Crime and criminology

Glasgow is known as the murder capital of Britain and no one understands why better than Joe Jackson.

Two films and numerous books have attempted to tell the shocking story of two of Britain's most ruthless gangs.

Enid Blyton wrote about the Famous Five - wholesome kids who were always up to some adventure or other - but during the 1960s Glasgow boy Colin MacFarlane had his own gang: the Incredible Gorbals Diehards.

Bouncers and Bodyguards is a collection of astonishing true stories about the tough world of personal protection and nightclub doors from some of Britain's most notorious figures.

Despite standing as chief prosecution witness in the Moors Murders trial, David Smith was vilified by the public due to the accusations thrown at him by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady about his involvement in their crimes.

Twins Ron and Reg Kray were without doubt the most powerful, violent and deadly gangsters that London has ever known.

For more than fifty years, two ruthless gangs have dominated the Tyneside underworld.

The Weimar Republic (1918 1933) was a crucial moment not only in German history but also in the history of both crime fiction and criminal science.

Murder Inc.

The day Rose Callaly found her daughter Rachel's battered body was only the start of her nightmares.

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A facsimile edition of a classic source for the history of piracy, as used by Robert Louis Stevenson in the writing of Treasure Island.

To face a trial for murder must be a terrifying prospect, all the more so when you know that you are innocent of the charge.

Reflective practice is a key element of both police training and police practice in the 21st century.

Reflective practice is a key element of both police training and police practice in the 21st century.

The rapid development of modern technologies is having profound implications on modern-day policing.

This practical and accessible book is an essential purchase for anyone applying to become a police officer.

Equality and Diversity is a key theme on all policing degree courses.

This text provides an accessible and up to date guide to study skills for all those undertaking degrees and foundation degrees in policing.

This text provides an accessible, up-to-date and thought-provoking introduction to policing for all those undertaking degrees and foundation degrees.

This text provides an accessible and up-to-date introduction to criminal justice for all those undertaking degrees and foundation degrees in policing.

This practical and accessible book focuses on the interview, which forms a key part of the Police Recruit Assessment Process.

The role of the Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) is increasingly demanding and challenging, requiring constant learning and application of practical skills.

The Initial Police Learning and Development Programme (IPLDP) is structured around National Occupational Standards (NOS), against which new officers will be trained and assessed.

With practical tips to help with written exercises, interview technique and role plays, this book clearly explains the new nationwide PCSO assessment system.

This practical and accessible book focuses on the Written Exercise, which forms a key part of the Police Recruit Assessment Process.

This book focuses on the Interactive Exercise, which forms a key part of the Police Recruit Assessment Process.

Uncovered is an oral history of the stories behind the most ground-breaking and controversial magazine covers ever published, as told by the people who created them.

The scalpel goes down.

The dramatic, compelling bestselling true story of how a serial killer was finally unmasked after evading justice for more than twenty yearsNow a major TV series starring Luke Evans1980s.

THE FASCINATING SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERAssaults.

Praise for Luke and Ryan Hart's memoir:'A powerful, searing account from incredible brothers and an important contribution to our understanding of domestic abuse' Victoria Derbyshire'.

"e;The best book I've read this year"e; Rachael, Goodreads reviewer "e;Fantastic"e; Rachel, Goodreads reviewer "e;Funny, insightful, heart-breaking"e; NetGalley reviewer "e;A magnificent book"e; Jo, Goodreads reviewer Step inside one of Britain's most renowned prisons.

From role-plays with street gangs in the USA to Beckett in Brixton; from opera productions with sex offenders to psychodrama with psychopaths, the book will discuss, analyse and reflect on theoretical notions and practical applications of theatre for and with the incarcerated.

An inside look at the shocking decline of Reuters.

In print for twenty years, Watch Your Words is a brief and accessible handbook for mastering best practices of journalistic writing.

In a world defined by and lived through media spectacle, nearly every part of human existence can now be documented, watched, and scrutinised.

In a world defined by and lived through media spectacle, nearly every part of human existence can now be documented, watched, and scrutinised.

Introducing nuanced and rich data around the growing interest in desistance and what leads someone to move away from crime, this book explores the ongoing and individual desistance journeys of ex-offenders during re-integration into society.

Introducing nuanced and rich data around the growing interest in desistance and what leads someone to move away from crime, this book explores the ongoing and individual desistance journeys of ex-offenders during re-integration into society.

Clear and accessible in style, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to criminal justice and forensic mental health and the ways in which they intersect.

Gathering together Ruth Wilson Gilmore's work from over three decades, Abolition Geography presents her singular contribution to the politics of abolition as theorist, researcher, and organizer, offering scholars and activists ways of seeing and doing to help navigate our turbulent present.

Half-a-million Brits reside full-time in the Costa Del Sol, drawn by the good weather and easy lifestyle.

The diminutive Joaquin Guzman Loera, known universally by his nickname of 'El Chapo' ('Shorty' in Spanish), is the highest-profile narco-terrorist since the demise of Pablo Escobar in the 1990s.

Updating and expanding the coverage of the first Edition, this book provides a chemical background to domestic and international controls on substances of misuse.

Updating and expanding the coverage of the first Edition, this book provides a chemical background to domestic and international controls on substances of misuse.

It is London in the 1890s.

The fascinating field of forensic science can be challenging to understand.

Forensic science combines analytical science with the requirements of law enforcement agencies and legislation.

Forensic science combines analytical science with the requirements of law enforcement agencies and legislation.