Crime and criminology

In law enforcement and public safety, the Leadership Gap is the failure of leaders to build enough commitment and buy-in from those they lead to institute change and achieve intended outcomes.

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Originally published in 1985 Gender, Sex and the Law explores the way in which the law, at its various levels of jurisdiction, justifies its discrimination against women in terms of the physiological differences between the sexes.

This volume examines how new cutting edge forensic techniques are currently being applied or have the potential to be applied in judicial proceedings.

This book aims to expand and enrich understandings of violences by focusing on gendered continuities, interconnections and intersections across multiple forms and manifestations of men's violence.

This fully revised and updated second edition of Photography as Activism is both a study of activist photography, and a call to action.

The Darke family and their associates are under attack.

First published in 1972, Inside the Underworld gives a general picture of the underworld, showing it as it really is, stripped of romanticism and popular misconceptions-a non-stop resistance movement against the forces of law and order, whose ranks include both the weak and the strong, the skilled and the bungling.

First published in 1972, Inside the Underworld gives a general picture of the underworld, showing it as it really is, stripped of romanticism and popular misconceptions-a non-stop resistance movement against the forces of law and order, whose ranks include both the weak and the strong, the skilled and the bungling.

Objective establishment of the truth is the goal of any good crime scene investigator.

How do you prove someone guilty of murder when the best piece of evidence the victim's body is missing?

For nearly twenty years, Glasgow has been coined Europe's murder capital, and identified as having the continent's highest drug harms.

This short book focuses on the Disappearances that occurred during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Absolute Essentials of Public Relations offers a valuable quick-start introduction to the many facets and forms of public relations theory and practice.

Understanding the Technology Behind Online Offending: A Guide for Professionals in the Criminal Justice System is a non-technical explanation of online offences by a cybersecurity expert, bridging the gap between the high-tech world of cybercrime and the non-technical professionals working within it.

Bringing together scholars, journalists, and researchers from 27 European countries, this book provides a comparative and longitudinal analysis of the evolution of conditions and standards relevant for sustainable, free, and plural media and journalism in Europe in the last ten years.

International laws governing the conduct of war and the behaviour of soldiers on the field of battle is a topic of strong academic and legal interest.

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to criminological theory for students taking courses in criminology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

This timely book presents a carefully curated selection of essays to celebrate the career of Nigel South, Emeritus Professor at the Department of Sociology and Criminology of the University of Essex, and one of the leading figures in his field.

The science of fingerprint identification isn't always cut and dry.

Shakespeare in the Age of Mass Incarceration offers invaluable insight into how Shakespeare appears in prison.

Forensic science is often important in criminal cases, so criminal justice professionals, including lawyers and forensic scene investigators, must have a basic understanding of what is often complex science.

Sports Journalism combines decades of on-the-field reporting and in-the-classroom teaching to present the most comprehensive and contemporary playbook for student journalists.

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: Mechanisms and New Methods for Analyzing Risks builds on earlier works focusing on the clinical problem of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP).

The Block Parent(R) Program of Canada was launched in 1968 following a tragic child abduction and homicide in Ontario.

Sports Journalism combines decades of on-the-field reporting and in-the-classroom teaching to present the most comprehensive and contemporary playbook for student journalists.

This timely collection crosses international boundaries to highlight criminological issues with a rural focus.

Remember: Do it right the first time.

When a corpse is found in a body of water, authorities generally presume that the manner of death was either an accident or a suicide.

Tradecraft is a term used within the intelligence community to describe the methods, practices, and techniques used in espionage and clandestine investigations.

Bringing new research from true crime writers, scholars, and media practitioners around the world, this book offers fresh perspectives on how women read, write, and are portrayed in true crime stories across different platforms, including documentaries, podcasts, and TikToks.

Illicit business is big business.

An evocative, candid reveal of the media and design worlds by an award-winning journalist and activist urban planner in search of the soul of cities and himself.

You're ready to build your author career.

This important book provides a much-needed exploration and examination of "e;honor"e; abuse, violence, and killings from a psychological perspective.

Lethal Violence: A Sourcebook on Fatal Domestic, Acquaintance and Stranger Aggression applies the lethal violence sequence analysis to a wide-ranging array of fatal aggression, resulting in a multitude of observations and principles of violence.

Providing an in-depth interrogation of the practitioner/academic role within the context of criminal justice, this book outlines the benefits and challenges of different roles through exploring the lived experience of the contributing authors.

The abuse of women and children transcends geographical boundaries as well as economic, cultural, religious, political, and social divisions.

Taking stock of the technological, political, economic, and social trends that exist today, this book extends the discussion to analyze and predict how these trends will affect the public relations and strategic communication industry of the future.

Healing Veteran Moral Injury highlights the importance of story and metaphor in the change process and in trauma-related work.

Bringing together ten chapters by some of the most important scholars of literary journalism around the world, this book covers a range of topics that are key to understanding the role of literary journalism as both a practice and a topic of academic study.

This volume investigates the practice and challenges of journalism addressing globalized risk from various world regions.