Legal aspects of criminology

We all seem to think that we do the acts we do because we consciously choose to do them.

First published in 1981, this book reassesses the case of Sacco and Vanzetti, two Italian immigrant anarchists living in Boston in 1920.

The return of emotions to debates about crime and criminal justice has been a striking development of recent decades across many jurisdictions.

Combining insights from two distinct research traditions-the communities and crime tradition that focuses on why some neighborhoods have more crime than others, and the burgeoning crime and place literature that focuses on crime in micro-geographic units-this book explores the spatial scale of crime.

Fear, Society, and the Police examines elements of fear and how they can be controlled and turned into an effective and proper response in an emergency situation.

Here is the most up-to-the-minute interdisciplinary research that has been conducted on older offenders.

Online Child Sexual Abuse: Grooming, Policing and Child Protection in a Multi-Media World addresses the complex, multi-faceted and, at times, counter-intuitive relationships between online grooming behaviours, risk assessment, police practices, and the actual danger of subsequent abuse in the physical world.

Ports are the vital hubs of the maritime transport industry, and crucial to the flow of global trade.

This second edition of the Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays focusing on the theory and practice of crime prevention and the creation of safer communities.

Corrections: A Critical Approach, 3rd edition confronts mass imprisonment in the United States, a nation boasting the highest incarceration rate in the world.

Cape Town has some of the highest figures of violent crime in the world, but how is it that young men avoid and enact physical aggression and navigate stressful and dangerous situations?

Violence against women is an enduring problem around the globe, yet very few books look at the full range of men's violences against women - perpetrated in relationships, in the family, in public spaces, and in institutions.

Memetic War analyses memetic warfare included in cyber war and aims to develop a framework for understanding the parameters included in utilising this concept in Ukraine as a part of civic resistance.

Gratuitous Angst in White America presents a new criminological theory that explains the racialized experiences of white people.

The Communicative Architecture of Policing is a ground-breaking study of police communications and police-media relations in the social media era.

This book uses a controversial criminal immigration court procedure along the Mexico-U.

An easy to follow guide and referencer which contains all the technical information needed in sexual offences cases.

The World Economic Forum regards the threat of cyber attack as one of the top five global risks confronting nations of the world today.

There are more than 20 theories that explain crime.

Interdisziplinär gegen ExtremismusDas Handbuch befasst sich mit Extremismus und Terrorismus aus kriminologischer und somit interdisziplinärer Perspektive.

Proof is the property of a disputed fact being established inferentially from an extant fact.

Run a safe and successful crisis negotiationfrom start to finish!

Bringing together perspectives from academics, practitioners, campaigners, and activists, this book explores the victimology of disability hate crime (DHC).

In the ever-evolving landscape of digital forensics and cybercrime investigation, staying ahead with the latest advancements is not just advantageous-it's imperative.

Commentators have shown how a 'culture of security' ushered in after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 has involved exceptional legal measures and increased recourse to secrecy on the basis of protecting public safety and safeguarding national security.

Bioarchaeology of Marginalized People amplifies the voices of marginalized or powerless individuals.

Fire Investigation covers the concepts and theories used to determine a specfic fire has been deliberately or accidentally set.

Every day the media floods the airwaves with their often-contradictory version of the role and behavior of the police force.

Policing and Human Rights analyses the implementation of human rights standards, tracing them from the nodal points of their production in Geneva, through the board rooms of national police management and training facilities, to the streets of downtown Johannesburg.

The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Seventh Edition, provides a psychological and evidence-informed perspective of criminal behavior that sets it apart from many criminological and mental health explanations of criminal behavior.

Frontiers of Criminology is a summary of the Proceedings of the British Congress on Crime held at the University College, London, on September 5-9, 1966.

This book analyzes the impact of the U.

Safety and Security for Churches and Other Places of Worship is a reference book focused on how to form a first responder team for churches, synagogues, temples, and other places of worship.

This book offers a first-hand insight into the work of policing scholars and the research that they undertake.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the Norwegian Correctional Service and the values and principles underlying its operations, using the renowned Halden Prison as a case study.

This unusual book tells vividly the story of children who have broken the law and their treatment from the time of King Athelstan to present day.

This book considers how a phenomenon as complex as coercive control can be criminalised.

Casino and Gaming Resort Investigations addresses the continued and growing need for gaming security professionals to properly and successfully investigate the increasing and unique types of crime they will face in their careers.

This book focuses on a border police collaboration project in the Baltic Sea area aiming at fighting cross-border crimes.

This book seeks to provide and promote a better understanding and a more responsive and inclusive governance of the automation and digital devices in public institutions, particularly the law and justice sector.

Mass Identifications: Statistical Methods in Forensic Genetics summarizes the state-of-the-art in the field, including methods and recent development in genetics (sequencing).

There is something visceral about ownership.

We're losing the war on drugsbut the fight isn't over yetFederal Narcotics Laws and the War on Drugs examines our current anti-drug programs and policies, explains why they have failed, and presents a plan to fix them.

Surveillance is always a means to an end, whether that end is influence, management or entitlement.

This book addresses the myriad controversies and examines the evidence regarding capital punishment in America.

The volume presents an extensive investigation into the process of reforms of detention powers in today's China and offers an in-depth analysis of the debates surrounding the reformist attempts.

The explosive growth of bioeconomy and bioscience, coupled with an interconnected planet increases the potential impact of large-scale bio-events.

Although the negative consequences of rising incarceration rates have been well-established, criminological research has largely neglected to document psychological, social, and behavioral changes that occur during periods of incarceration.

Capital punishment for murder was abolished in Britain in 1965.

Justice for All identifies ten central flaws in the criminal justice system and offers an array of solutions - from status quo to evolution to revolution - to address the inequities and injustices that far too often result in courtrooms across the United States.