Crime & criminology
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Crime & criminology
Hardback. Denies that punishment is about justice, reason, and law. This book shows that punishment is an essentially irrational act founded in ritual as a means to control evil without creating more of it in the process. It looks at issues ranging from public executions and the development of the prison to the invention of the guillotine. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226766096
- ISBN
- 9780226766096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.53€ 77.43
€ 93.53
€ 77.43
Hardback. This volume in the series Sociology of Crime, Law, and Deviance deals with aspects of punishment, including sentencing, incarceration, and prison conditions, in a variety of settings at local, national, and/or regional levels. Editor(s): Deflem, Mathieu. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509102
- ISBN
- 9781783509102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.70
€ 180.70
Paperback. The kinds of punishment used in a society have been considered an important criterion in judging whether a society is civilized or barbaric, advanced or backward, modern or premodern. This title asks how such distinctions have affected our understanding of the past and contributed to the proliferation of kinds of barbarity in the modern world. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 halftones. 1 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130309
- ISBN
- 9780691130309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.21
€ 51.99
€ 37.21
Hardback. In Punishment and the History of Political Philosophy, Arthur Shuster offers an insightful study of punishment in the works of Plato, Hobbes, Montesquieu, Beccaria, Kant, and Foucault. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HB; HPS; JKV; JPA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647282
- ISBN
- 9781442647282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 54.87
€ 54.99
€ 54.87
Paperback. A look at some current forms of penal governance in Canadian federal women?s prisons and a suggestion that the prison system itself, given its primary functions of custody and punishment, is consistent in thwarting attempts at progressive reform. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802082749
- ISBN
- 9780802082749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.04
€ 43.99
€ 39.04
Hardback. Starting with an overview of the history and philosophy of punishment, this title includes articles that explore penal practices in the modern state and the deeper philosophical and social aspects of retributive justice. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin; Ewick, Patricia. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310722
- ISBN
- 9780762310722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.81
€ 180.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: JKVP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138694668
- ISBN
- 9781138694668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.78
€ 50.78
Paperback. New edition of a classic work exploring the philosophical justifications for our penal system. 'A pleasure to read.' TLS Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780745321318
- ISBN
- 9780745321318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.31
€ 40.99
€ 31.31
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Criminal Justice Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781881798699
- ISBN
- 9781881798699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.39
€ 50.39
Paperback. This up-to-date collection begins with an account and analysis of the role of psychologists in prisons in relation to research. Editor(s): Towl, Graham J. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVQ; JMK; JMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405133142
- ISBN
- 9781405133142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.78
€ 84.78
Paperback. These top scholars probe the discretionary use of power and inquire how it has been exercised to spare convicted criminals from the full might of the law. Editor(s): Strange, Carolyn. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780774805858
- ISBN
- 9780774805858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.12
€ 44.99
€ 40.12
Paperback. Aimed at professionals working with men who are challenging the boundaries of society or any man who feels frustrated by his life, the book offers detailed illustrative case studies, structured exercises and topics for discussion, which can be used by the individual or in a group context. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843106166
- ISBN
- 9781843106166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.87
€ 33.99
€ 33.87
Paperback. Mike Rowe has brought the issues of race and crime bang up to date in this compelling, accessible, pedagogically informed book. Series: Key Approaches to Criminology. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSL; JKV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849207270
- ISBN
- 9781849207270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 49.83
€ 51.99
€ 49.83
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590339701
- ISBN
- 9781590339701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.09€ 86.34
€ 125.09
€ 86.34
Hardback. This new volume of Sociology of Crime, Deviance and Law addresses issues of race and ethnicity within the law and law-related phenomena. Editor(s): Deflem, Mathieu. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JKV; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781787146044
- ISBN
- 9781787146044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.72
€ 130.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447322870
- ISBN
- 9781447322870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.25
€ 35.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. Series: Criminology and Justice Studies. Num Pages: 480 pages, 5 black & white tables, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JKV; LNDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415522144
- ISBN
- 9780415522144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.52
€ 25.52
Paperback. Tells the story of social injustice, racialized policing, nationally profiled shootings, and the ambiguousness of black life in a suburban context.This title examines a fraught police-citizen interface, where blacks are segregated and yet forced to negotiate overlapping spaces with their more affluent white counterparts. Num Pages: 268 pages, 16 halftones, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFP; JFSL3; JKSW1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282391
- ISBN
- 9780520282391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.57
€ 33.99
€ 24.57
Hardback. Translator(s): Todd, Jane. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JM; HRAM9; JKVP1; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620972687
- ISBN
- 9781620972687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.56
€ 25.99
€ 22.56
Paperback. "In the last decade, school shootings have decimated communities and terrified parents, teachers, and children in even the most "family friendly" American towns and suburbs. These tragedies appear to b" Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVQ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465051045
- ISBN
- 9780465051045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.52
€ 20.99
€ 15.52