Crime and criminology

Families of the Missing interrogates the current practice of transitional justice from the viewpoint of the families of those disappeared and missing as a result of conflict and political violence.

Digital forensics has been a discipline of Information Security for decades now.

At Easter of 1916 an armed insurrection, launched by paramilitary republicans, took place in Ireland.

Now in its second edition, Mobile and Social Media Journalism continues to be an essential resource for learning how journalists and news organizations use mobile and social media to gather news, distribute content, and engage with audiences.

Children who come into conflict with the law are more likely to have experienced violence or adversity than their non-offending peers.

This book tells the story of government-sponsored wiretapping in Britain and the United States from the rise of telephony in the 1870s until the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

Using extensive interviews and previously unexplored archival material, Hayman examines the work of the Task Force on Federally Sentenced Women and assesses the opening of the first three prisons.

Interviewing of Suspects with Mental Health Conditions and Disorders in England and Wales explores cutting-edge research that focuses specifically on these adults (including their cognitive needs and psychological vulnerabilities), the impact on the investigative interview, and existing legislation, guidance and practice.

Shining a light on the dark history of hangings in Canada.

This volume looks at Marxist thought in criminology, the work of Willem Bonger, Georg Rusche and Otto Kircheimer, and assesses the role of Marxist analysis in areas such as Critical Criminology and Left Realism.

Increasing Resilience in Police and Emergency Personnel illuminates the psychological, emotional, behavioral, and spiritual impact of police work on police officers, administrators, emergency communicators, and their families.

The traditional view of the role of the police had come under increasing attacks in the early 1980s.

Many welfare activities are undertaken by the State.

Volume two of a comparative study of the concepts that underpin different domestic systems of criminal law and justice.

This volume assembles documents that illustrate the changing structure of the British publishing industry in the nineteenth century.

He was the scion of a wealthy German textiles empire, an extravagantly successful day trader and a respected film producer.

This book asks why crime and violence persist in Latin America at extreme levels and why the states have not been able to more effectively solve this problem that dominates the lives of many millions of Latin Americans.

Television Field Production and Reporting provides a comprehensive introduction to the art of video storytelling.

This text is an accessible, student-friendly introduction to the wide range of mathematical and statistical tools needed by the forensic scientist in the analysis, interpretation and presentation of experimental measurements.

The essential resource to the most recent research and practice on offenders with intellectual and developmental disabilities The Wiley Handbook on Offenders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is a comprehensive compendium to the research and evidence supporting clinical work with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who offend or are at risk of offending.

In mapping out the field of human rights for those studying and researching within both humanities and social science disciplines, the Handbook of Human Rights not only provides a solid foundation for the reader who wants to learn the basic parameters of the field, but also promotes new thinking and frameworks for the study of human rights in the twenty-first century.

Crime statistics assail us from the front pages of newspapers around the countryand around the globe.

Women in Solitary offers a new account based around the narratives of four women who experienced detention and torture in South Africa in the late 1960s when the regime tried to stage a trial to convict leading anti-apartheid activists.

Disordered Personalities and Crime seeks to better understand how we respond to those individuals who have been labelled at various points in time as 'morally insane', 'psychopathic' or 'personality disordered'.

The author very critically and analytically examines the various aspects of the policing in Indian context.

This book, as part of a two volume set, provides a broad overview of the current state of research on conflict management in law enforcement contexts globally, with a focus on contemporary challenges and opportunities in policing globally and ethical considerations.

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

The Handbook of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis captures the latest understanding of the science that supports bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) and includes the results of numerous research studies using modern technologies not found in previously published books.

Recognizing that the quality of governance is a crucial factor in the overall development of a country, experts on government ethics and law enforcement examine the principles that need to be applied to create more effective and efficient governments.

The popularity of Android mobile phones has caused more cybercriminals to create malware applications that carry out various malicious activities.

This Element examines digital peer-review practices and institutional change focusing on reviewer behaviour at the megajournal PLOS ONE.

This text introduces students to the study of law from a sociological perspective by focusing on four themes: the relationship between law and society; law in everyday life; the role of race, class and gender in the legal system; and current political debates that are connected to law.

The wireless medium is a shared resource.

Most people assume that criminal offenders have only been convicted of a single crime.

Until now, most discussion of racial profiling has given only fleeting consideration of its causes.

Sentencing Policy and Social Justice argues that the promotion of social justice should become a key objective of sentencing policy, advancing the argument that the legitimacy of sentencing ultimately depends upon the strength of the relationship between social morality and penal ideology.

This book combines the latest in sociology, psychology, and biology to present evidence-based research on what works in community and institutional corrections.

This book provides insights into the history, development, and practice of restorative justice methods in China.

This book integrates research on the causes, responses and protective strategies for vicarious trauma that are recognised in a range of human services and argues their relevance to the legal profession.

This Brief explores the problem of creating organizational change and a culture of lawfulness within police organizations in the developing world.

This book explores how we can re-constitute our approach to analysing and empirically investigating the organisation of white-collar and corporate crimes, with a view to building fuller theoretical and empirical accounts.

Personal Branding for Entrepreneurial Journalists and Creative Professionals outlines and describes the complete process of building and growing a successful personal brand.

Rural issues are currently attracting unprecedented levels of interest, with the debates surrounding the future of 'traditional' rural customs and practice becoming a significant political concern.

Retribution is perhaps the most popular contemporary theory about punishment and has enjoyed enduring appeal as the oldest, even most venerable, penal theory with its strong ancient roots.

The Origins of Criminological Theory offers a new sort of theory textbook, both in content and concept.

In this volume, top experts in the field of delinquency discuss the implications of the findings of the Pittsburgh Youth Study for current conceptualizations of antisocial behavior.

On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley held a public reception at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.