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Crime & criminology
Hardcover. "On Captivity" is the first translation into English of "Del Cautiverio," Manuel Ciges Aparicio s account of his imprisonment in the notorious La Cabana fortress in Havana during the Cuban War of Independence (1895 98)." Editor(s): Walker, Dolores. Translator(s): Walker, Dolores. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817317690
- ISBN
- 9780817317690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.38
€ 48.38
The Changing Borders of Juvenile Justice. Transfer of Adolescents to t...
. Ed(S): Fagan, Jeffrey; Zimring, Franklin E.
Hardback. This book discusses policy, substantive procedural and empirical dimensions of waivers, and where the boundaries of the courts lie. It provides an overview of the origins and development of law and contemporary policy, examines the effects of jurisdictional shifts and offers insights into reforms. Editor(s): Fagan, Jeffrey; Zimring, Franklin E. Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226233802
- ISBN
- 9780226233802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.13
€ 80.13
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226276977
- ISBN
- 9780226276977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.52
€ 41.99
€ 32.52
Hardback. DNA profiling is often heralded as unassailable criminal evidence, a veritable "truth machine" that can overturn convictions based on eyewitness testimony, confessions, and other forms of forensic evidence. This book traces the controversial history of DNA fingerprinting by looking at court cases in the US and UK from the mid-1980s onwards. Num Pages: 416 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: JKVF1; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226498065
- ISBN
- 9780226498065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.76
€ 122.76
Hardback. Presents a comparative study of the way United States and Canada have responded to the hysteria over 'girl crime' and how it has affected the treatment of both girls and boys. This title traces the evolution of approaches to the treatment of young offenders. It is suitable for those working with troubled youths. Series: Adolescent Development and Legal Policy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 86 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JFSJ1; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226770048
- ISBN
- 9780226770048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.87
€ 62.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822962571
- ISBN
- 9780822962571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.41
€ 68.41
Hardcover. Takes readers into the courtroom to hear a streetwise convict verbally sparring with the DA, then brings us into the confines of the jury room to have us witness nervous chatter over the meaning of evidence. As an antidote, the author suggests that literary and historical texts can help us develop the capacity for prudential judgment. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826216380
- ISBN
- 9780826216380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.38
€ 63.38
Hardcover. On the night of his arrest for public intoxication, James Patrick Lyons was taken to the city jail and held in solitary confinement. The next morning he was dead. In his quest to uncover the details of his grandfather's life, the author re-creates the flavor of mid-twentieth-century Kansas City. Num Pages: 52 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218643
- ISBN
- 9780826218643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.10
€ 26.99
€ 24.10
Paperback. "The first full-length study of female drug traffickers. The lives of these women are fascinating and skillfully analyzed by the author. The book will be pleasurable reading to general readers and specialists alike."--Howard Campbell, author of Drug War Zone: Frontline Dispatches from the Streets of El Paso and Juarez" Editor(s): Lane, Kris. Series: Dialogos. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKVG; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826351982
- ISBN
- 9780826351982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.86
€ 35.86
Hardback. A detailed account of labor corruption in the 1930s and the zealous journalist who railed against it Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 black and white photographs; 6 line drawings; 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252034176
- ISBN
- 9780252034176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.49
€ 152.49
hardcover. Unraveling the truth about the sinister extortion scheme that preyed on innocent Chicagoans Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JKVM; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252034886
- ISBN
- 9780252034886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.50
€ 134.50
Hardback. A rousing tale of moonshine and conspiracy in Depression-era rural Virginia Num Pages: 304 pages, 29 black & white photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLW; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252035128
- ISBN
- 9780252035128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.49
€ 152.49
Hardback. An intrepid and reasoned call for empowerment over incarceration Editor(s): Hartnett, Stephen John. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP1; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 33. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252035821
- ISBN
- 9780252035821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.49
€ 152.49
Paperback. Exploring the reading experiences of incarcerated women Editor(s): Sweeney, Megan. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252078675
- ISBN
- 9780252078675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.07
€ 37.07
Paperback. Analyzes the foundations of lynching in American social history. Scrutinizing the vigilante movements and lynching violence that occurred in the middle decades of the nineteenth century on the Southern, Midwestern, and far Western frontiers, this book offers insights into collective violence in the pre-Civil War era. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBTB; JFFJ; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252080081
- ISBN
- 9780252080081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.07
€ 37.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JKVF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870234798
- ISBN
- 9780870234798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.27
€ 41.27
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, 45 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Utah State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874219197
- ISBN
- 9780874219197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.47
€ 53.47
Hardback. The dramatic increase in U.S. prison populations since the 1970s is often blamed on mandatory sentencing laws, but this case study of a state with judicial discretion in sentencing reveals that other significant factors influence high incarceration rates. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 figures, 8 tables. BIC Classification: HBJ; JKVP; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299310202
- ISBN
- 9780299310202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.27
€ 48.27
Paperback. Helps readers understand and analyze the involvement of street gangs in female juvenile prostitution. This book discusses how young men are drawn to gang life, and how young girls become attracted and attached to the gang members who eventually sell them into prostitution. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 diagrams. BIC Classification: JFMX; JFSJ1; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 330. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773534421
- ISBN
- 9780773534421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.84
€ 35.84
Hardback. Num Pages: 289 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; FJW; HBJK; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804009959
- ISBN
- 9780804009959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.64
€ 59.64