Justice Restaurative Et Auteurs d''infractions Caract re Sexuel (Omn.Univ.Europ.)
by Sarlet-S
Criminology Textbook (Old Bailey Press Textbooks S.)
Readings in Contemporary Criminological Theory
Divided into five sections, each with a contextualizing introduction by the volume editors, the collection covers in turn rational choice theories, including routine activities and situational crime prevention; biosocial and psychological theories, including criminal anthropology and arousal theory; sociological theories, including ecological and anomie theories; integrated theories; and conflict theories, including left realism, feminist criminology, and restorative justice. Taken together, the...
Psychology of Misconduct, Vice, and Crime (Psychology Revivals) (Psychology Revivals)
by Bernard Hollander
Born in Vienna in 1864, Bernard Hollander was a London-based psychiatrist. He is best known for being one of the main proponents of phrenology. This title, originally published in 1922 contains the reflections of the author on his experience as a physician specialising in nervous and mental disorders. He looks at a range of patients "suffering from character defects leading to moral failings..." finding that these cases of "moral derangement" come in all kinds. Very much of its time, he suggests...
This is Reg Kray's autobiography, he describes his East end childhood and at the centre of it Reggie's and Ronnie's great love for their mother, Violet, describing how he and his brothers' skill in the boxing ring developed into their being a formidable street fighting team. This book contains the first detailed account of the killing of Jack "the Hat" McVitie and reveals the identity of the man who disposed of the gun following Ron's killing of George Cornell. There are revelations about succes...
A Half Century with Juvenile Delinquents
by Bradford Kinney Peirce
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the inadequacies of the state's response to public health and public order issues through deeply flawed legislation. Written in the context of the #Blacklivesmatter protests, this book explores why law enforcement responses to a public health emergency are prioritised over welfare provision and what this tells us about the state's criminal justice institutions. Informing scholarly, civic and activist thinking on the political nature of policing, it reve...
La Question Pénale: Au Point de Vue Éthique (Classic Reprint)
by Waldimir Solovief
This supplementary reader includes carefully selected readings that focus on crime and criminal justice in countries other than the United States. These readings offer specific cases and examples to add dimension and interest to the theories presented in the primary text used in the class. The level of analysis is an ideal entry point for students taking a first criminology course. A brief guide correlating each reading with the relevant chapters of four of the top selling criminology books is a...
For sophomore/senior-level courses in Probation and Parole and Community Corrections.Featuring a front-line practitioner's insights based on the author's extensive experience as a senior New York State parole officer, this text exposes students to the complex, "real" world of probation and parole. Comprehensive in approach, it explores the cutting-edge of both practice and theory with regard to all aspects of adult and juvenile probation, institutions, and parole.
Studyguide for Criminology (Cram101 Textbook Outlines)
by 2nd Edition Siegel
This revised and updated edition of "the most critically acclaimed book" (Publishers Weekly) on domestic violence includes new information on the effect of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, examines resources on the Internet, and details what you can do to help stop battering.
Evidence-Based Offender Profiling (Criminology in Focus)
by Bryanna Fox, David P. Farrington, Andreas Kapardis, and Olivia C. Hambly
Offender profiling is an investigative tool used to narrow down the range of potential suspects for a crime by predicting the personality, behavioral, and demographic characteristics that an offender is likely to possess, based upon information collected at the crime scene. While offender profiling has been popularized by TV shows and movies such as Criminal Minds, Silence of the Lambs, and Mindhunter, the real-world impact of offender profiling is largely unknown. This book discusses the histor...
Cold Cases True Crime (Cold Cases True Crime, #3) (Serial Killers)
by Brody Clayton