as well as a blueprint for praxis-oriented teaching and scholarship. Gregg Barak accomplishes all of this in a book written so lucidly that it could be read at the beach—which I did!” -- Avi Brisman * Editor in Chief of Critical Criminology *“In this candid and thought-provoking account, Barak takes the reader on a captivating journey that begins with his critical roots in the renowned Berkeley School of Criminology. By detailing his many travels, tribulations, and triumphs as a respected scholar, university administrator, community activist, political candidate, and frequent newsmaker, Barak’s rich narrative conveys an enduring message: challenging the power elite, combatting inequality, and promoting social justice are all battles worth fighting.” -- Kristy Holdfreter * Editor-in-Chief, Feminist Criminology *“Gregg Barak has brought autoethnography from the social sciences and humanities to the field of criminology with this fascinating odyssey of his lifelong commitment to social justice. From the United States to Europe and South America, he co-mingles the personal and the political by relating his own experiences to outside struggles from the 60s to the present, exemplifying the trials and tribulations of academia along the way. A must-read for historians of criminology itself.” -- Lynn Chancer * Sociology Program, Graduate Center of the City University of New York *"Eastern Michigan University professor Gregg Barak sketches personal journey in his latest book while sending a powerful message about the need to challenge the power elite and continue promoting social justice" by Geoff Larcom * EMU Today *"For anyone interested in the history of criminology and criminal justice, a career in criminology, praxis-orientated scholarship and/or teaching, I would recommend this as a must-read, and hope they get as much enjoyment out of reading it as I did." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Academic Freedom 1. Coming of Age at the Berkeley School of Criminology 2. Life as a Young Criminologist Part II. Academic Activism 3. Doing Public Criminology 4. Doing Newsmaking Criminology 5. Doing Multidisciplinary Criminology Part III. Academic Praxis 6. Integrating Criminology 7. Globalizing Criminology Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Confessions
Book SynopsisKnown for his journalism, biographies and novels, A. N. Wilson turns a merciless searchlight on his own early life, his experience of sexual abuse, his catastrophic mistakes in love (sacred and profane) and his life in Grub Street as a prolific writer.Before he came to London, as one of the Best of Young British novelists, and Literary Editor of the Spectator, we meet another A. N. Wilson. We meet his father, the Managing Director of Wedgwood, the grotesque teachers at his first boarding school, and the dons of Oxford one of whom, at the age of just 20, he married, Katherine Duncan-Jones, the renowned Shakespearean scholar. The book begins with his heart-torn present-day visits to Katherine, now for decades his ex-wife, who has slithered into the torments of dementia.At every turn of this reminiscence, Wilson is baffled by his earlier self whether he is flirting with unsuitable lovers or with the idea of the priesthood. His chapter on the HiTrade ReviewWhen you combine the deepest learning and the highest readability with the most plumptious story-telling, the result is A. N. Wilson. -- Stephen FryA. N. Wilson is the most enjoyably readable writer I know. -- Antonia FraserA. N. Wilson is the supreme man of letters. He has conquered every field: journalism, novels, biography, history – and now memoir. He is planet-brained and very funny – a vanishingly rare combination. -- Harry MountI am stunned, as I always am, by Wilson's humanity and brilliance and hard honesty. -- Deirdre McCloskeyDistinguished literary figure A. N. Wilson's exquisite memoir tells the story of the wife he fell for as a student then betrayed - and the lifetime of lust and longing that led to a deeply poignant ending. * Daily Mail *A. N. Wilson has written many brilliant biographies and novels but never a memoir - until now. It was worth the wait. So exhilarating. And definitely not a failed promise. * Daily Telegraph *Wilson is a torrentially readable autobiographer, capable of howlingly funny paragraphs, desperately sad scenes, gay slapstick, literary analysis and gossipy name-dropping in the same chapter. -- John Walsh * Sunday Times *…an arresting, honest, memorable book, never naïve or sloppy, tender and forgiving towards those who have hurt Wilson, contemptuous and merciless about his own cowardice, vanity and failings. * Literary Review *Descriptions of life as a theological student have the mischievous, observant wit of an accomplished humourist. * The Spectator *…in this fascinating, searingly honest memoir [Wilson] tells more of his own life story. -- Jacqueline Wilson, bestselling children's authorDeliciously delicate barbs are scattered throughout the pages. * The Tablet *A. N. Wilson is the greatest living man of letters…He is proficient equally as a biographer, novelist, historian, essayist, editor and literary journalist. His every utterance is well worth pondering… * The Oldie *A. N. Wilson is nothing short of a genius, a searing journalist, a prolific biographer, a historian and a novelist. There will be no finer book this year. -- Rory Knight Bruce * The Field *All these accounts are fascinating, rendered with both melancholy and self-deprecating humor. * A STARRED REVIEW from Booklist *Confessions reveals a dexterous storyteller… Mr. Wilson himself turned to writing, writing, writing—as if his earnest output might one day assuage “the wistful sense with which I began to write this book, that I have never been completely sure who A.N. Wilson was.” We aren’t sure, either, but it has been an interesting ride. * Wall Street Journal *Wilson’s yarn has much to recommend… A readable, often entertaining summation of a life of hard work and second thoughts. * Kirkus Reviews *...a poignant saga …laugh out loud, hilarious... a compelling read.. replete with acerbic humor. * City Book Review *Scholarly, prolific and compulsively readable … it is impossible to resist Wilson’s storytelling… From its very first pages, Confessions promises to be terrifically entertaining, and it doesn’t fail in the slightest. * The Washington Post *Wilson knows how to tell a good story … Wilson captures a world that is smaller than today but also full of possibilities too soon passed. This may not be a confession, but it is a lament, and rightly so. * The Washington Examiner *A. N. Wilson is one of the very best novelists and biographers of his generation. He is also the most intriguing of them all. * Church Times *In this uproariously funny at times, and searingly – almost masochistically – honest pages, it is clear that one promise [Wilson] has been unswervingly faithful to is his promise as a writer. -- Andrew Roberts * The Spectator *…a tight, funny yarn – and the year’s best memoir, filled with eye-popping scenes and wise asides. * Daily Telegraph *…Andrew Norman Wilson can write — fluidly, gracefully, and with immense literary flourish. * Washington Independent Review of Books *A must-read for devotees of Wilson's prolific literary output, Confessions is a rambling, poetry-infused remembrance of promises made, broken and reshaped along the way. * Shelf Awareness *Irresistible. * The Tablet's Books of the Year *…gripping confessional memoir, by turns hilarious and poignant… There’s profound affection in this beautifully written book. * Daily Mail *I’ve read Confessions twice with much enjoyment each time. * The Hudson Review *His memoir is, of course, highly readable; full of gossip and catty stories about the people he mixed with in the worlds of journalism, academia and publishing…A diverting read from an author who never minds giving the dirty details of people’s lives. * Fun with Books Blog *Highly entertaining from the first page of his lively memoir… Fans of Wilson’s writing are bound to enjoy this elegantly written, startlingly honest and wickedly funny book about a life lived to the full. * The Lady *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Ungentle A. N. 2. Remind Me 3. Sorrowful Lay 4. Living up to the Blue China 5. Best of Young British 6. Masks 7. Norman Wilson’s Son 8. Leaving Germany 9. The Works 10. Frail Travelling 11. Andrew Woods 12. Contrasts 13. Warfare Accomplished 14. Miscarriages 15. What is my Name? 16. Convent Thoughts 17. Newcastle Road 18. When I Get There, I’ll Be Glad 19. Put Your Cap On, I Should 20. Notes for Boys 21. Little Bryan 22. Acqua Non Fizzimento 23. Journalistic Debut 24. A Bit of a Ruin 25. Mme de Liencourt, Mr Lowry and Others 26. Galsworthy Scholar 27. Kibbutznik 28. Lost Causes 29. Angel Fluffs 30. “Are they twa sweethearts?” 31. St Trinian’s 32. Superficial Journey 33. St Andrew’s by the Northern Sea 34. Prosaic and Drivelling 35. Clare 36. The Green Stick Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Confessions
Book SynopsisWhen you combine the deepest learning and the highest readability with the most plumptious story-telling, the result is A. N. Wilson Stephen Fry Known for his journalism, biographies and novels, A. N. Wilson turns a merciless searchlight on his own early life, his experience of sexual abuse, his catastrophic mistakes in love and his life in Grub Street as a prolific writer. Before he came to London, as one of the Best of Young British novelists, and Literary Editor of the Spectator, we meet another A. N. Wilson. We meet his father, the Managing Director of Wedgwood, the grotesque teachers at his first boarding school, and the dons of Oxford one of whom, at the age of just 20, he married, the renowned Shakespearean scholar, the late Katherine Duncan-Jones. At every turn of this reminiscence, Wilson is baffled by his earlier self whether flirting with unsuitable lovers or with the idea of the priesthood. His chapter on the High Camp semiTrade ReviewWhen you combine the deepest learning and the highest readability with the most plumptious story-telling, the result is A. N. Wilson … * Stephen Fry *A. N. Wilson is the most enjoyably readable writer I know. * Antonia Fraser *A. N. Wilson is the supreme man of letters. He has conquered every field: journalism, novels, biography, history – and now memoir. He is planet-brained and very funny – a vanishingly rare combination. * Harry Mount *I am stunned, as I always am, by Wilson's humanity and brilliance and hard honesty. * Deirdre McCloskey *Distinguished literary figure A. N. Wilson's exquisite memoir tells the story of the wife he fell for as a student then betrayed - and the lifetime of lust and longing that led to a deeply poignant ending. * Daily Mail *A. N. Wilson has written many brilliant biographies and novels but never a memoir - until now. It was worth the wait. So exhilarating. And definitely not a failed promise. * Daily Telegraph *Wilson is a torrentially readable autobiographer, capable of howlingly funny paragraphs, desperately sad scenes, gay slapstick, literary analysis and gossipy name-dropping in the same chapter. * John Walsh, Sunday Times *…an arresting, honest, memorable book, never naïve or sloppy, tender and forgiving towards those who have hurt Wilson, contemptuous and merciless about his own cowardice, vanity and failings. * Literary Review *Descriptions of life as a theological student have the mischievous, observant wit of an accomplished humourist. * The Spectator *…in this fascinating, searingly honest memoir [Wilson] tells more of his own life story. * Jacqueline Wilson, bestselling children's author *Deliciously delicate barbs are scattered throughout the pages. * The Tablet *A. N. Wilson is the greatest living man of letters…He is proficient equally as a biographer, novelist, historian, essayist, editor and literary journalist. His every utterance is well worth pondering… * The Oldie *Scholarly, prolific and compulsively readable … it is impossible to resist Wilson’s storytelling… From its very first pages, “Confessions” promises to be terrifically entertaining, and it doesn’t fail in the slightest. * The Washington Post *A. N. Wilson is nothing short of a genius, a searing journalist, a prolific biographer, a historian and a novelist. There will be no finer book this year. * Rory Knight Bruce, The Field *All these accounts are fascinating, rendered with both melancholy and self-deprecating humor… * Booklist *Confessions reveals a dexterous storyteller… Mr. Wilson himself turned to writing, writing, writing—as if his earnest output might one day assuage “the wistful sense with which I began to write this book, that I have never been completely sure who A.N. Wilson was.” We aren’t sure, either, but it has been an interesting ride. * Wall Street Journal *Wilson’s yarn has much to recommend… A readable, often entertaining summation of a life of hard work and second thoughts. * Kirkus Reviews *...a poignant saga …laugh out loud, hilarious... a compelling read.. replete with acerbic humor. * City Book Review *Wilson knows how to tell a good story … Wilson captures a world that is smaller than today but also full of possibilities too soon passed. This may not be a confession, but it is a lament, and rightly so. * The Washington Examiner *A. N. Wilson is one of the very best novelists and biographers of his generation. He is also the most intriguing of them all. * Church Times *In this uproariously funny at times, and searingly – almost masochistically – honest pages, it is clear that one promise [Wilson] has been unswervingly faithful to is his promise as a writer. * Andrew Roberts, The Spectator *…a tight, funny yarn – and the year’s best memoir, filled with eye-popping scenes and wise asides. * Daily Telegraph *…Andrew Norman Wilson can write — fluidly, gracefully, and with immense literary flourish. * Washington Independent Review of Books *A must-read for devotees of Wilson's prolific literary output, Confessions is a rambling, poetry-infused remembrance of promises made, broken and reshaped along the way. * Shelf Awareness *Irresistible. * The Tablet's Books of the Year *…gripping confessional memoir, by turns hilarious and poignant… There’s profound affection in this beautifully written book. * Daily Mail *I’ve read Confessions twice with much enjoyment each time. * The Hudson Review *His memoir is, of course, highly readable; full of gossip and catty stories about the people he mixed with in the worlds of journalism, academia and publishing…A diverting read from an author who never minds giving the dirty details of people’s lives. * Fun with Books Blog *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Ungentle A. N. 2. Remind Me 3. Sorrowful Lay 4. Living up to the Blue China 5. Best of Young British 6. Masks 7. Norman Wilson’s Son 8. Leaving Germany 9. The Works 10. Frail Travelling 11. Andrew Woods 12. Contrasts 13. Warfare Accomplished 14. Miscarriages 15. What is my Name? 16. Convent Thoughts 17. Newcastle Road 18. When I Get There, I’ll Be Glad 19. Put Your Cap On, I Should 20. Notes for Boys 21. Little Bryan 22. Acqua Non Fizzimento 23. Journalistic Debut 24. A Bit of a Ruin 25. Mme de Liencourt, Mr Lowry and Others 26. Galsworthy Scholar 27. Kibbutznik 28. Lost Causes 29. Angel Fluffs 30. “Are they twa sweethearts?” 31. St Trinian’s 32. Superficial Journey 33. St Andrew’s by the Northern Sea 34. Prosaic and Drivelling 35. Clare 36. The Green Stick Index
£10.44
Penguin Books Ltd Confessions
Book SynopsisThe son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and world views. His Confessions, written when he was in his forties, recount how, slowly and painfully, he came to turn away from his youthful ideas and licentious lifestyle, to become instead a staunch advocate of Christianity and one of its most influential thinkers. A remarkably honest and revealing spiritual autobiography, the Confessions also address fundamental issues of Christian doctrine, and many of the prayers and meditations it includes are still an integral part of the practice of Christianity today.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanTrade Review"[Wills] renders Augustine’s famous and influential text in direct language with all the spirited wordplay and poetic strength intact." —Los Angeles Times "[Wills’s] translations . . . are meant to bring Augustine straight into our own minds; and they succeed. Well-known passages, over which my eyes have often gazed, spring to life again from Wills’s pages." —Peter Brown, The New York Review of Books"Augustine flourishes in Wills’s hand." —James Wood"A masterful synthesis of classical philosophy and scriptural erudition." —Chicago Tribune
£8.99
Creative Media Partners, LLC AshtonKirk Criminologist
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Legare Street Press Confessions of a Psychologist
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Crimson Confessions
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Legare Street Press On the Admissibility of Confessions and Challenge of Jurors in Criminal Cases in England and Ireland
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The University of Chicago Press Troubling Confessions Speaking Guilt in Law and
Book SynopsisThis text juxtaposes cases from law and literature to view the kinds of truth we associate with confessions, and why we both rely on them and regard them with suspicion. By questioning the truths of confession, Brooks challenges us to reconsider how we demand confessions and what we do with them.
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HardPress Publishing Experiences of a Gaol Chaplain Comprising Recollections of Ministerial Intercourse With Criminals of Various Classes With Their Confessions
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University of Toronto Press Thinking About Criminology
Book SynopsisThinking About Criminology draws together the expertise of respected criminologists from the principle contemporary schools of thought. The book aims to provide a clear analysis of the relationship between sociological theory and contemporary empirical criminological research, discussing the ways in which theoretical perspectives have contributed to the understanding of relevant criminal justice institutions, law and policy.
£23.39
University Press of New England Confession of a Serial Killer
Book SynopsisExplore the mind and motivations of a serial killer
£19.00
Cambridge University Press Confession and Complicity in Narrative
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Anvil Press Further Confessions of a Small Press Racketeer
Book SynopsisFurther Confessions of a Small Press Racketeer is a continuation of the columns and essays that comprised Stuart''s 2005 release, Confessions of a Small Press Racketeer. Again, equal parts literary memoir, reckless tirade, and unsolicited advice for the aspiring writer, Further Confessions is drawn largely from Stuart Ross''s notorious Hunkamooga column, his blog entries, essays for subTerrain magazine and other online venues. We bring them together here in their collected brilliance: alternately snarky, sincere, touching, honest, and always opinionated, Stuart''s confessions are essential reading for any literary confessional. This volume offers its readers a roller-coaster journey into the mind of one of Canada''s most committed small press activists. Praise for Confessions of a Small Press Racketeer, vol. 1: Confessions of a Small Press Racketeer is a wonderful book-funny, outrageous, and acute. I''ll even say it''s the best short-essay collection about the writing life I''ve read in ages. (Lynne Van Luven, Malahat Review) For a quick and dirty breath of fresh air, it''s difficult to beat renegade urban poet Stuart Ross''s latest effort, Confessions of a Small Press Racketeer ... No reformed baby boomer or slumming trust-funder, Ross has the battle scars and knows poetry isn''t about flowers and meadows, it''s about blood and guts. (Stephen Knight, Quill & Quire) The book is a must for anyone working as a poet in Canada, with standout pieces on the politics ofwriting for free, open mic readings, poetic bitterness, chapbook and zine publishing, and the requisite but never-funnier grouch advice to young poets, salubriously titled Stop Bugging Me Already!'' (Prairie Fire) ...no pulled punches here ... this is writing that works because, as with all good confessions, it''s from the heart but comes by way of the brain. (Vancouver Review)
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Psychology of Interrogations and Confessions
Book SynopsisThis volume, a sequel to The Psychology of Interrogations, Confessions and Testimony which is widely acclaimed by both scientists and practitioners, brings the field completely up-to-date and focuses in particular on aspects of vulnerability, confabulation and false confessions. The is an unrivalled integration of scientific knowledge of the psychological processes and research relating to interrogation, with the practical investigative and legal issues that bear upon obtaining, and using in court, evidence from interrogations of suspects. * Accessible style which will appeal to academics, students and practitioners * Authoritative integration of theory, research, practical implications and vivid case illustration * Coverage of topical issues like confabulation, false memory, and false confessions Part of the Wiley Series in The Psychology of Crime, Policing and LawTrade Review"…a comprehensive and authorative handbook that demonstrates the crucial relationship between research and practice…" (Internet Book Reviews, 17 January 2003) “…I am impressed with this handbook…an important addition to the bookshelves…” (Applied Cognitive Psychology, No.18 2004) Table of ContentsAbout the Author xiii Series Preface xv Preface xvii Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 Part I Interrogations and Confessions 1 Interrogation Tactics and Techniques 7 Police Training Manuals 7 The Reid Technique 10 The Format and Recording of the Confession 21 The Context of the Interrogation 24 American Research on Interrogation 31 How Things Can Go Wrong During Interrogation 34 Conclusions 36 2 Interrogation in Britain 38 Irving’s Studies 39 Softley’s Study 43 Walsh’s Study 43 Research at the University of Kent 44 Baldwin’s Study 48 British Training Manuals 51 Conclusions 55 3 Persons at Risk during Interviews in Police Custody: the Royal Commission Studies 57 The 1993 Royal Commission Study by Gudjonsson and Colleagues 58 Who Confesses? 69 Detainees’ Legal Rights 71 General Conclusions 73 4 The Identification and Measurement of ‘Oppressive’ Police Interviewing Tactics in Britain 75 John Pearse and Gisli H. Gudjonsson Background to the Research 75 The Cases Analysed 77 Methodology 79 Interview Tactics 80 Suspects’ Responses 83 Methodological Issues 85 Statistical Procedures 86 Application of the Framework to Individual Cases 87 The Heron Murder Case 96 The Miller Murder Case 106 Court Outcome 112 Conclusions 114 5 Why do Suspects Confess? Theories 115 Factors Inhibiting Confession 115 Theoretical Models of Confession 117 Conclusions 128 6 Why do Suspects Confess? Empirical Findings 130 How Important are Confessions? 130 How Commonly do Suspects Confess? 133 Factors Associated with Admissions and Denials 140 Self-Report Studies into Why Suspects Confess 151 Conclusions 156 7 Miscarriages of Justice and False Confessions 158 Miscarriages of Justice 158 Studies of Miscarriages of Justice 159 The Leo–Ofshe Study 164 Some Notorious British Cases 166 Conclusions 172 8 The Psychology of False Confession: Research and Theoretical Issues 173 Definitions of False Confession 174 The Frequency of False Confessions 174 False, Retracted and Disputed Confessions 178 The Innocent Pleading Guilty 184 The Broader Context of False Confessions 186 The Causes of False Confessions 193 Theoretical Implications of the Different Types of False Confession 197 The Ofshe–Leo Model of Confessions 203 Differences between True and False Confessions 208 A Proposed Modified Framework 211 Recovered Memory and False Confession 212 Conclusions 215 9 The Psychology of False Confession: Case Examples 217 Voluntary False Confessions 218 Pressured–Compliant False Confessions 224 Pressured–Internalized False Confessions 233 Conclusions 242 Part II Legal and Psychological Aspects 10 The English Law on Confessions 247 The Admissibility and Reliability of Confession Evidence 248 The Voire Dire 258 Issues Affecting Vulnerable Defendants 259 The Admissibility of Expert Evidence 275 Conclusions 281 11 The American Law on Confessions 283 Gisli H. Gudjonsson and Lorca Morello The Basic Law of Confessions 283 Voluntariness and Mentally Vulnerable Suspects 288 Challenging a Confession in Court 293 Differences between English and American Law and Practice 304 Conclusions 306 12 The Psychological Assessment 308 The Assessment Framework 309 Psychological Vulnerabilities 316 Learning Disability as a Vulnerability 320 The Court Report and Oral Evidence 327 Conclusions 330 13 Suggestibility: Historical and Theoretical Aspects 332 Theoretical Approaches 334 Some Characteristics of Suggestion and Suggestibility 335 Brief Historical Background to Suggestibility 336 The Classification of Suggestibility 338 Theories of Suggestibility 340 Reinforcement and Suggestibility 343 Suggestibility: a State or a Trait? 343 Definition of Interrogative Suggestibility 344 The Gudjonsson–Clark Theoretical Model 347 Implications of the Model and Hypotheses 352 External Evaluation of the Model 353 Conclusions 358 14 Interrogative Suggestibility: Empirical Findings 360 The Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scales 361 Suggestibility and Hypnotic Susceptibility 368 Compliance 370 Acquiescence 376 Correlations between Suggestibility, Compliance and Acquiescence 378 Suggestibility and Gender 379 Suggestibility and Ethnic Background 380 Suggestibility and Age 380 Suggestibility and Intelligence 381 Suggestibility and Memory 384 Suggestibility and Anxiety 385 Suggestibility and Impulsivity 388 Suggestibility and the MMPI-2 389 Suggestibility and Sleep Deprivation 389 Suggestibility: Dissociation and Fantasy Proneness 390 Suggestibility and Instructional Manipulation 391 Suggestibility and the Experimenter Effect 392 Suggestibility and Social Desirability 394 Suggestibility and Coping Strategies 395 Suggestibility and Assertiveness 396 Suggestibility and Self-Esteem 396 Suggestibility and Locus of Control 398 Suggestibility and Field Dependence 399 Suspiciousness and Anger 400 Suggestibility and Test Setting 402 Suggestibility and Previous Convictions 403 Police Interviewing and Suggestibility 403 Resisters and Alleged False Confessors 404 Suggestibility and False Confessions 407 Suggestibility and Eyewitness Testimony 410 Suggestibility and Recovered Memory 411 Conclusions 412 15 The Effects of Drugs and Alcohol upon the Reliability of Testimony 415 The Extent of the Problem 416 Theoretical Perspectives 418 The Effects of Intoxication and Withdrawal 421 The Effects of Alcohol Withdrawal on Interrogative Suggestibility 428 False Confessions to Murder by a Heroin Addict 430 Conclusions 432 Part III British Court of Appeal Cases 16 The Court of Appeal 437 The Beginning of Expert Psychological Testimony 440 Conclusions 441 17 The ‘Guildford Four’ and the ‘Birmingham Six’ 445 Gisli H. 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MacKeith The Guildford Four 445 The Birmingham Six 452 Conclusions 456 18 Psychological Vulnerability 458 Engin Raghip—The Beginning: Landmark Decision for Psychology 458 Jacqueline Fletcher—Unidentified Borderline Intelligence 468 Judith Ward—Personality Disorder 470 David MacKenzie—Inability to Distinguish Facts from Fantasy 472 Idris Ali—Pathological Lying 473 George Long—Clinical Depression 476 Patrick Kane—Anxiety and Compliance 479 Andrew Evans—Misdiagnosed Psychogenic Amnesia 482 John Roberts—Abnormal Compliance 492 Ashley King—Abnormal Suggestibility and Compliance 493 Darren Hall—Disorder in the Absence of a Psychiatric Diagnosis 495 Ian Hay Gordon—Exploitation of Sexuality 499 Peter Fell—Poor Self-Esteem 506 Conclusions 512 19 Police Impropriety 514 Stephen Miller 515 Alfred Allen (the ‘UDR Four’) 517 The Carl Bridgewater Case 519 Derek Bentley 520 Conclusions 522 20 Misleading Special Knowledge 523 Stefan Kiszko 523 The Darvell Brothers 530 Donald Pendleton 533 Conclusions 537 Part IV Foreign Cases of Disputed Confessions 21 Four High Profile American Cases 541 Waneta Hoyt 541 Joe Giarratano 550 Henry Lee Lucas 554 John Wille 563 General Conclusions 572 22 Canadian and Israeli Cases 573 A Canadian Case of Non-Custodial Interrogation 573 An Israeli Terrorist Case 582 General Conclusions 589 23 Murder in Norway: a False Belief Leading to a False Confession 590 Background to the Case 590 Pre-Trial (1997) Psychological Evaluation 594 The First Trial 595 The Psychological Evaluation Prior to the Appeal 596 Interviews with Informants 602 Mr A’s Strengths and Vulnerabilities 605 The Interrogation and Confinement 606 Repression and Psychogenic Amnesia 608 The Appeal 609 Conclusions 611 Conclusions 615 General Comments and Conclusions 615 Interrogation 619 Psychological Vulnerability 621 True Confessions 622 Retracted and False Confessions 623 Appendix 628 References 631 Author Index 663 Subject Index 672
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Book SynopsisWhen Yuko Moriguchi''s four-year-old daughter died in the middle school where she teaches, everyone thought it was a tragic accident. It''s the last day of term, and Yuko''s last day at work. She tells her students that she has resigned because of what happened - but not for the reasons they think. Her daughter didn''t die in an accident. Her daughter was killed by two people in the class. And before she leaves, she has a lesson to teach...But revenge has a way of spinning out of control, and Yuko''s last lecture is only the start of the story. In this bestselling Japanese thriller of love, despair and murder, everyone has a confession to make, and no one will escape unharmed.Trade ReviewExplosive... A dark thriller about love, despair and murder * Irish Tatler *Think of CONFESSIONS as the Gone Girl of Japan....[A] gut-wrenching thrill ride...its thrust should hit home for any reader with a pulse. It's a nauseating tale of morality and justice, with violent turns that will drop your jaw right to the floor * Los Angeles Times *Has the captivating quality of a gruesome car crash: As the murders grow bloodier and bloodier, the characters more and more twisted, we find ourselves fascinated and repulsed, unable to look away * New Republic *A reader is almost certain to be caught off guard more than once by the revelations of this award-winning best seller....Implacable, relentless * Wall Street Journal *Minato's intricate plotting and unnervingly understated sentences make the horrors follow each other as logically as pearls on a string * NPR *A spellbinding read, a fascinating peek into modern Japanese society, and a glimpse into the dark corners of the human psyche * Booklist *A creepy and mesmerizing psychological thriller that challenges the conventions of right vs. wrong, good vs. evil, and law vs. justice. There are no happy endings here, but Minato has pieced together an intriguing puzzle that will keep readers glued to their seats * Library Journal *A nasty little masterpiece...That rare creature in fiction: an ambitious investigation into the darkest corners of human nature that - unlike certain relatively sluggish models by Dostoevsky and Camus that Minato references here - is also a crackling good yarn * Chicago Tribune *A dark, dystopic portrait of Japanese adolescence gone wrong. If Albert Camus had written Heathers, it would have looked a lot like this. * Alex Marwood, author of THE WICKED GIRLS *
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State University of New York Press Inventing Criminology Essays on the Rise of Homo
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Temple University Press,U.S. Criminology and Public Policy Putting Theory to
Book SynopsisIn the field of criminal justice, public policy is designed to address the problems brought on by criminal behavior and the response to that behavior. However, too often, the theories carefully developed in the academy fail to make their way into programs and policy. The editors and contributors to this second edition of Criminology and Public Policy highlight the recent development of translational criminology to address the growing movement in criminology to use the results of criminological research and theory to better inform policy and practice. The essays in Criminology and Public Policy propose an in-depth look at both theory and practice and how they are integrated across a number of key criminal justice problemsfrom racial and environmental concerns to gun control and recidivism rates as well as police use of force and mass incarceration. The end result is an essential volume that blends both theory and practice in an effort to address the critical problems in explaining, prevTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why Theory Matters for Policy and Why Policy Matters for Theory • Kevin A. WrightPart I Theories of Offender Behavior Introduction to Part I1. Race Differences in Crime • Anthony A. Braga and Kevin M. Drakulich2. Critical Race Theory and the Limits of Liberal Legal Remedies to Address Racial Disparities in Police Violence • Amy Farrell, Patricia Warren, and Shea Cronin3. Situational Prevention of Wildlife Crimes: The Policy Challenges • Ronald V. Clarke, Justin Kurland, and Lauren Wilson4. Global Warming and Criminological Theory and Practice • Rob White5. Toward a Life-Course Theory of Victimization • Jillian J. Turanovic6. Translating Theories of Desistance to Policy • Megan Kurlychek and Megan Denver7. From Hot Spots to a Theory of Place • Cody Telep and David Weisburd8. Aligning Public Policy, Criminological Theory, and Empirical Findings on the Immigration-Crime Relationship • Glenn Trager and Charis E. Kubrin9. Mass Shootings: A New Name for a Familiar Problem • Grant Duwe Part II Theories of the Criminal Justice SystemIntroduction to Part II10. A Theory of Offender Recidivism • Daniel P. Mears and Jillian J. Turanovic11. An Integrated, Reflexive Theory of Police Misconduct • Natalie Todak and Michael D. White12. Sentencing Disparity: A Focus on Race and Ethnicity • Cassia Spohn13. Intergenerational Effects of Crime and Punishment • Kathleen Powell and Sara Wakefield14. R-e-s-p-e-c-t: Communities of Color and the Criminal Justice System • Rod K. Brunson and Michelle N. Block15. Organizational Change and Criminal Justice: Working within the Iron Cage • Danielle Rudes and Shannon Magnuson16. Gun Policy • Jennifer Carlson17. Thinking Outside the Prison Walls: The Value of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program to Solve Old Problems • Kevin A. Wright and Cheryl Lero Jonson18. Toward a Theory of Mental Illness and Crime • Robert D. Morgan and Robert K. AxConclusion: When Theory Fails • Scott H. Decker Contributors Index
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Cornell University Press Confessions of a Free Speech Lawyer
Book SynopsisIn the personal and frank Confessions of a Free Speech Lawyer, Rodney A. Smolla offers an insider''s view on the violent confrontations in Charlottesville during the summer of hate. Blending memoir, courtroom drama, and a consideration of the unhealed wound of racism in our society, he shines a light on the conflict between the value of free speech and the protection of civil rights.Smolla has spent his career in the thick of these tempestuous and fraught issues, from acting as lead counsel in a famous Supreme Court decision challenging Virginia''s law against burning crosses, to serving as co-counsel in a libel suit brought by a fraternity against Rolling Stone magazine for publishing an article alleging that one of the fraternity''s initiation rituals included gang rape. Smolla has also been active as a university leader, serving as dean of three law schools and president of one and railing against hate speech and sexual assault on US campuses.Well befoTrade ReviewIt's hard to imagine a mayor or police chief who—in planning for the arrival of controversial figures—wouldn't profit from Smolla's account of the cascade of missteps in Charlottesville. * Kirkus Reviews *Smolla's book is a remarkable examination of the intersection of history, law, speech, violence, and hate. It may be the definitive work on what can be wrought by hate speech and, in the face of that, why free speech remains important. * Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly *Table of Contents1. A Call from the Task Force 2. The Charleston Massacre 3. Becoming Richard Spencer 4. Reverend Edwards 5. The Charlottesville Monuments 6. Blut und Boden 7. Mr. Jefferson's University 8. Kessler v. Bellamy 9. The Monuments Debate 10. Competing Conceptions of Free Speech 11. May Days 12. Cue the Klan—Stage Right 13. The Rise of the Marketplace 14. Cue the Counterprotesters—Stage Left 15. A Rolling Stone Gathers No Facts 16. The Marketplace Doubles Down 17. The Day of the Clan 18. When Speech Advances Civil Rights 19. Duke and the Desciples 20. The Russian Connection 21. A Call to Conscience 22. Preparations 23. The Day to the Cross 24. The Idea of the University 25. Heckler's Veto 26. Channels of Communication 27. Rednecks and Saint Paul 28. The Lawn and the Rotunda 29. Bloodshed 30. Aftermath
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Temple University Press,U.S. Criminology and Public Policy Putting Theory to
Book SynopsisIn the field of criminal justice, public policy is designed to address the problems brought on by criminal behavior and the response to that behavior. However, too often, the theories carefully developed in the academy fail to make their way into programs and policy. The editors and contributors to this second edition of Criminology and Public Policy highlight the recent development of translational criminology to address the growing movement in criminology to use the results of criminological research and theory to better inform policy and practice. The essays in Criminology and Public Policy propose an in-depth look at both theory and practice and how they are integrated across a number of key criminal justice problemsfrom racial and environmental concerns to gun control and recidivism rates as well as police use of force and mass incarceration. The end result is an essential volume that blends both theory and practice in an effort to address the critical problems in explaining, prevTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why Theory Matters for Policy and Why Policy Matters for Theory • Kevin A. WrightPart I Theories of Offender Behavior Introduction to Part I1. Race Differences in Crime • Anthony A. Braga and Kevin M. Drakulich2. Critical Race Theory and the Limits of Liberal Legal Remedies to Address Racial Disparities in Police Violence • Amy Farrell, Patricia Warren, and Shea Cronin3. Situational Prevention of Wildlife Crimes: The Policy Challenges • Ronald V. Clarke, Justin Kurland, and Lauren Wilson4. Global Warming and Criminological Theory and Practice • Rob White5. Toward a Life-Course Theory of Victimization • Jillian J. Turanovic6. Translating Theories of Desistance to Policy • Megan Kurlychek and Megan Denver7. From Hot Spots to a Theory of Place • Cody Telep and David Weisburd8. Aligning Public Policy, Criminological Theory, and Empirical Findings on the Immigration-Crime Relationship • Glenn Trager and Charis E. Kubrin9. Mass Shootings: A New Name for a Familiar Problem • Grant Duwe Part II Theories of the Criminal Justice SystemIntroduction to Part II10. A Theory of Offender Recidivism • Daniel P. Mears and Jillian J. Turanovic11. An Integrated, Reflexive Theory of Police Misconduct • Natalie Todak and Michael D. White12. Sentencing Disparity: A Focus on Race and Ethnicity • Cassia Spohn13. Intergenerational Effects of Crime and Punishment • Kathleen Powell and Sara Wakefield14. R-e-s-p-e-c-t: Communities of Color and the Criminal Justice System • Rod K. Brunson and Michelle N. Block15. Organizational Change and Criminal Justice: Working within the Iron Cage • Danielle Rudes and Shannon Magnuson16. Gun Policy • Jennifer Carlson17. Thinking Outside the Prison Walls: The Value of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program to Solve Old Problems • Kevin A. Wright and Cheryl Lero Jonson18. Toward a Theory of Mental Illness and Crime • Robert D. Morgan and Robert K. AxConclusion: When Theory Fails • Scott H. Decker Contributors Index
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New York University Press Criminology Goes to the Movies
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Transworld Publishers Ltd The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract
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