Crime and criminology

Arthur Cheney Train's 'The Complete Mysteries of Mr.

De Quincey, der seit dem siebten Lebensjahr verwaist ist und unter der nachlässigen Vormundschaft von vier Personen aufgewachsen ist, verbringt seine Schulzeit im Internat.

Rosa Luxemburgs 'Massenstreik in Deutschland' ist ein wegweisendes Werk, das sich mit der Rolle von Massenstreiks in politischen Bewegungen auseinandersetzt.

The shooting of Michael Brown occurred on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, a northern suburb of St.

In Latin America, trafficking cocaine so it can be sold to someone who wants to use it is more serious than raping a woman or deliberately killing your neighbor.

This edition provides a starting point in understanding U.

México está sumido en una ola de violencia armada sin precedentes en su historia reciente.

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Very little advancement in the treatment of delinquents or criminals can be expected if typical characteristics and their bearings on behavior are not understood.

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From the critically acclaimed author of Every Last Fear and The Night Shift, a gripping thriller about one young man's search for the truth after an inexplicable crime leaves his world torn apart.

Incarceration has a long and inglorious history, from dungeons in the bowels of castles to oppressive penal colonies in Australia.

Liars and Thieves is an exclusive e-novella featuring characters from Karen Maitland's much-loved Company of Liars, set against the backdrop of the plague outbreak of 1348.

Nikola Tesla dreamed of a wireless future.

The definitive study of John Wayne Gacy—from his abusive childhood to the murders of thirty-three boys—based on four years of investigative reporting.

'Confessions of an English Opium-Eater' (1821) is an autobiographical account written by Thomas De Quincey, about his laudanum (opium and alcohol) addiction and its effect on his life.

Widespread poverty continued to exist in Durham at the start of the twentieth century.

In the fight against crime, science and technology now play the leading role in many of the big police investigations making news headlines.

From the author of the acclaimed The Pact, Love, In English and the Dirty Angels Trilogy.

The Mafia began on the small Mediterranean island of Sicily.

The Mafia Files presents the rap sheets of key figures in the Italian-American underworld, featuring Lupo the Wolf, the Teflon Don, Joey 'the Clown' Lombardo, Tony 'Joe Batters' Accardo and many more.

Nikola Tesla was a genius who revolutionized how the world looks at electricity.

Jeffrey Dahmer committing his first murder with a fear of being left alone, then went on luring young boys and keeping souvenirs of their skulls.

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.

'A gripping real-life financial thriller.

SOMEONE'S ABOUT TO TURN THEIR LAST PAGE.

Revenge killings, gangland shootouts, brutal executions and drownings - there was no escape from the Mob's hitmen.

'Funny, twisty, bloodthirsty' JULIE MAE COHEN 'An absolute joy of a thriller' SARAH BONNERKirby Cornell needs a break from everything:- Her crumbling flat in the sleepy town of Crowhurst (famous for its award-winning sausage rolls and a second-rate serial killer from the 90s).

My background is crowded with robberies, burglaries, and thefts too numerous to recall.

Criminal profiling has been seen more and more in newspapers and on TV.

In a world where the Federation controls your mind, the wrong thought will get you killed.

Sent to Reformatory at the age of 10, Sicilian-American Sam Giancana lived a gilded life as mobster and mob boss at a pivotal point in history when the mafia decided who ruled America, who lived and who died.

In this controversial and seminal work of reportage, Gordon Burn reveals the strange inner dynamic of Fred and Rosemary West's relationship.

Public Opinion exposes how media can shape public perception and how that perception changes society.

A British detective superintendent recounts a remarkable ten-year investigation, and other compelling murder cases he worked in his long police career.

An utterly gripping thriller from TOP 20 BESTSELLER O.

Linda Fairstein unmasks the true face of psychopathy, and reveals the warning signs that every woman should knowThe 2009 “Craigslist Killer” murder case shocked America, not just because of the heinous nature of the crimes but because their perpetrator—a handsome young law student with an unsuspecting girlfriend—seemed a very unlikely suspect.