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Social services & welfare, criminology

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Bollert, Karin; Peter, Corinna. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531179186
ISBN
9783531179186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.87

Paperback. American crime novels are often derided for containing misogynistic attitudes. This book argues that such novels are in fact psychologically complex and sophisticated works which demand that readers take responsibility for the images of masculinity that they project on to these works. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ2; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814726914
ISBN
9780814726914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

paperback. Discusses the role the media play in cultivating, shaping, and directing the collective emotional response toward crime Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223395
ISBN
9780253223395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.25

hardcover. Murder, Inc. and the Moral Life: Gangsters and Gangbusters in La Guardia's New York tells the story of the notorious 1930s Brooklyn gang nicknamed "Murder, Inc." Murder, Inc. is as well an extended moral reflection on the phenomenon of gangsters in general and the Murder, Inc. gang in particular Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780823271559
ISBN
9780823271559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.51

Hardback. A shocking look at how the idea of romantic love can justify and excuse the killing of women by their partners, and lead to sympathy and reduced sentences for the killers. The author explores how stories of domestic homicide are told in the news, by the police, and in the courts, drawing from 72 cases which took place over a twelve month period. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230271906
ISBN
9780230271906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BTC; JKVM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 255 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Barricade Books
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934878494
ISBN
9780934878494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. Analyses questions of cultural violence Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 b&w illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223098
ISBN
9780253223098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Meet the DeMeo gang - the most deadly killers the Mafia has ever known. They were a small-time Brooklyn corner crew who, headed by the notorious Roy DeMeo, became the hitmen of choice for the Gambino family. Killing for profit and pleasure, they were ultimately feared by everyone - even the Mafia bosses they worked for. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091941123
ISBN
9780091941123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Hardcover. Tells the story of how Boston went from an epidemic of juvenile homicide and violent crime to initiate a "process" which brought hard fought and surprising positive results. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JKVC; JKVQ2; JMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 605.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787969806
ISBN
9780787969806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.42

Paperback. Presents an account of how organized crime exploded in Limerick from the 1990s and in the noughties. This book describes the depravity and decadence of the gangs, their deadly rivaliries, and their reigns of terror over the community in which they lived. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241970461
ISBN
9780241970461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685240
ISBN
9781851685240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.74

Num Pages: 312 pages, 24 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556529474
ISBN
9781556529474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.31

Paperback. From the award-winning, critically acclaimed Charles Bowden, a stunning work of reportage on Ciudad Juarez--the blood-soaked town caught in the crosshairs of Mexico's escalating drug wars Num Pages: 352 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; HBJK; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 372. Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields. 352 pages, b/w photos. Presents a devastating chronicle of a city in collapse. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; HBJK; JKVG. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 24. Weight: 382.
Publisher
Nation Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568586458
ISBN
9781568586458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Paperback. This is a thorough assessment of the gripping yet gruesome topic of Latin American violence. Written by leading scholars from the Americas and Europe, this is the most comprehensive study of the subject to date and it focuses specifically on state-supported murder and violence. Editor(s): Johnson, Eric A.; Salvatore, Ricardo; Spierenburg, Pieter. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFE; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118657355
ISBN
9781118657355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.26

paperback. Shows how two well-established, traditional criminal law defenses - the doctrines of provocation and self-defense - enable certain defendants to more easily justify their acts of violence than others. This work suggests three tentative legal reforms to address problems of bias and undue leniency. Series: Critical America. Num Pages: 371 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814751169
ISBN
9780814751169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Hardback. It is a must-read for forensic scientists, historians, and true crime devotees alike. Num Pages: 248 pages, 37, 37 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JKVF1; LAQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420400
ISBN
9781421420400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.12

Paperback. Human psychological and physical well-being is damaged and destroyed when people are deliberately killed by other people. There are millions of primary and secondary victims of murder throughout the world, and human society as a whole is a tertiary victim of murder. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861564559
ISBN
9781861564559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.34

Paperback. Series: Topics in Kentucky History. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813133874
ISBN
9780813133874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.93

Hardback. Of all crimes murder fascinates the public, more than any other. Leads the reader from the scene to the courtroom and considers all elements that go into a murder investigation. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275984328
ISBN
9780275984328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.24

Paperback. The fifth book from bestselling author and specialist foster carer Casey Watson. A recent census shows that there are at least 175,000 child carers in the UK, 13,000 of whom care for more than 50 hours a week. Many remain invisible to a system that would otherwise help them. Abigail is one of those children. This is her story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007479597
ISBN
9780007479597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.43

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