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  • Street Gangs, Migration and Ethnicity

    Edited by Frank van Gemert, Dana Peterson, Inger-Lise Lien ...
    This book is the third publication from the Eurogang Network, a cross-national collaboration of researchers (from both North America and Europe) devoted to comparative and multi-national research on youth gangs. It provides a unique insight into the influence of migration on local gang formation and development, paying particular attention to the importance of ethnicity. The book also explores the ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • European Street Gangs and Troublesome Youth Groups

    by Francesca Angelini, Paul Bradshaw, Yngve Carlsson, Finn-Aage Esbensen, Mark S. Fleisher, Uberto Gatti, Hans-Juergen Kerner, Malcolm W. Klein, Inger-Lise Lien, Gilberto Marengo, Natalia Melchiorre, Kerstin Reich, Alexander Salagaev, Marcello Sasso, Alexander Shashkin, Irina Sherbakova, Elias Touryanskiy, Frank van Gemert, Elmar G. M. Weitekamp ...
    Series series Violence Prevention and Policy
    Although a well-known phenomenon in the U.S., street gangs and other violent and criminal groups_including racist groups_exist also in European cities and countries, and are of increasing concern in global law enforcement. The eminent contributors to this volume present valuable new data on European youth gangs, describing important characteristics of these groups, and their similarities and ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

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    Crime is big news. From murder to theft to drug gangs, crime and criminal justice affect the lives of millions of people worldwide. Hardly surprisingly, crime has been pushed high up the public policy agenda across the world. But how can we measure crime, or evaluate the effectiveness of preventative measures? Does the threat of prison reduce someone's likelihood of reoffending, or would ... Read more

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  • Police-Citizen Relations Across the World

    Comparing sources and contexts of trust and legitimacy

    Edited by Sebastian Roché, Dietrich Oberwittler ...
    Series series Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice
    Police-citizen relations are in the public spotlight following outbursts of anger and violence. Such clashes often happen as a response to fatal police shootings, racial or ethnic discrimination, or the mishandling of mass protests. But even in such cases, citizens’ assessment of the police differs considerably across social groups. This raises the question of the sources and impediments of ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Crime in Canada

    by Diane Crocker ...
    In her latest book, sociologist Diane Crocker challenges the popular perception that crime in Canada is on the rise and argues that public opinion is becoming a bigger barrier to achieving justice than the actual extent of crime. Using the most current data available, her research reveals how we can better assess the effectiveness of crime control policies, as well as our own responses to crime, ... Read more

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  • Gender and Crime

    A Human Rights Approach

    by Marisa Silvestri, Chris Crowther-Dowey ...
    Series series Key Approaches to Criminology
    This book is a comprehensive and critical introduction to the field of gender and crime, re-thinking the key themes and debates within a human rights framework.Integrating empirical, theoretical and policy-related material, this Second Editionhas been significantly updated, and now includes;Full consideration of the 2010-2015 Coalition Government and its effect on gender and crime within England ... Read more

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  • Criminology: The Key Concepts

    by Martin O'Brien, Majid Yar ...
    Series series Routledge Key Guides
    Criminology: The Key Concepts is an authoritative and comprehensive study guide and reference resource that will take you through all the concepts, approaches, issues and institutions central to the study of crime in contemporary society.Topics covered in this easy to use A-Z guide include:policing, sentencing and the justice systemtypes of crime, including corporate crime, cybercrime, sex and ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • The Effects of Imprisonment

    Edited by Alison Liebling, Shadd Maruna ...
    Series series Cambridge Criminal Justice Series
    As the number of prisoners in the UK, USA and elsewhere continues to rise, so have concerns risen about the damaging short term and long term effects this has on prisoners. This book brings together a group of leading authorities in this field, both academics and practitioners, to address the complex issues this has raised, to assess the implications and results of research in this field, and to ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Student Handbook of Criminal Justice and Criminology

    by John Muncie, David Wilson ...
    Written by some of the leading criminologists in the country, this new title is a 'one-stop shop' for those who teach, study or are interested in criminology and the criminal justice systems of the UK. ... Read more

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  • Racialization, Crime, and Criminal Justice in Canada

    by Wendy Chan, Dorothy Chunn ...
    Race still matters in Canada, and in the context of crime and criminal justice, it matters a lot. In this book, the authors focus on the ways in which racial minority groups are criminalized, as well as the ways in which the Canadian criminal justice system is racialized. Employing an intersectional analysis, Chan and Chunn explore how the connection between race and crime is further affected by ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • International Criminology

    A Critical Introduction

    by Rob Watts, Judith Bessant, Richard Hil ...
    International Criminology is an easy-access critical introduction to how conventional criminologists in the international arena think about and research crime. By using examples from the US, UK and Australia, the authors outline key ideas, vocabulary, assumptions and findings of the discipline while opening up a set of critical underlying issues and problems.From theoretical traditions to ... Read more

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  • Responding to Youth Crime in Canada

    by Carla Cesaroni, Anthony N. Doob ...
    In Responding to Youth Crime in Canada, Anthony Doob and Carla Cesaroni describe how Canada has been responding to youth crime in the context of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, which came into force on April 1, 2003. The authors describe what is known about Canadian youth crime, and the operation of the youth justice system in the context of the changes in the law that are taking place.The authors ... Read more

    $48.59 USD