Legal aspects of criminology

49% of the world's population lives in small towns, villages and farms, yet until recent years criminological scholarship has focused almost exclusively on urban crimes.

49% of the world's population lives in small towns, villages and farms, yet until recent years criminological scholarship has focused almost exclusively on urban crimes.

Social Work and the Courts is a collection of important and cutting-edge court decisions in the field of human services, now in its third edition.

Social Work and the Courts is a collection of important and cutting-edge court decisions in the field of human services, now in its third edition.

This fully-updated and much expanded second edition provides a much needed, short and accessible introduction to the current debates in international humanitarian law.

This fully-updated and much expanded second edition provides a much needed, short and accessible introduction to the current debates in international humanitarian law.

Social Justice and Counseling represents the intersection between therapy, counseling, and social justice.

Ethical principles and concerns are at the heart of criminological research and can arise at the planning, implementation and reporting stages.

Ethical principles and concerns are at the heart of criminological research and can arise at the planning, implementation and reporting stages.

Drawing on qualitative and quantitative research from around the world, this book brings together renowned international scholars to explore life-course perspectives on women's imprisonment.

Drawing on qualitative and quantitative research from around the world, this book brings together renowned international scholars to explore life-course perspectives on women's imprisonment.

Memory is often the primary evidence in the courtroom, yet unfortunately this evidence may not be fit for purpose.

Memory is often the primary evidence in the courtroom, yet unfortunately this evidence may not be fit for purpose.

When studying international law there is often a risk of focusing entirely on the content of international rules (i.

When studying international law there is often a risk of focusing entirely on the content of international rules (i.

Imprisonment has become big business in the United States.

Imprisonment has become big business in the United States.

Sexual Offences: Law and Context presents the substantive law governing sexual offending in England and Wales in its socio-legal and historical context.

Sexual Offences: Law and Context presents the substantive law governing sexual offending in England and Wales in its socio-legal and historical context.

In this book, Kerry Carrington takes a bold, critical and reflexive approach to understanding the global divisions and inequalities that shape distinctive patterns of gender and crime.

In this book, Kerry Carrington takes a bold, critical and reflexive approach to understanding the global divisions and inequalities that shape distinctive patterns of gender and crime.

Since its introduction in the latter half of the 1980s, the meticulous study of distinct criminal career dimensions, like onset, frequency, and crime mix, has yielded a wealth of information on the way crime develops over the life-span.

Since its introduction in the latter half of the 1980s, the meticulous study of distinct criminal career dimensions, like onset, frequency, and crime mix, has yielded a wealth of information on the way crime develops over the life-span.

Virtually every constitutional order in the common law world contains a provision for executive clemency or pardon in criminal cases.

Virtually every constitutional order in the common law world contains a provision for executive clemency or pardon in criminal cases.

What is the meaning of punishment today?

What is the meaning of punishment today?

The question of 'what works' in offender treatment has dominated the field of prisoner re-entry and recidivism research for the last thirty years.

The question of 'what works' in offender treatment has dominated the field of prisoner re-entry and recidivism research for the last thirty years.

Studying for your Policing Degree is PERFECT for anyone wanting to train to become a police officer.

This book examines the trade in nonhuman animals of endangered wild species.

A comprehensive one-stop reference text, The Routledge Companion to Criminological Theory and Concepts (the 'Companion') will find a place on every bookshelf, whether it be that of a budding scholar or a seasoned academic.

A comprehensive one-stop reference text, The Routledge Companion to Criminological Theory and Concepts (the 'Companion') will find a place on every bookshelf, whether it be that of a budding scholar or a seasoned academic.

To what extent is restorative justice able to 'restore' the harm suffered by victims of crimes of interpersonal violence?

To what extent is restorative justice able to 'restore' the harm suffered by victims of crimes of interpersonal violence?

The BSC Critical Criminology Network's Book of the Year 2016Why do some men use physical violence against others?

The BSC Critical Criminology Network's Book of the Year 2016Why do some men use physical violence against others?

Technology has become increasingly important to both the function and our understanding of the justice process.

Technology has become increasingly important to both the function and our understanding of the justice process.

Crime, Inequality and Power challenges the dominant definitions of crime and the criminal through its uniquely comparative approach.

Crime, Inequality and Power challenges the dominant definitions of crime and the criminal through its uniquely comparative approach.

The International Criminal Court was established in 2002 to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.

The International Criminal Court was established in 2002 to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.

This book provides a comprehensive dissemination of theoretically grounded and empirically sound research on sex offenders and sex offending.

This book provides a comprehensive dissemination of theoretically grounded and empirically sound research on sex offenders and sex offending.

Winner of the 2016 Book Award from the American Society of Criminology, Division of Critical Criminology.

Winner of the 2016 Book Award from the American Society of Criminology, Division of Critical Criminology.

Global Injustice and Crime Control places cross-border, cross-national and international crime and crime control within its wider context.

Global Injustice and Crime Control places cross-border, cross-national and international crime and crime control within its wider context.

Advancing Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy is a definitive sourcebook that is comprised of contributions from some of the most recognized experts in criminology and criminal justice policy.