The proportion of the aged in society today is greater than ever before and growing faster than any other segment of the population. Law enforcement officers are increasingly called upon to manage the needs of the older population they serve. Elder Crimes, Elder Justice addresses all of the special needs of older people and gives the law enforcement officer the confidence that is needed to understand the aging process, communicate effectively with older people, understand the fears of older peop...
Get a frontline look at the field of corrections with CORRECTIONS TODAY, 3rd Edition. This briefer, visual, paperback book is ideal for readers who are interested in real-world concepts and applications. It examines the field of corrections through the lens of readers--perhaps like you--who are giving serious thought to a career in the field or are now working in corrections while seeking an advanced degree in order to obtain a promotion or switch job paths. CORRECTIONS TODAY, 3rd Edition, offer...
Criminological Theory: A Life-Course Approach
by Matt DeLisi and Professor Kevin M. Beaver
A Fully Updated Second Edition of a Groundbreaking Text The only textbook of its kind, Criminological Theory: A Life-Course Approach, Second Edition includes original chapters written by an interdisciplinary group of scholars and experts. The unique collection of contributors comes from the fields of psychology, social work, epidemiology, criminology, psychiatry, and sociology. Unlike other criminology textbooks, which focus exclusively on environmental and social correlates to criminal behavio...
Basics of Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology
by T Maxfield and Earl Babbie
A brief text based on Maxfield/Babbie's best-selling, RESEARCH METHODS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY, Fourth Edition, this "basics edition" combines accessibility and a conversational writing-style with Michael G. Maxfield's expertise in criminology and criminal justice. In just 12 chapters the text features criminal justice examples of methodology in the field and utilizes real data. This basics edition also includes coverage of ethics, causation, validity, and research design, especiall...
The #1 bestseller will keep you on the edge of your seat with a twisty, gripping crime thriller. Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and Angela Marsons. ‘All hail the new Queen of Crime’ Heat Their darkest secrets won’t stay buried forever… The butchered body of a professor is found in a private office of Exeter University. It is the first in a spate of horrific murders that shakes the city to its core. Who w...
Criminal law instructors have had a never-ending debate over what to teach first. Evolved from the old Smith's Review, Kaci's approach leads the student to an understanding of the sources of law and basic legal principles prior to delving into the complexities of American criminal law. This succinct book provides the required background and foundation to understand criminal law within the reader's scope of comprehension. The reader progresses quickly from topic to topic with pertinent briefed...
This text/reader focuses on major types of crimes to illustrate the behavior, tendencies, and similarities and differences that are observable among criminals, victims, and situations. Overview materials are combined with key research and readings from the field, many of the selections feature ethnographic work that illustrates, from a criminal or victim's perspective, what it is like to "do crime."
PARADOXES OF LEADERSHIP IN POLICE MANAGEMENT helps current police leaders, and would-be leaders, as they strive to effectively direct a group of unique and powerful individuals: police officers. The work day of a police officer is replete with paradox, making the job of leading police difficult and potentially frustrating. This book provides real life examples based on a theoretical framework. PARADOXES OF LEADERSHIP IN POLICE MANAGEMENT discusses the police officer's experience including the mu...
Blackstone's Student Police Officer Handbook
by Bryn Caless, Kevin Lawton-Barrett, Robert Underwood, and Dominic Wood
Blackstone's Student Police Officer Handbook 2e is a key text for student police officers undergoing their initial police training and provides all the underpinning subject matter and skills development materials required for the Initial Police Learning and Development Programme (IPLDP). Fully updated for the second edition, the content of each chapter links closely to the new and revised 22 National Occupational Standards for the IPLDP curriculum which were introduced in 2007. This book ensures...
Detectives work the streets - an arena of action, vice, lust, greed, aggression, and violence - to gather shards of information about who did what to whom. They also work the cumbersome machinery of the justice system - semi-military police hierarchies with their endless jockeying for prestige, procedure-driven district attorney offices, and backlogged courts - transforming hardwon street knowledge into public narratives of responsibility for crime. Street Stories, based on years of fieldwork wi...
Criminology: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
by Tim Newburn
Crime is big news. From murder to theft to drug gangs, crime and criminal justice affect the lives of millions of people worldwide. Hardly surprisingly, crime has been pushed high up the public policy agenda across the world. But how can we measure crime, or evaluate the effectiveness of preventative measures? Does the threat of prison reduce someone's likelihood of reoffending, or would rehabilitation be more constructive? In this Very Short Introduction Tim Newburn considers how we can study...
For ten years American prosecutor Alice Vachss specialized in cases of rape, incest and child sexual abuse. In this account of her career she argues that the system is weighted against victims, as she describes what she calls "the rape collaborators" - the police, the judges, the lawyers and politicians, the fickle juries, and a legal system that remains sceptical of cries of rape.
Policing and Psychology examines the intertwining of the two from three perspectives: external, internal, and systems and law. The external focus is how psychology plays a role in police work, basically how police handle individuals using psychology or who are suffering from a psychological disorder. The internal view focuses on how the individual deals with family, organization, and self with respect to psychological issues. Finally, the systems and law section focuses on the law and mental hea...
This book explores the wide variety of tasks and functions performed by those who work in the field of policing. It provides details about the organization, mission, job tasks, and entrance requirements for many types of police agencies. This text is unique in that it provides personal accounts of the activities and experiences provided by actual personnel who are currently employed with an agency. The interviews, compiled and structured by the author, represent all levels of policing, from rook...
Contemporary Issues in Criminological Theory and Research
by Crystal Garcia and Kenna Quinet
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE THEORY, 1/e is a concise and easy-to-use reference resource for those studying criminology and criminal justice. This exciting and thought-provoking new anthology features all of the proposals and response essays presented at the November, 2010 American Society of Criminology conference.
This uniquely practical introduction to private security emphasizes professionalism and ethics throughout and focuses on real-world concepts and applications as it presents detailed discussion of everything from industry background and related law to premise, retail, business, employment, and information/computer security as well as investigation, surveillance, and even homeland security.
This is a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the most often studied short story writers from around the world.The 146 authors, and 800 works covered in this set reflect the range and diversity of nineteenth and twentieth century short-story writing. More than half the authors covered are from the United States, reflecting the strength of the genre in its birthplace. The second largest national grouping is England, added to which are some of the great authors of Ireland and Scotland. Readers...
Beginning with the punishment systems of the ancient world, Sean OToole investigates the birth of the modern prison, the transportation process, the convict era and finally the creation of Australias various State and Territory prisons and community corrections systems.
The tenth edition of best-selling COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS delivers essential information on the wide array of punishments and treatment programs that constitute alternatives to prison and jail. Although some offenders need to be incarcerated for public safety reasons, this book argues that the vast majority of convicted offenders can be effectively supervised in the community--using programs that meet the level of risk posed by, and the needs of, each individual. Offering a balanced approach...