Crime and criminology

The third edition of Online Journalism builds on the foundations of journalism to clearly show how they can be integrated into online environments.

The field of surveillance studies is growing at a rapid rate, fuelled by a growing interest in the questions that lie at its heart and a deep unease about the future of individual privacy.

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Research on Restorative Justice to date tends to be gender blind.

A collection of essays and responses from diverse contributors united in original examination of the intersection between incarceration and human rights.

This book examines the global phenomenon of school violence and its wide range of behaviours, from school shootings to minor theft, bullying and sexual harassment.

Sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations (UN) peacekeepers is not an isolated or recent problem, but it has been present in almost every peacekeeping operation.

This book is about the International Criminal Court (ICC), a new and highly distinctive criminal justice institution with the ability to prosecute the highest-level government officials, including heads of state, even in countries that have not accepted its jurisdiction.

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International sentencing has become significant given the numerous events on the world stage which have focused attention on the justifications and adequacy of punishment for heinous crimes such as genocide and crimes against humanity.

Genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, ethnic cleansing are terms which in recent years have entered common usage.

Quality photographs of evidence can communicate details about crime scenes that otherwise may go unnoticed, making skilled forensic photographers invaluable assets to modern police departments.

Thanks to writers like Mario Puzo, filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, and actors like Al Pacino and James Gandolfini, American and Sicilian Mafia characters are well-known figures in contemporary popular culture.

This book critically explores the world of older prisoners to provide a more nuanced understanding of imprisonment at old age.

This comprehensive second edition provides an updated essential guide to the key issues, methodologies, concepts, debates, and policies that shape our everyday relationship with advertising.

First published in 1976, this book examines the practical workings of the English criminal court system, focusing on the defendant's experiences of the system and the decisions he takes as he passes through it.

The tragedy that occurred in the United States on September 11, 2001 brought enhanced emergency preparedness among first responders to the forefront of public awareness.

This book offers a pioneering window into the elusive workings of state-corporate crime within the mining industry.

Narrative criminology is an approach to studying crime and other harm that puts stories first.

A revelatory look at how the NYPD has resisted change through strategic and selective community engagement.

The media today, and especially the national press, are frequently in conflict with people in the public eye, particularly politicians and celebrities, over the disclosure of private information and behaviour.

Life is characterised by movement, change and development, including transitions, losses and grief.

The field of environmental criminology is a staple theoretical framework in contemporary criminological theory.

This book, based on field research in the West African country of The Gambia, explores how domestic gun control is shaped by international efforts and how local actors interact with international organizations or opt not to do so.

The practice of computer hacking is increasingly being viewed as a major security dilemma in Western societies, by governments and security experts alike.

The Writing Center Director's Resource Book has been developed to serve as a guide to writing center professionals in carrying out their various roles, duties, and responsibilities.

This edited volume explores and evaluates the roles of corruption in post-conflict peacebuilding.

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A great deal has been written about the political, policy and practice changes that have shaped probation work but little has been written on the changes to occupational cultures and the ways in which probation workers themselves view their role.

The volume demonstrates the suitability of the theory of social constructivism in portraying and analyzing the diversity of the phenomenon of corruption.

What causes young people to offend?

Every year, hundreds of thousands of jailed Americans leave prison and return to society.

This book explores femicide, and scrutinizes the three key American criminal doctrines usually applied in its cases: provocation; the felony murder rule; self-defence.

Criminal psychology, and its relationship to the practice of law, has become a topic of major significance over the last three decades.

Despite 15 years of reform efforts, the incarceration rate in the United States remains unprecedentedly high.

The media informs, entertains, and connects us.

Every day the American government, the United Nations, and other international institutions send people into non-English speaking, war-torn, and often minimally democratic countries struggling to cope with rising crime and disorder under a new regime.

Forensic Document Examination enlightens forensic document examiners, forensic investigators, attorneys and others using the services of forensic document examiners with the basic principles and current trends in the area.

This Element suggests that, despite the negative tone of media coverage the prevalence of positive news is likely to increase.

African-American Males and the US Justice System of Marginalization provides an overview of the economic and social status of African-American males in America, which continues to deteriorate at an alarming rate.

Criminal Law, Twelfth Edition, a classic introduction to criminal law for criminal justice students, combines the best features of a casebook and a textbook.

The book examines the regulation of insider dealing in the developed jurisdictions, using three of the G7 countries as guides with the aim of knowing how they have regulated insider trading and what lessons can be learnt from their failures and achievements.

Providing students and scholars with the tools they need to understand the problematic racialized social structures present in the mainstream media, this book highlights how students can be empowered to challenge these social systems.

Written by the world's leading expert on the Tokyo sarin attacks, Chemical and Biological Weapons and Terrorism is a comprehensive examination of the use, detection, and prevention of chemical and biological attacks.

In the post-Cold War era, economic globalization has resulted in the buying and selling of human beings.

Drawing on social science and communications theory, Gonzo Governance offers a new interpretation of presidential power that shifts focus to the media dynamics that surrounded Donald Trump.