Causes and prevention of crime

There are more than 20 theories that explain crime.

"e;It is hoped that, through this series, it will be possible to accelerate the process of building knowledge about policing and help bridge the gap between the two worlds the world of police research and police practice.

Surveillance is a central organizing practice.

Rural crime has long been overlooked in the field of crime prevention.

Volume 27 of Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance discusses a variety of issues of significance to equity, inclusion, and diversity in criminology and criminal justice studies.

Carol Hayden reviews evidence about children in trouble across a range of circumstances, demonstrating the tensions between welfare and justice, care and control in the treatment of these vulnerable young people and evaluating the implications of the current 'what works' debate within social policy.

This book examines the process and purpose of sentencing in the criminal justice system, beyond the confines of its legalistic aspects.

Discussing social media-related scholarship found in criminology, legal studies, policing, courts, corrections, victimization, and crime prevention, this book presents the current state of our knowledge on the impact of social media and the major sociological frameworks employed to study the U.

While increasing attention has been directed to the legal and criminological aspects of situational crime prevention, focused ethical discussion of the measures involved has been notable by its absence.

This book contributes to the literature on organized crime by providing a detailed account of the various nuances of what happens when criminal organizations misuse or penetrate legitimate businesses.

National identity cards are in the news.

It seems that every day there's a new story about a security lapse, emergency lock-down, or violent act taking place at a school somewhere in the United States.

Through an examination of violent neighborhoods this book shows how criminals affect local politics in Colombia, Brazil, and Jamaica.

Insider threats are everywhere.

After decades of rigorous study in the United States and across the Western world, a great deal is known about the early risk factors for offending.

This book provides an ethnography of street-level policing in the United States and offers an analysis with valuable lessons for today's law enforcement officers.

Private Security and the Law, Fifth Edition, is a singular resource that provides the most comprehensive analysis of practices in the security industry with respect to law, regulation, licensure, and constitutional questions of case and statutory authority.

Why do people commit crimes?

This book provides an original theoretically and empirically grounded analysis of regulatory enforcement activism in post-crisis periods and the ensuing regulatory interactions.

Agent-Based Modelling for Criminological Theory Testing and Development addresses the question whether and how we can use simulation methods in order to test criminological theories, and if they fail to be corroborated, how we can use simulation to mend and further develop theories.

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

The threat against the homeland continues and the private investigator plays a critical part in this effort.

A New York Times Notable BookBest Books of 2021: TIME, SmithsonianNew York Times Book Review * Editors' ChoiceA radical reckoning with the racial inequality of America's past and present, by one of the country's leading scholars of policing and mass incarcerationBetween 1964 and 1972, the United States endured domestic violence on a scale not seen since the Civil War.

Stepping into an IT leadership role for the first time?

According to the Justice Department's National Crime Survey, the crime rate in the United States is lower today than it was when Nixon was in the White House.

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a practice-oriented approach to reduce the risk of offences such as burglary and fear of crime by modifying the built environment.

AN INSIDE LOOK INTO INVESTIGATING THE MOST VIOLENT SUB-CULTURE IN THE WORLDOnce an offender is behind bars, many people believe that he is no longer a threat to society.

Internet Child Abuse: Current Research and Policy provides a timely overview of international policy, legislation and offender management and treatment practice in the area of Internet child abuse.

Terrorist groups and organized crime cartels pose an increasing threat of kidnapping throughout many regions in the word.

Critical criminological theories and perspectives are typically major components of Criminology degree courses.

Extremist Propaganda in Social Media: A Threat to Homeland Security presents both an analysis of the impact of propaganda in social media and the rise of extremism in mass society from technological and social perspectives.

This volume presents new research in artificial intelligence (AI) and Law with special reference to criminal justice.

Surveillance is a central organizing practice.

Origins of Terrorism: The Rise of the World's Most Formidable Terrorist Groups examines the roots of Islamic terrorism, it's history, and some of the foundational figures in prominent terrorist organizations.

The outsider who transformed our justice systemNazir Afzal knows a thing or two about justice.

A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'A love letter to police officers and the most vulnerable people they protect and serve' CHRISTIE WATSON, author of THE LANGUAGE OF KINDNESS'Extraordinary .

Cyberflashing has been on the rise since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mick North's daughter Sophie was one of the children killed in the massacre at Dunblane Primary School.

'Unbearably moving' Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe story of a young man's coming of age, a tender tribute to a life lost, and a devastating analysis of a broken system.

'Anyone interested in protecting themselves or others should read this book.

'You meets Parasite' JENNIFER HILLIER'Creepy and gripping - I loved it!

Now a major new stage play 'Punch' by James Graham?

Crime prevention that works - the goal of much government and corporate policy - can be difficult to discover amongst obscure and tedious academic texts.

'Chris is a powerful force for good in the national debate on criminal justice.

'Chris is a powerful force for good in the national debate on criminal justice.

Columbus, Georgia, has been run by the same tiny clique for over 100 years - the members of the all-white Big Eddy Club.

Ciberdelitos 3 ofrece un abordaje integral y actualizado de los principales desafíos que plantea el derecho penal frente al avance vertiginoso de las tecnologías digitales.

"e;The Felon"e; is a fantastic collection of classic essays on the subject of crime by a variety of authors including criminologists, doctors, criminal psychologists, social workers, and more.

How does the criminal justice system affect women's lives?