Crime and criminology

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

Making Radio and Podcasts is a practical guide for anyone who wants to learn how to make successful programmes in the digital era.

Originally published in 1945.

The evidence discovered at underwater crime scenes must be handled with the same attention to proper chain of custody procedures as with any other type of investigation.

Mass incarceration has been an ongoing problem in the United States.

Cases in which all investigative leads appear to be exhausted are frustrating for both investigators and victims families.

To understand how people experience justice and security is a challenging task in times of unrest, marked by growing perceptions of insecurity, discrimination and uncertainty.

This international collection examines violence and abuse in and around organisations.

Journalism is in transition.

Islamophobic hate crimes have increased significantly following the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and 7/7.

The true story of one museum, two thieves, and the Boston underworld: "e;Boser cracks the cold case of the art world's greatest unsolved mystery.

The book showcases how advanced cybersecurity and forensic techniques can be applied to various computational issues.

Moral Agendas for Children's Welfare examines the roles played by politics, religion, ethics, aesthetics, law and science in identifying children's needs and rights and critically analyses existing child welfare policies.

Beyond Clinical Dehumanisation Toward the Other in Community Mental Health Care offers a rare and intimate portrayal of the moral process of a mental health clinician that interrogates the intractable problem of systemic dehumanisation in community mental health care and looks to the notion of "e;wonder"e; and the visionary relational ethics of Emmanuel Levinas for a possible cure.

One of the oldest and most extensive forms of criminology falls within what is referred to, among other names, as social ecology.

Mass spectrometry is one of the most versatile analytical techniques due to the vast range of analytes that it can detect and quantify and, as such, for its contribution to a significant number of life science fields.

Corporate branding and communication is big business.

We now live in a world which thinks through the legislative implications of criminal justice with one eye on human rights.

Protest and political violence are concerns of global importance in the twenty-first century.

The United Kingdom has long been an island under siege from terrorists who believe they can advance their aims through acts of violence.

Accompanying China's economic reform and open-door policy in 1978, illicit drug use emerged in the late 1980s, and gradually developed into a serious social problem.

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

As the radical reforms contained in the Enterprise Act 2002 have come fully on-stream, Personal Insolvency Law has become a major focus of attention.

This book explores exchange relationships that can enhance police resources and examines their policy implications.

This book analyses everyday encounters with rudeness and asks what can be done to improve civic life in a world of strangers.

The most punitive era in American history reached its apex in the 1990s, but the trend has reversed in recent years.

The Handbook of Asian Criminology aims to be a key reference for international scholars with an interest in the broad theme of international criminology in general, and the Asian region in particular.

Taking sexual violence in the form of rape and hetero-psychological/physical abuse, trafficking, and harassment as a point of departure, the authors of this volume explore questions about the relationship between sex, sexuality and violence in order to better understand the terms on which women's sexual suffering is perpetuated, thereby undermining their capacity for personhood and autonomy.

This book argues that 'social democratic criminology' is an important critical perspective which is essential for the analysis of crime and criminal justice and crucial for humane and effective policy.

Statistics and Probability in Forensic Anthropology provides a practical guide for forensic scientists, primarily anthropologists and pathologists, on how to design studies, how to choose and apply statistical approaches, and how to interpret statistical outcomes in the forensic practice.

Guidelines for Reports by Autopsy Pathologists is intended to help the autopsy pathologist produce reports that communicate well.

Smart Decarceration is a forward-thinking, practical volume that provides innovative concepts and concrete strategies for ushering in an era of decarceration -- a proactive and effective undoing of the era of mass incarceration.

In Joyful Infographics: A Friendly, Human Approach to Data, one of the leading graphic designers of recent times shows how a judicious use of humor can make infographics more understandable.

An introduction to studying and editing texts in all forms, from manuscript to digital.

This book uses crime-science and traditional criminological approaches to explore urban crime in the rapidly urbanising country Nigeria, as a case study for urban crime in developing nations.

Contemporary concern about technological hazards posed by business enterprises has intensified interest in the criminality of corporations.

Originally published in 1940.

This impressive collection of original essays explores the relationship between social conflict and the environment - a topic that has received little attention within criminology.

The state police force of South Africa has acquired massive notoriety since its formation.

Featuring in-depth interviews of attorneys, judges, and seasoned forensic experts from multiple disciplines including psychology, medicine, economics, history, and neuropsychology, The Art and Science of Expert Witness Testimony highlights and offers bridges for the areas where the needs and expectations of the courtroom collide with experts' communication habits developed over years of academic and professional training.

Offender Profiling and Crime Analysis provides a highly readable account of the subject, and a picture of profiling which by no means accords with popular views and representations of what is involved.

Presenting research that will underpin effective practice with women who offend, this unique and thought-provoking text aims to help professionals meet the needs of this group as well as providing a theoretical resource for policy makers and academics.

Marking the centennial of the founding of Columbia University's school of journalism, this candid history of the school's evolution is set against the backdrop of the ongoing debate over whether journalism can-or should-be taught in America's universities.

The Routledge Handbook of Youth Sport is a comprehensive survey of the latest research into young people's involvement in sport.

This book examines the concept of witness protection which is still at an early developmental stage in several African countries including Nigeria, from a legal and institutional perspective.

This practical resource provides guidance for writing professionals to sustainably tackle the organizational writing challenges of any professional environment.

It is essential that those in the criminal justice system understand the tasks that police dogs perform and the evidence that their work produces.

This fully updated new edition of From Birth to Five Years: Practical Developmental Examination is a step-by-step 'how to' guide to the developmental examination of pre-school children.