Legal aspects of criminology

This book comprises an in-depth and highly inclusive ethnographic study of daily life in two local Danish probation offices.

On September 21, 2011, the controversial execution of Georgia inmate Troy Davis, who spent twenty years on death row for a crime he most likely did not commit, revealed the complexity of death penalty trials, the flaws in America's justice system, and the rift between those who are for or against the death penalty.

As planet Earth continues to absorb unprecedented levels of anthropogenically induced environmental and climatic change, two similar academic schools of thought have emerged in recent years, both making sustained efforts to explain how and why this state of affairs has evolved.

This edited text draws together the insights of numerous worldwide eminent academics to evaluate the condition of predictive policing and artificial intelligence (AI) as interlocked policy areas.

What role do transitional justice processes play in determining the gender outcomes of transitions from conflict and authoritarianism?

This new edition of From Birth to Sixteen outlines children's physical, social, emotional and cognitive development from infancy through to adolescence.

Captive Images examines the law's treatment of photographic evidence and uses it to investigate the relationship between law, image and fantasy.

Can we understand torture by focusing on the torture chamber or even on the states in which it is practiced, or do we have to consider the wider political context in which it is embedded?

At a time when Europe is witnessing major cultural, social, economic and political challenges and transformations, this book brings together leading researchers and experts to consider a range of pressing questions relating to the historical origins, contemporary manifestations and future prospects for juvenile justice.

This landmark book focuses on urban surfaces, on exploring their authorship and management, and on their role in struggles for the right to the city.

This book shows how international criminal courts have paid only limited and inconsistent attention to atrocity crimes affecting children.

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.

Deterrence, Choice, and Crime explores the various dimensions of modern deterrence theory, relevant research, and practical applications.

This book aims to make the case for and provide some of the resources necessary to reimagine rehabilitation for twenty-first-century criminal justice.

This book offers a critical appreciation of the nature and impact of coercive control in interpersonal relationships.

Criminology is a dynamic and evolving field of study.

The problem of corruption, however described, dates back thousands of years.

Essentials of Medicolegal Death Investigation uses a unique approach by combining medical issues, injury patterns, and investigative procedures to provide the reader with the basic fundamentals for a death investigation.

This book brings together a rich international and cross-sectional collection of articles that examine the current knowledge on gaps in the research realm or intervention development as they relate to our effort to combat human trafficking/modern-day slavery.

Taking Intelligence to the Next Level: Advanced Intelligence Analysis Methodologies Using Real-World Business, Crime, Military, and Terrorism Examples examines intelligence gathering and analysis and the significance of these programs.

This book presents a fresh perspective on combating cyber crime, showcasing innovative solutions from experts across various fields.

This book critically evaluates the rise of the far-right in Greece, detailing the legal context in which to understand both the emergence of Golden Dawn, the far-right's largest grouping, and the 2020 court decision, in which it was deemed to be a criminal organisation.

The Police Misconduct Complaint Investigations Manual provides a timely and unique, step-by-step approach to conducting or reviewing police misconduct investigations, whether a complaint involves a lower-level allegation of discourtesy or more serious concerns such as excessive force or criminal behavior.

This book offers a phenomenological perspective on the criminal law debate on robots.

In recent years, the lifecourse perspective has become a popular theoretical orientation toward crime.

In San Diego, not far from the gates of the fantasy world of Disneyland, tent cities lining the freeways remind us of an ugly reality.

How and when did forensic science originate in the UK?

This book provides a critical and contemporary evaluation of the laws and enforcement policies pertaining to tax evasion in the United Kingdom (UK) and United States (US).

This book explores the theoretical contribution of Michel Foucault to the fields of criminology, law, justice and penology.

Integrating interdisciplinary and cross-cultural analysis, this volume advances our understanding of sexual violence in intimacy through the development of more nuanced and evidence-based conceptual frameworks.

Crime Scene Investigation offers an innovative approach to learning about crime scene investigation, taking the reader from the first response on the crime scene to documenting crime scene evidence and preparing evidence for courtroom presentation.

Fundamentals of Forensic Science, Third Edition, provides current case studies that reflect the ways professional forensic scientists work, not how forensic academicians teach.

Literature in the child abuse and child protection arena has tended to adopt either a practice or legal perspective.

The concept of deviance is complex, given that norms vary considerably across groups, times, and places.

This engaging book presents a critical approach to understanding prison conditions in the United States in the era of mass incarceration.

Cost-effective methods for improving crime control in AmericaSince the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the United States has multiplied fivefold, to one prisoner for every hundred adults-a rate unprecedented in American history and unmatched anywhere in the world.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the presumption of innocence from both a practical and theoretical point of view.

Police body-worn cameras (BWCs) are at the cutting edge of policing.

Police organizations across the globe are experiencing major changes.

Many anti-corruption efforts have had only a minimal effect on curbing the problem of corruption.

Investigations in Sex Estimation: A Comparison of Morphological and Metrical Methods is a collective comparison of the many morphological and metric methods currently used on adult and juvenile human remains.

Trafficking Culture outlines current research and thinking on the illicit market in antiquities.

The world of Cybersecurity today is becoming increasingly complex.

This book offers a new perspective on the death penalty in the US, examining capital punishment as state crime or state-produced harm.

Pediatric integrative medicine is a rapidly evolving field with great potential to improve the quality of preventive health in children and expand treatment options for children living with chronic disease.