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Governance, Social Control and Legal Reform in China - Community Sanctions and Measures (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Qi Chen Governance, Social Control and Legal Reform in China - Community Sanctions and Measures (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Qi Chen
R3,620 Discovery Miles 36 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book outlines how community sentences and early release options are administered in China. Chen provides empirical insights into the emerging community sector of the Chinese penal system, and illustrates how Chinese criminal courts decide between imprisonment and community sentences. Drawing on interviews with government and non-governmental supervisors, this methodological and rigorous study offers an in-depth discussion of the enforcement of these community sanctions and measures (CSM). By using the CSM reform as an example, this book illustrates the adaptation of Chinese governance and social control. Ultimately, Chen argues that the current model of governance in China (disciplinary governance) cannot guarantee an effective state-agent relationship; it also denies local governments sufficient legitimacy to secure social stability. Finally, proposing that only the rule of law and an active judiciary can complement these two deficiencies, this book will be of great interest to scholars of criminology, law, and penology, as well as anyone who is interested in how China is held together in a socio-legal sense.

From Mafia to Organised Crime - A Comparative Analysis of Policing Models (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Anna Sergi From Mafia to Organised Crime - A Comparative Analysis of Policing Models (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Anna Sergi
R5,292 Discovery Miles 52 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents primary research conducted in Italy, USA, Australia and the UK on countering strategies and institutional perceptions of Italian mafias and local organized crime groups. Through interviews and interpretation of original documents, this study firstly demonstrates the interaction between institutional understanding of the criminal threats and historical events that have shaped these perceptions. Secondly, it combines analysis of policies and criminal law provisions to identify how policing models which combat mafia and organised crime activities are organized and constructed in each country within a comparative perspective. After presenting the similarities between the four differing policing models, Sergi pushes the comparison further by identifying both conceptual and procedural convergences and divergences across both the four models and within international frameworks. By looking at topics as varied as mafia mobility, money laundering, drug networks and gang violence, this book ultimately seeks to reconsider the conceptualizations of both mafia and organized crime from a socio-behavioural and cultural perspective.

Rethinking Cybercrime - Critical Debates (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Tim Owen, Jessica Marshall Rethinking Cybercrime - Critical Debates (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Tim Owen, Jessica Marshall
R3,620 Discovery Miles 36 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book provides a contemporary 'snapshot' of critical debate centred around cybercrime and related issues, to advance theoretical development and inform social and educational policy. It covers theoretical explanations for cybercrime, typologies of online grooming, online-trolling, hacking, and law and policy directions. This collection draws on the very best papers from 2 major international conferences on cybercrime organised by UCLAN. It is well positioned for advanced students and lecturers in Criminology, Law, Sociology, Social Policy, Computer Studies, Policing, Forensic Investigation, Public Services and Philosophy who want to understand cybercrime from different angles and perspectives.

War Stories - An Oral History of Life Behind Bars (Hardcover, New): Susann Walens War Stories - An Oral History of Life Behind Bars (Hardcover, New)
Susann Walens
R2,215 Discovery Miles 22 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Here is Gregory, who spent two years in solitary confinement before he was convicted of any crime; here is Ethiop, who was imprisoned for homicide despite the absence of a murder weapon, a motive, or witnesses to his alleged crime; and here is Mazar, a convicted murderer, who writes poetry, speaks three languages fluently, and has a genius I.Q. Their "War Stories," along with the stories of 13 other students in a Western Civilization class, are chronicled here by the teacher who earned their respect and trust while tracing the paths that brought them together behind the walls of a maximum security prison.

Americans are vitally concerned about crime. Politicians call for tougher sentences and larger prisons as the headlines decry the sad state of America's inner cities. Yet, amid this din of strident voices, we seldom hear the testimony of those who can speak most authoritatively about the roots of crime and the efficacy of the criminal justice system. We seldom hear from the convicts and inmates themselves. In this poignant and provocative narrative, a history teacher introduces us to fifteen men in a maximum security prison. The stories told by these prisoners confound the easy categories we employ to judge guilt and innocence: some of the men arouse our indignation, while others compel us to question the workings of the criminal justice system. Some point to the ignorance and prejudice that often lie behind the desire to lock 'em up and throw away the key. Throughout, readers will be confronted with facts from the lives of men who are--sometimes simultaneously--perpetrators and victims of the criminal culture we deplore.

The Roots of Evil - A Social History of Crime and Punishment (Hardcover, New edition): Christopher Hibbert The Roots of Evil - A Social History of Crime and Punishment (Hardcover, New edition)
Christopher Hibbert
R1,740 Discovery Miles 17 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Hibbert tries to show by reference to history of punishments, to the reactions of those who suffered them or have been threatened by them, and to the endeavors of those who have concerned themselves with the criminal and the prevention of crime, that cruelty punishment has an inevitable tendency to produce cruelty in people.

The Abuse of Innocence - The McMartin Preschool Trial (Paperback): Paul Eberle, Shirley Eberle The Abuse of Innocence - The McMartin Preschool Trial (Paperback)
Paul Eberle, Shirley Eberle
R620 Discovery Miles 6 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

On August 12, 1983, Judy Johnson called the police and told them her two-year-old son had been sexually abused at Virginia McMartin's Preschool in Manhattan Beach, California. Mrs. Johnson accused a teacher, Raymond Buckey. After searching the school and the homes of the owners and teachers, police distributed a letter to parents of children attending the McMartin Preschool urging them to ask their children if they have witnessed any acts of sexual molestation by Buckey. The result was mass hysteria.
Although the children denied being molested or witnessing any molestations, the D.A.'s office began sending them to a private clinic to be interviewed by "evaluators" and examined by pediatricians. Parents were then informed that every child who had attended the McMartin Preschool had been sexually abused, which led to charges being filed against Virginia McMartin, Peggy McMartin Buckey, Raymond and Peggy Ann Buckey and three other teachers at the school. During the hearings, children described how teachers had raped them, forced them to engage in satanic rituals, and slaughtered animals before their eyes. The ensuing trial triggered a nationwide epidemic of child sexual abuse cases with allegations of infants being raped by devil worshippers and of blood sacrifices. The McMartin trial itself clogged the courts for over seven years and cost taxpayers over sixteen million dollars.
None of the allegations were true. Investigative journalists Paul and Shirley Eberle witnessed the McMartin Trial and uncovered stunning amounts of prosecutorial misconduct, all revealed in this disturbing book.

A Common Law for the Age of Statutes (Hardcover): Guido Calabresi A Common Law for the Age of Statutes (Hardcover)
Guido Calabresi
R1,508 Discovery Miles 15 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Calabresi complains that we are "choking on statutes" and proposes a restoration of the courts and their common law function. From a series of lectures given by Calabresi as part of The Oliver Wendell Holmes Lectures delivered at Harvard Law School in March 1977.

Alternative Offender Rehabilitation and Social Justice - Arts and Physical Engagement in Criminal Justice and Community... Alternative Offender Rehabilitation and Social Justice - Arts and Physical Engagement in Criminal Justice and Community Settings (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Wesley Crichlow, Janelle Joseph
R2,871 R1,907 Discovery Miles 19 070 Save R964 (34%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book demonstrates that alternative approaches to criminal rehabilitation succeed in developing pro-social attitudes and in improving mental, physical and spiritual health for youth and adults in prison and community settings. The use of mindfulness is highlighted as a foundational tool of self-reflexivity, creative expression and therapy.

The Role of Strategic Intelligence in Law Enforcement - Policing Transnational Organized Crime in Canada, the United Kingdom... The Role of Strategic Intelligence in Law Enforcement - Policing Transnational Organized Crime in Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia (Hardcover)
J. Coyne
R1,884 Discovery Miles 18 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book analyzes how strategic intelligence can support decision-makers in national policing organizations to anticipate transnational organized crime (TOC). The authors examine case studies from Australia, Canada and the UK, and argue for the development of empirically-grounded intelligence theory to aid the policy process and law enforcement.

One Nation Under Blackmail: Volume 2 - The Sordid Union Between Organized Crime That Gave Rise To Jeffrey Epstein (Paperback):... One Nation Under Blackmail: Volume 2 - The Sordid Union Between Organized Crime That Gave Rise To Jeffrey Epstein (Paperback)
Whitney Webb
R637 R576 Discovery Miles 5 760 Save R61 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

One Nation Under Blackmail is a damning indictment of the consequences resulting from the nearly century old relationship between both US and Israeli intelligence and the organized criminal network known as the National Crime Syndicate.

This book specifically explores how that nexus between intelligence and organized crime directly developed the sexual blackmail tactics and networks that would later enable the sexual blackmail operation and other crimes of deceased pedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Other books on Jeffrey Epstein focus on the depraved nature of his crimes, his wealth, and his most famous/politically-connected friends and acquaintances. This book, in contrast, reveals the extent to which Epstein's activities were state-sponsored through an exploration of his intelligence connections.

Drugs in Africa - Histories and Ethnographies of Use, Trade, and Control (Hardcover): G. Klantschnig, N Carrier, Cambler Drugs in Africa - Histories and Ethnographies of Use, Trade, and Control (Hardcover)
G. Klantschnig, N Carrier, Cambler
R1,962 Discovery Miles 19 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This cutting-edge volume is the first to address the burgeoning interest in drugs and Africa among scholars, policymakers, and the general public. It brings together an interdisciplinary group of leading academics and practitioners to explore the use, trade, production, and control of mind-altering substances on the continent

America's Correctional Crisis - Prison Populations and Public Policy (Hardcover): Stephen D. Gottfredson, Sean McConville America's Correctional Crisis - Prison Populations and Public Policy (Hardcover)
Stephen D. Gottfredson, Sean McConville
R1,946 Discovery Miles 19 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

These essays treat the legal, financial, ethical, political, institutional, and social dimensions of the most important element of America's correctional crisis: prison overcrowding. The collection may become a standard work in the field, especially for those who question the feasibility and wisdom of building more prisons. The need for rational policy-making that links prison sentences with available prison space comes through clearly and forcefully. Chapters by well-known authorities describe the extent of overcrowding in prisons and jails, review current law regarding the constituitonality of overcrowded prison facilities, and summarize research on causes and consequences. . . . Highly recommended. Choice Because of the recent explosion in the American prison population, which has risen more than 40 percent in just six years, overcrowding has reached crisis proportions and conditions within prisons continue to deteriorate. This book takes a close look at the policy implications of that crisis, addressing constitutional issues, economic and political questions, and a wide range of possible long- and short-term solutions. Written by some of the most experienced academics and consultants now working the field, it provides a theoretical orientation and up-to-date factual background for each of the issues and practical policy alternatives that are studied.

Crime and Punishment in Revolutionary Paris. (Hardcover): Antoinet Wills Crime and Punishment in Revolutionary Paris. (Hardcover)
Antoinet Wills
R2,780 Discovery Miles 27 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
ASBO (Hardcover): Iain Rob Wright ASBO (Hardcover)
Iain Rob Wright
R563 R522 Discovery Miles 5 220 Save R41 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Rise of Extreme Porn - Legal and Criminological Perspectives on Extreme Pornography in England and Wales (Hardcover, 1st... The Rise of Extreme Porn - Legal and Criminological Perspectives on Extreme Pornography in England and Wales (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Alexandros K Antoniou, Dimitris Akrivos
R4,317 Discovery Miles 43 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book analyses the criminalisation of the possession of extreme pornography through ss 63-68 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008. It documents the legislative history of the offence and offers a criminological perspective on the role of the media in the construction of the extreme pornography problem. It evaluates the elements of the s 63 offence and critically reflects upon their weaknesses. Moreover, the book presents an up-to-date account of the number of prosecutions initiated and convictions obtained under s 63 since it came into force, alongside an exploration into the corresponding sentencing trends. The first study of its kind in England and Wales since the controversial legal provisions at issue came into effect in 2009, this book contributes new evidence to the application of the extreme pornography provisions and will play an important role in shaping debates on the prosecution of similar offences in the coming years. This book will serve as an invaluable resource to all those with an interest in law, criminology, sociology of deviance, sexuality and pornography studies.

School Violence (Hardcover): William G Hinkle, Stuart Henry School Violence (Hardcover)
William G Hinkle, Stuart Henry
R2,401 Discovery Miles 24 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

At the mention of Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, most Americans shudder to remember the violent massacre of 12 students and a teacher, as well as the deaths of the two students who committed the crime. Although this tragedy alerted the public that American education would never be the same, it was not an isolated incident. Tragedies of similar proportions at schools in Kennedy, Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Oregon by students ranging in age from 11 to 15 demonstrate that the problem is widespread geographically. Educators, researchers and parents all struggle to understand why violent crime by school-aged children has increased since 1989, while crime in society has declined.

This special issue of THE ANNALS, "School Violence," explores the roots of school violence and how to create systems to prevent it. This issue aims to develop short- and long-term strategies to address school violence. Articles in this issue discuss the following:

- Gangs in Schools

- Effects of School Climate on School Disorder

. School Discipline

. Poverty, Inequality, and Youth Violence

. Juvenile Corrections

. Creating Peaceable Schools

The several contributors to this volume bring together their critical and analytical skills to address what is clearly one of the most pressing problems facing American society as we enter the 21st century. This issue is a valuable resource for both academics and researchers exploring the nature, scope, causes and policy implications of the growing trend to school violence."

Police Beat - The Emotional Power of Music in Police Work (Hardcover, New): Simone Dennis Police Beat - The Emotional Power of Music in Police Work (Hardcover, New)
Simone Dennis
R2,480 Discovery Miles 24 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Written by Simone Dennis, Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, this book illuminates the social processes of being and becoming emotional and of making music, and the ways in which these processes are intertwined in the context of an Australian police department that wields subtle forms of power by emotional and musical means. The book is based on 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork conducted in a metropolitan police (concert) band. Of primary analytic concern is the embodied and social basis of emotion, and its capacity to facilitate connections between persons in and through musical means. Police Beat moves away from a focus on the cognitive apparatus that produces experiences, and which thusly obscure the far more active and multisensual roles that musicians have in constituting and organizing their own sensual perceptions, to focus on embodied and social experiences of making music, and of making emotion. The book offers new insights into the means and modes of wielding subtle forms of policing power in the contemporary world, and points to the importance of music in organizing the social world.

Drug Mules - Women in the International Cocaine Trade (Hardcover): J. Fleetwood Drug Mules - Women in the International Cocaine Trade (Hardcover)
J. Fleetwood
R1,907 Discovery Miles 19 070 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Winner of the British Society of Criminology Book Prize, 2015 Fleetwood explores how women become involved in trafficking, focusing on the lived experiences of women as drug mules. Offering theoretical insights from gender theory and transnational criminology, Fleetwood argues that women's participation in the drugs trade cannot be adequately understood through the lenses of either victimization or agency.

FBI Case Files Michigan - Tales of a G-Man (Hardcover): Greg Stejskal FBI Case Files Michigan - Tales of a G-Man (Hardcover)
Greg Stejskal
R713 Discovery Miles 7 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Hazardous Waste and Pollution - Detecting and Preventing Green Crimes (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Tanya Wyatt Hazardous Waste and Pollution - Detecting and Preventing Green Crimes (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Tanya Wyatt
R3,277 R1,946 Discovery Miles 19 460 Save R1,331 (41%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume examines crimes that violate environmental regulations, as part of an emerging area of criminology known as green criminology. The contributions to this book examine criminal justice concerns related to regulating and enforcing environmental laws, as well as the consequences for families and communities impacted by hazardous waste and pollution. It also describes possible strategies for deterring and preventing organized crime related to environmental regulations, including black market sales of ozone depleting substances. This innovative volume provides a criminological framework for understanding environmental harms. Examining cases from the US, Europe and Australia, this volume compares and contrasts international approaches for regulating hazardous substances, and enforcing those regulations. This work will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, particularly interested in green criminology or environmental law, as well as researchers in environmental sciences, white collar and corporate crime, and policymakers.

Militarised Responses to Transnational Organised Crime - The War on Crime (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Tuesday Reitano, Sasha... Militarised Responses to Transnational Organised Crime - The War on Crime (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Tuesday Reitano, Sasha Jesperson, Lucia Bird Ruiz-Benitez De Lugo
R4,996 Discovery Miles 49 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This edited volume examines the use of militarised responses to different forms of criminal activity, discussing the outcomes and unintended consequences. Politicians and policymakers frequently use militarised responses to look tough on crime. The deployment of armies, navies, military assets and militarised approaches can send a powerful message, but have produced mixed results. While they generate the perception that governments are actively engaged on issues of concern to the public, and in some cases have resulted in notable successes, on the downside they have frequently also increased the loss of life, exacerbated the humanitarian consequences of a particular crime and entrenched divides between security and state institutions and the criminal proponents, narrowing the possibilities for future negotiated solutions. By focusing on four different areas of criminality - wildlife crime, piracy, migration and drug trafficking - the book allows context and evidence-based conclusions to be drawn on the strategic value and commonality of responses and their outcomes.

What Works in Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation - Lessons from Systematic Reviews (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): David Weisburd,... What Works in Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation - Lessons from Systematic Reviews (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
David Weisburd, David P. Farrington, Charlotte Gill
R5,046 Discovery Miles 50 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This ambitious volume brings together and assesses all major systematic reviews of the effectiveness of criminological interventions, to draw broad conclusions about what works in policing, corrections, developmental prevention, situational prevention, drug abuse treatments, sentencing and deterrence, and communities. Systematic reviews aim to minimize any possible bias in drawing conclusions by stating explicit criteria for inclusion and exclusion of studies, by conducting extensive and wide-ranging searches for possibly eligible studies, and by making all stages of the review explicit and transparent so that the methods can be checked and replicated. Over a decade ago, a concerted effort was made by members of the criminology community, including the Editors and contributors of this volume, to bring the practice of systematic reviews to the study of Criminology, providing replicable, evidence-based data to answer key questions about the study of crime causation, detection, and prevention. Now, the pioneers in this effort present a comprehensive stock-taking of what has been learned in the past decade of systematic reviews in criminology. Much has been discovered about the effectiveness of (for example) boot camps, "hot spots" policing, closed-circuit television surveillance, neighborhood watch, anti-bullying programs in schools, early parenting programs, drug treatment programs, and other key topics. This volume will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, as well as in related fields such as public health and forensic science, with important implications for policy-makers and practitioners. Decisively showing that the "nothing works" era is over, this volume takes stock of what we know, and still need to know, to prevent crime. I plan to keep this book close at hand and to use it often! Francis T. Cullen, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cincinnati At a time when there is a broad commitment to bringing science to the front lines of practice, this book should be on the reading list of both policymakers and scholars. Laurie O. Robinson, Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Criminology, Law Society, George Mason University and former Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice

South African Autobiography as Subjective History - Making Concessions to the Past (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Lena Englund South African Autobiography as Subjective History - Making Concessions to the Past (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Lena Englund
R3,112 Discovery Miles 31 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines 21st-century South African autobiographical writing that addresses the nation's socio-political realities, both past and present. The texts in focus represent and depict a South Africa caught in the midst of contradictory and competing images of the 'Rainbow Nation'. Arguing that recent memoirs question and criticize the illusion of a united nation, the study shows how these texts reveal the flaws and shortcomings not only of the apartheid past but of contemporary South Africa. It encompasses a broad range of autobiographical works, largely published since 2009, that engage with South Africa's past, present and future. At its centre is the quest for space and belonging, and this book investigates who can comfortably 'belong' in South Africa in its post-apartheid, post-Truth and Reconciliation, post-Mbkei and post-Zuma state.

Applications in Criminal Analysis - A Sourcebook (Hardcover, New): Marilyn Peterson Applications in Criminal Analysis - A Sourcebook (Hardcover, New)
Marilyn Peterson
R2,481 Discovery Miles 24 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A practicing analyst combines broad training and research and hands-on experience in this first comprehensive reference/text assessing criminal, investigative, and strategic analysis techniques and reports, while showing how they support every facet of law enforcement today. The sourcebook gives a history of the field of analysis and of the education and training of analysts; lists and describes analytical techniques in an easy-to-access A to Z arrangement; offers a step-by-step approach to the development of public and strategic reports; discusses the applications of analytical techniques in violent crime, organized crime, narcotics, white collar crime, and street crime; highlights the work of important agencies, organizations, and individuals in the field of analysis; and points to future needs and uses for criminal analysis. A glossary, appendix description of computer software, and lengthy bibliography further enrich this reference guide and teaching tool for analysts, law enforcement officers, and criminal justice students and experts.

Conflict and Youth Rights in India - Engagement and Identity in the North East (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Haans J. Freddy Conflict and Youth Rights in India - Engagement and Identity in the North East (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Haans J. Freddy
R1,644 Discovery Miles 16 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines how conflict has affected the rights of youth in Northeast India. Examining youth engagement in protracted conflict and its impact on youth rights, the author considers the complex issues besieging the region, including armed insurgency, conflicts between ethnic groups, human rights violations, poor governance and a lack of economic development, all factors contributing to the lack of growth in the region, and a consequent sense of alienation from the Indian mainstream. Moving beyond considering Northeast India as a theatre of insurgency, this pivot offers an alternative understanding of youth unrest in India and issues of non-representation in terms of rights and ethnic, national and cultural identities.

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