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Crime & criminology

Paperback. Bringing together new research, this book advances current theoretical understandings of punishment and control in society. It provides a critical analysis of institutions, punishment and the law, and explores the delivery of punishment and experience of incarceration in Western societiesfrom the early-nineteenth century." Editor(s): Johnston, H. B. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKV; JKVP; JKVQ2; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 419.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349361809
ISBN
9781349361809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.43

Hardcover. Bringing together new research, this book advances current theoretical understandings of punishment and control in society. It provides a critical analysis of institutions, punishment and the law, and explores the delivery of punishment and experience of incarceration in Western societies from the early-nineteenth century. Editor(s): Johnston, Helen. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JKVP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230549333
ISBN
9780230549333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.64

Paperback. 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: 229 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226766102
ISBN
9780226766102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.81

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

€ 93.50
€ 78.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Corlett, J. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKVP; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 261.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349316694
ISBN
9781349316694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.55

Hardcover. A collection of original contributions by philosophers working in the ethics of punishment, gathering new perspectives on various challenging topics including punishment and forgiveness, dignity, discrimination, public opinion, torture, rehabilitation, and restitution. Editor(s): Ryberg, Jesper; Corlett, J. Angelo. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKVP; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350. New Perspectives. 200 pages. Editor(s): Ryberg, Jesper; Corlett, J. Angelo. A collection of original contributions by philosophers working in the ethics of punishment, gathering new perspectives on various challenging topics including punishment and forgiveness, dignity, discrimination, public opinion, torture, rehabilitation, and restitution. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKVP; LAB. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 14. Weight: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230240971
ISBN
9780230240971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.05

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

€ 183.69

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
€ 37.77

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

€ 53.99

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

€ 42.99
€ 38.22

paperback. This collection, from a range of leading international scholars, looks at penal practice in a variety of different European countries. Noting particularities as well as similarities, such as the overuse of imprisonment and the use of harsher sanctions against the poor, this book questions how we justify and deliver punishment in Europe. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKV; JKVP; JP; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2013
SKU
V9781349439966
ISBN
9781349439966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.92

Paperback. This collection, from a range of leading international scholars, looks at penal practice in a variety of different European countries. Noting particularities as well as similarities, such as the overuse of imprisonment and the use of harsher sanctions against the poor, this book questions how we justify and deliver punishment in Europe. Editor(s): Ruggiero, Vincenzo; Ryan, Mick. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29 tables, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137572424
ISBN
9781137572424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Hardcover. This collection, from a range of leading international scholars, looks at penal practice in a variety of different European countries. Noting particularities as well as similarities, such as the overuse of imprisonment and the use of harsher sanctions against the poor, this book questions how we justify and deliver punishment in Europe. Editor(s): Ruggiero, Vincenzo; Ryan, Mick. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29 tables, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137028204
ISBN
9781137028204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.29

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

€ 195.42

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

€ 50.85

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
€ 31.46

Paperback. .
Publisher
Criminal Justice Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781881798699
ISBN
9781881798699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.47

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

€ 90.52

Hardcover. This volume draws together both theoretical and empirical contributions reflecting on, and developing, the growing scholarship being produced at the intersection of 'queer' and 'criminology'. The contributions each highlight how such scholarship is essential to achieving greater social and criminal justice for LGBTIQ communities. Editor(s): Dwyer, Angela; Crofts, Thomas. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSK; JHBA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137513335
ISBN
9781137513335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.24

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

€ 35.00

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