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Crime & criminology

Hardcover. The killing of new-born children is an intensely emotional and emotive subject. The hidden nature of this crime has made it an area incredibly difficult subject area for historians to approach up until now. This work provides the first detailed history of infanticide in mainland Britain from 1600 to the modern era. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; HBTB; JFSP1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230547070
ISBN
9780230547070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.91

Hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive study of the neglected story of the involvement of the women's movement with criminal justice policy in the 20th century. Taking the topic from the 'suffragette' era to the early days of 'second-wave' feminism, the book argues that criminal justice policy has been a continual concern for feminists. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 501.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230572546
ISBN
9780230572546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

Hardcover. This book focuses upon the breaking of rules and taboos involved in 'doing crime', including violent crime as represented in fictive texts and ethnographic research. It includes chapters on topics of urgent contemporary interest such as asylum seekers, sex work, serial killers, school shooters, crimes of poverty and understandings of 'madness'. Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives. Num Pages: 200 pages, 13 black & white halftones, 1 figures. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230577848
ISBN
9780230577848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.25

Hardcover. This volume presents a unique examination of Western-led police reform efforts by theoretically linking neoliberal globalization, police reform and development. The authors present seven country case studies based on this theoretical and conceptual approach and assess the prospects for successful police reform in a global context. Series: Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JKSW1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230581029
ISBN
9780230581029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Hardcover. This book explores the accounts given by white-collar crime offenders to defend their criminal behaviour in order to preserve their characters and social standing. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVK; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230581852
ISBN
9780230581852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

Hardcover. Shlapentokh asserts that asocial behavior in both medieval France and the contemporary West is not a marginal occurrence but rather a mainstream phenomena, and one that can often be stopped by strong force as the only antidote to social chaos. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; JKV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230603752
ISBN
9780230603752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Hardcover. China's infamous death penalty record is the product of firm Party-state control and policy-setting. Though during the 1980s and 1990s, the Party's emphasis was on "kill many," in the 2000s the direction of policy began to move toward "kill fewer." This book details the policies, institutions, and story behind the reform of the death penalty. Series: Palgrave Series in Asian Governance. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230613546
ISBN
9780230613546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.19

Hardcover. This text argues for the usefulness of fictional realities for criminological theorizing and analysis. It illustrates that a creative and critical social scientific practice requires craft norms rather than commercial norms that threaten to completely colonize higher education. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230615168
ISBN
9780230615168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

Hardcover. This book casts a critical eye on scholarship in the field of criminal justice, and offers some new orientations to help develop explanations for twenty-first century criminology and criminal justice studies. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JKV; LNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230615984
ISBN
9780230615984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This project examines Ida B. Wells's ethical interrogation of America's infatuation with terror. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 194 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230622388
ISBN
9780230622388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JKV; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979
SKU
V9780306402685
ISBN
9780306402685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.06

Hardback. Series: Law, Society & Policy. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306425257
ISBN
9780306425257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 233.59

Hardback. Editor(s): Berlin, Louis. Series: Criminal Justice & Public Safety S. Num Pages: 444 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Edition
3rd ed. 1988
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306428852
ISBN
9780306428852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.44

Hardback. Often regarded as a mystery, Interpol (the world association of national police forces for mutual assistance in the fight against international crimes and criminal conspiracies) is analyzed in this book by a research scientist, and its inner workings scrutinized. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Series: Criminal Justice & Public Safety S. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306431357
ISBN
9780306431357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.12

Hardback. Brings together diverse research on criminal offenders to estimate the effectiveness of incapacitation. The author analyzes inmate surveys, arrest records, and other data to estimate the production function of the criminal justice system, and determines likely benefits and costs of general and selective incapacitation policies. Series: The Plenum Series in Crime and Justice. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306443831
ISBN
9780306443831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 425 pages. BIC Classification: JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306444722
ISBN
9780306444722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 279 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 369.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Plenum Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306447716
ISBN
9780306447716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.37

Hardcover. Provides undergraduate students with an important historical context and demonstrates the continuity of many issues in the fields of criminology and criminal justice. This volume contains articles which examines the philosophy of punishment, policing, the politics of crime and crime control, criminological theory, drug use, and white-collar crime. Editor(s): McCord, Joan; Laub, John H. Series: The Plenum Series in Crime and Justice. Num Pages: 412 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 34. Weight in Grams: 796. Series: The Plenum Series in Crime and Justice. 426 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): McCord, Joan; Laub, John H. Provides undergraduate students with an important historical context and demonstrates the continuity of many issues in the fields of criminology and criminal justice. This volume contains articles which examines the philosophy of punishment, policing, the politics of crime and crime control, criminological theory, drug use, and white-collar crime. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JKV; JMS. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 34. Weight: 796.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1995th Edition
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306449604
ISBN
9780306449604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.81

Hardback. Series: The Plenum Series in Crime and Justice. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306453472
ISBN
9780306453472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.46

paperback. Educates individuals working within the youth justice system of the usefulness and limitations of psychological assessments in the processing of youthful offenders. The authors favor a child welfare and rehabilitative approach. It closes with extensive recommendations and appendices listing instruments, procedures, and resources. Series: Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology Library. Num Pages: 154 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVQ2; JMC; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Edition
1996th Edition
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306454677
ISBN
9780306454677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.19

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