Crime & criminology
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Crime & criminology
Paperback. A remarkable, first-hand account of the experiences of international inspectors who visited the police stations, prisons, psychiatric institutions of many countries in Europe including the UK, Spain, Turkey, and France. A vivid depiction of how the inspectors worked, the major problems they encountered and the resulting improvements. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JKVP1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745617220
- ISBN
- 9780745617220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.41
€ 23.41
Hardback. Vigilantes operate in the shadows rather than the bright lights of mainstream political consensus. They have arisen at many times in different regions of the world as defenders, often by force, of their view of the good life against those they see to be its enemies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JKV; JPWF; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745616377
- ISBN
- 9780745616377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.69
€ 78.69
Hardback. This much--needed book is a concise and accessible account of the contribution of feminist thinking to the study of crime. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFFK; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745611631
- ISBN
- 9780745611631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. Presents an analysis of the role of the modern state in the shaping of policies of social control. First providing a theoretical understanding of the mechanisms of state policy-making, the author then discusses the changing nature of social control in the US from the 19th century to the present. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JKV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 469.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745606996
- ISBN
- 9780745606996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Paperback. Reveals how governments and the wider establishment copy the practices of organised crime groups in order to control them. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745332017
- ISBN
- 9780745332017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.14
€ 23.99
€ 19.14
Paperback. 'A groundbreaking book .. [offering ] dazzling brilliance in the development of criminological theory.' Ihekwoaba D. Onwudiwe, Associate Professor, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745318851
- ISBN
- 9780745318851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.50
€ 40.99
€ 31.50
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745318677
- ISBN
- 9780745318677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.73
€ 37.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Presents an examination of a 2005 lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a faith-based residential rehabilitation program in an Iowa state prison of America. This work casts light on the predicament of prisoners who have precious little choice about what kind of rehabilitation they receive, if they are offered any at all. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JKVP1; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152530
- ISBN
- 9780691152530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. When the author, a Harvard-trained sociologist, left the classroom to become a cop in Baltimore's Eastern District, he was thrust deep into police culture and the ways of the street - the nerve-rattling patrols, the thriving drug corners, and a world of poverty and violence. This book reveals the truths he learned on the midnight shift. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; JFSG; JKSW1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143866
- ISBN
- 9780691143866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.95
€ 21.99
€ 16.95
Hardback. The modern prison is commonly thought to be the fruit of an Enlightenment penology that stressed man's ability to reform his soul. This book challenges this view by tracing the institution's emergence to a much earlier period beginning in the late thirteenth century, and provides a view of medieval prison life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135335
- ISBN
- 9780691135335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 42.11
€ 53.49
€ 42.11
Paperback. Uses the lens of executive clemency in capital cases to discuss the fraught condition of mercy in American political life. This book examines the history of capital clemency in the twentieth century and surrounding legal controversies and philosophical debates about when mercy should be extended. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JMC; JKVP; JPQB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133997
- ISBN
- 9780691133997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Hardback. Organized crime is spreading like a global virus as mobs take advantage of open borders to establish local franchises at will. This book argues that mafiosi often find themselves abroad against their will, rather than through a strategic plan to colonize the territories. It charts the attempts of Calabrese 'Ndrangheta's move to the north of Italy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 halftones. 3 line illus. 16 tables. 4 maps. BIC Classification: JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128559
- ISBN
- 9780691128559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 42.00
€ 53.49
€ 42.00
Paperback. Arguing that the capital punishment must be stopped, this book exposes us to the realities of state killing and examines its foundations in ideas about revenge and retribution. It takes us inside the courtroom of a capital trial, and presents interviews with jurors and lawyers who make decisions about life and death. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691102610
- ISBN
- 9780691102610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.59
€ 46.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Represents a blend of political and legal theory, one that focuses on the double-edged role of memory in fueling cycles of hatred and maintaining justice and personal integrity. This work features topics that include hate crimes and hate-crimes legislation, child sexual abuse and the statute of limitations, and more. Editor(s): Rosenblum, Nancy L. Num Pages: 312 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKVC; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691096636
- ISBN
- 9780691096636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. Shows that punishment gave the community an opportunity to establish a shining myth of harmony and cleanliness: that the city of Athens could be purified of anger and social struggle, and perfect order achieved. This book shows that anger, honor, reciprocity, spectacle, and social memory constantly prevailed in Athenian law and politics. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JHMC; JKVP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691094892
- ISBN
- 9780691094892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.68
€ 54.99
€ 39.68
Hardback. The phrase 'Harlem in the 1920s' evokes images of the Harlem Renaissance, or of Marcus Garvey and soapbox orators haranguing crowds about politics and race. This title reveals a different dimension of African American culture that made not only Harlem but New York City itself the vibrant and energizing metropolis it was. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; JFC; JFSL3; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674051072
- ISBN
- 9780674051072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.13
€ 47.99
€ 40.13
Paperback. A comprehensive forensic mental health nursing text, which meets the needs of practitioners working within the forensic mental health sector and students training to work in this sector. The text addresses clinical and practical issues relating to the care of mentally disordered offenders. Editor(s): Chaloner, Chris; Coffey, Michael. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVQ1; MMJ; MMQ; MQCL5. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632050314
- ISBN
- 9780632050314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.72
€ 89.72
Hardback. The Blackwell Companion to Criminology provides a contemporary and global resource to scholarship in both classical and topical areas of criminology. Written accessibly, and with its international perspective and first-rate scholarship, this is truly the first global handbook of criminology. Editor(s): Sumner, Colin S. Series: Blackwell Companions to Sociology. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 179 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1118.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220923
- ISBN
- 9780631220923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.00
€ 209.00
Paperback. aeo Begins a new series of books designed to reflect and contribute to the new thinking on social policy. (Broadening Perspectives on Social Policy). aeo Addresses topical issues, in view of worldwide concerns about rising crime rates and European concerns about social policy. Editor(s): Finer, Catherine Jones; Nellis, Mike. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FMS; 1KBB; JKV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209126
- ISBN
- 9780631209126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.80
€ 31.99
€ 31.80
Paperback. Studies of crime and criminology have either overlooked women or discussed them only briefly and in stereotypical ways. This book considers all aspects of women and crime, scrutinizing the conventional accounts of women's criminality and the validity of mainstream criminological theories for women. Num Pages: 280 pages, tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631154457
- ISBN
- 9780631154457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.30
€ 48.30