Legal aspects of criminology

Criminal defence at the investigative stage has attracted growing attention due to the shifting focus of the criminal process onto pre-trial stages, and the recent European regulations adopted in this area.

First published in 1985, Investigating Rape examines practices related with rape in four United States police departments and suggests what lessons the British police service might draw from them.

New edition with bonus featuresThis hard-hitting verbatim play is based on a tragicdrinkdriveaccident that results in the death of the vehicle's front seat passenger, Jo.

For as long as we have been researching human memory, psychologists have been investigating how people remember and forget.

This book is a biographical history of Rottnest Island, a small carceral island offshore from Western Australia.

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Pedigree Analysis in R gives an introduction to the theory of relatedness and covers a range of applications in forensic and medical genetics.

This book contributes to the study of collective memory and the sociology of terrorism by analysing the role of memorialization in relation to terrorism, its victims, and the broader society.

Social Problems in the UK: An Introduction contextualises the most pressing social problems of our times drawing upon the disciplines of sociology, social policy, education studies and health studies.

This collection considers the implications for privacy of the utilisation of new technologies in the criminal process.

Set in different national contexts (Brazil, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Laos, Norway, Thailand) and in different social science disciplines, the chapters of this volume aim at questioning anti-trafficking policies and their practical impact on sex work regulation.

Exploring a specific type of sexual violence committed by a specific type of sexual offender, namely adult male on adult female stranger sexual violence, this book provides readers with an enhanced understanding of both the offences being committed and the offenders who commit them.

Originally published in 1974 and the recipient of the Denis Carroll Book Prize at the World Congress of the International Criminology Society in 1978, Thomas Mathiesen's The Politics of Abolition is a landmark text in critical criminology.

Hiding Behind the Keyboard: Uncovering Covert Communication Methods with Forensic Analysis exposes the latest electronic covert communication techniques used by cybercriminals, along with the needed investigative methods for identifying them.

The regulation of pornography has always been a contentious issue, which has sparked wide-ranging debates surrounding the acceptability and place of pornography in society.

Higher Education and the Carceral State: Transforming Together explores the diversity of ways in which university faculty and students are intervening in the system of mass incarceration through the development of transformative arts and educational programs for students in correctional institutions.

This book explores the various ways in which participation in sport and physical activity might contribute to effective solutions within criminal justice systems.

How should uncertainties implicit in scientific evidence be dealt with in international legal disputes relating to health and the environment?

This edited collection sheds light on the evolution of corporate financial crime, exploring a myriad of offenses ranging from money laundering and fraud to market manipulation and bribery.

This book shows how the legal systems of individual European countries protect patient autonomy.

This book establishes a new framework for prison design to promote the health and well-being of all prison users.

What is the meaning of punishment today?

This book examines the drug dealer in contemporary society from an interdisciplinary perspective and considers the increasingly blurred demarcation between illegitimate and legitimate drug markets.

A collection of works, some previously published as articles in the journal Police Practice and Research, this book provides both conceptual analysis and case studies, exploring historical and sociopolitical contexts of conflicts in order to help readers better understand these themes.

One Hundred Days Before Trial provides an antidote to trial anxiety, usually caused by poor planning and insecurity.

Analyses access to justice in Asia and other non-Western jurisdictions, including programmes of mandatory public interest activities.

This book offers a multifaceted look at Northeast India and the customs and traditions that underpin its legal framework.

Romantic-era literature offers a key message: surveillance, in all its forms, was experienced distinctly and differently by women than men.

Originally published in 1954 and here reissuing the second edition of 1963, The Nigerian Legal System (now with a new preface by Olusoji Elias), is an account of the history of the courts, the sources and general principles of law in Nigeria.

Techniques in the investigative interviewing and interrogation of victims, witnesses and suspects of crime vary around the world, according to a country's individual legal system, religion and culture.

This book argues for a mixed theory of legal punishment that treats both crime reduction and retribution as important aims of the state.

More than merely describing the evolution of human rights and civil liberties law, this classic textbook provides students with detailed and thought-provoking coverage of the most crucial developments in the field, clearly explaining the law in context and practice.

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The use of illegal drugs is so common that a number of commentators now refer to the 'normalisation' of drug consumption.

From predictive policing to self-surveillance to private security, the potential uses to of big data in crime control pose serious legal and ethical challenges relating to privacy, discrimination, and the presumption of innocence.

EU expansion has stoked fears that criminals from the East may abuse freedom of movement to exploit the benefit systems of richer states.

Transnational Crime and Human Rights offers an evaluation of the responses to the transnational crime of human trafficking and governance of the issue through a case study of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), which comprises Cambodia, the People's Republic of China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam.

Gain important new insights into religious personnel who molest children!

Corruption is a globalising phenomenon.

Experts provide important insights on the intent and subsequent outcome of legislated change at the national and local levels in the area of criminal justice and women.

Change is an inevitable part of any correctional institution, as new trends and initiatives constantly bombard the system.

Since the 9/11 attacks the world has witnessed the creation of both domestic and international legal instruments designed to disrupt and interdict the financial activities of terrorists.

Police Corruption in the NYPD: From Knapp to Mollen explores how the New York Police Department experienced two major investigations within a quarter of a century.

Criminalization is a new series arising from an interdisciplinary investigation into the issue of criminalization, focussing on the principles and goals that should guide decisions about what kinds of conduct are to be criminalized, and the forms that criminalization should take.

In their journeys to prison and community re-entry, women leaving prison tend to share overarching challenges connected to lives of poverty, trauma, and abuse.

Forensic science laboratories' reputations have increasingly come under fire.

An Introduction to Crime and Crime Causation is a student-friendly textbook that defines and explains the concepts of crime, criminal law, and criminology.

As communities continue to undergo rapid demographic shifts that modify their composition, culture, and collective values, police departments serving those communities must evolve accordingly in order to remain effective.

Insider threats are everywhere.