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  • Will They Do it Again?by Herschel Prins

    Routledge 1999; US$ 42.50

    Considers the issue of risks to ordinary people particularly those posed by the mentally ill. Prins considers public protection within a broad context and, of risk in society in general. more...

  • Adventures in Criminologyby Sir Leon Radzinowicz

    Routledge 1998; US$ 190.00

    Offers a profound overview of the changing understanding of crime and criminals, of criminal justice systems and penology, and of the tensions and dilemmas these pose for democratic societies. more...

  • Psychology in Prisonsby David Cooke; Pamela Baldwin; Jacqueline Howison

    Routledge 1993; US$ 29.95

    Psychology in Prisons illustrates how a knowledge of psychological principles can lead to a better understanding of the prison environment and the problems that occur within it. more...

  • Psychology and Crimeby Clive R. Hollin

    Routledge 1989; US$ 32.50

    Psychology and Crime supplies a timely and much-needed general text covering the range of contributions psychology has made both to understanding crime and responding to it. more...

  • Gender and Crime in Modern Europeby Meg Arnot; Cornelie Usborne

    Routledge 1999; US$ 38.95

    This volume explores the construction of gender norms and examines how they were reflected and reinforced by legal institutional practices in modern Europe. more...

  • Offending Womenby Anne Worrall

    Routledge 1989; US$ 55.95

    Offending Women provides an interesting and useful theoretical analysis of the discourse surrounding women's deviancy. more...

  • Cultural Criminology and the Carnival of Crimeby Mike Presdee

    Routledge 2000; US$ 49.95

    This text provides a perspective on the relationship between culture and crime which introduces the idea of "cultural criminology", and examines how it can be applied to criminal and criminalized activity. more...

  • Offenders with Developmental Disabilitiesby William R. Lindsay; John L. Taylor; Peter Sturmey

    John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2004; US$ 73.95

    For over a century, developmental disabilities have been associated with crime in prejudicial and pejorative contexts. Offenders with Developmental Disabilities provides a balanced, comprehensive review of the prevalence, nature and development of offending by those with intellectual disabilities. Not only does this volume include coverage of evidence-based assessment and treatment ideas, strategies and plans, but also places the field in a historical, legal and ethical context. William Lindsay, John Taylor and Peter Sturmey have brought together a wealth of contributors from differing backgrounds to share new material and knowledge of assessments, treatment, and service issues in a single volume. Divided into five parts, Part I opens with... more...

  • Bandits in the Roman Empireby John Drinkwater; Thomas Grunewald

    Routledge 2004; US$ 138.00

    The book aims to show how the concept of the bandit was taken up and manipulated during the Late Roman Republic and early Empire (2nd c.BC - 3rd c. AD.) more...

  • Criminal Justice Mental Health And The Politics Of Riskby Dr Nicola Gray; Dr Judith Laing; Dr Lesley Noaks

    Routledge-Cavendish 2001; US$ 110.00

    This text addresses the important issues which lie at the forefront of decision-making and policy in criminal justice and health care. The book brings together several perspectives from a number of distinguished academic lawyers, criminologists, sociologists and medical professionals. more...