Crime and criminology

Based on empirical research, this edited collection brings attention to the experiences and perspectives of women who are 'mothering from the inside', along with those of their children, families and wider support networks.

Gender and Policing is an innovative study of the real world of street policing and the gender issues which are a central part of this.

Basing his argument on natural law, Graham J.

Since the global financial crisis in 2008, economics has dominated the news agenda, with issues such as migration, growth, trade and unemployment remaining hotly debated in the media.

This volume explores contemporary understandings of "e;news values"e; and the "e;fake news"e; phenomena and collects together important new theory-building research that sheds light on implications of compromised news products and the ways it shapes perceptions.

The second edition of this award-winning textbook has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout.

Match-fixing represents a greater potential threat to the integrity of sport than doping.

This book uses previously unknown archive materials to explore the meaning of the term 'incapable of work' over a hundred years (1911-present).

This book examines the socio-psychological dynamics and drivers of terrorism from a humanistic perspective.

Niche fashion magazines speak to a highly fashion literate readership and mix the codes of style magazines, glossy women's magazines and art catalogues.

Reporters in the newsroom are becoming more involved in computer-assisted reporting and online news research than ever before.

This book assesses the challenges within the Nigerian educational system and provides a concrete plan to revitalize the low-performing system by strengthening high-stakes testing at all levels.

'This is a superb book which combines the rare mixture of high quality information with humour.

Security Operations Management takes concepts from business administration and criminal justice schools and incorporates them into the world of security management.

Broadcast Journalism offers a critical analysis of the key skills required to work in the modern studio, on location, or online, with chapters written by industry professionals from the BBC, ITV, CNN and independent production companies in the UK and USA.

Although a range of program and policy responses to youth gangs exist, most are largely based on suppression, implemented by the police or other criminal justice agencies.

Linguistics and Law offers a clear and concise introduction to making sense of the law through linguistics.

This book is essential reading for any survivor of child sexual abuse, female or male.

Communication has become the technology of public interest, demanding a re-examination of the key concept of public in both public relations and communication theory.

This analysis of policing throughout the modern world demonstrates how many of the contentious issues surrounding the police in recent years - from paramilitarism to community policing - have their origins in the fundamentals of the police role.

This book brings together academics, practitioners and experts in the field of forensic psychology to demonstrate the scope of the discipline and push its parameters.

This book maps the changes in court advocacy in England and Wales over the last three centuries.

In a time of declining resources in institutions of higher education, we grapple with how priorities are to be set for the limited resources available.

First published in 1992, Crime, Criminal Justice and the Probation Service is a thought-provoking analysis of the role of the probation service in developing an integrated system of criminal justice.

The concentration of private power over media has been the subject of intense public debate around the world.

The process of judicial control over institutions is often described as growing socio-legal trend which impacts the development of modern societies.

This is the first history of the French police and gendarmerie, for the period since the establishment of a democratic Republican regime in 1870 down to the present day.

'Focused content, layout and price - Routledge competes and wins in relation to all of these factors' - Craig Lind, University of Sussex, UK 'The best value and best format books on the market.

"e;At last, a book that covers social media strategy in a practical, timely way that will help guide our students as they transition to the professional world.

This lively and accessible text provides an introduction to the history of crime and crime control.

To confront the challenges criminologists face today and to satisfactorily critique the theories on which criminology is founded, we need to learn from the past.

Youth Justice in Context examines the influence of legislative, organizational, policy and practice issues in shaping what constitutes compliance and how non-compliance is responded to when supervising young offenders in the community.

In an age defined by divisive discourse and disinformation, democracy hangs in the balance.

From human trafficking to the smuggling of small arms to the looting of antiquities, illicit trade poses significant threats to international order.

The one, sure way that imprisonment prevents crime is by restraining offenders from committing crimes while they are locked up.

Violence is a growing problem in American society, and hardly a day goes by that we don't hear about yet another heart-wrenching episode of mass violence.

Briefs of Leading Cases in Corrections, Sixth Edition, offers extensive updates on the leading Supreme Court cases impacting corrections in the United States-prisons and jails, probation, parole, the death penalty, juvenile justice, and sexual assault offender laws.

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This single-volume resource provides sound, up-to-date information and authoritative resources for research on the controversial topics of the use of marijuana for medical and recreational purposes and the effects of marijuana use on society.

Therapy: The Basics is an introductory book to psychotherapy and its different theoretical approaches.

The present volume of essays examines women's communication as it has evolved historically across multiple mediums.

What role did America's newspaper advice columnists play in shaping and forming societal attitudes toward LGBTQ people throughout the 20th century?

This Element examines pre-web literary hypertext as a watershed moment in the history of digital publishing.

Crime and criminals are a pervasive theme in all areas of our culture, including media, journalism, film and literature.

Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology is a core text for criminology and criminal justice research methods courses.

This edited collection offers multi-disciplinary reflections and analysis on a variety of themes centred on nineteenth century executions in the UK, many specifically related to the fundamental change in capital punishment culture as the execution moved from the public arena to behind the prison wall.

Women in policing have seen three phases of acceptance.

Increasingly governments around the world are experimenting with initiatives in transparency or 'open government'.

It has long been suggested that poverty was responsible for a criminal underclass emerging in Britain during the nineteenth century.

Practical Journalism: How to Write News introduces the beginner to the skills needed to become a journalist in the digital age.