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Crime and Transition in Central and Eastern Europe
Springer 2012; US$ 99.99New Directions in Criminological Theory
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 48.95This edited collection brings together established global scholars and new thinkers to outline fresh concepts and theoretical perspectives for criminological research and analysis in the 21 st century. Criminologists from the UK, USA, Canada and Australia evaluate the current condition of criminological theory and present students and researchers... more...
A Few Kind Words and a Loaded Gun
Chicago Review Press 2012; US$ 21.99Brutal and violent, this tell-all is a personal account of the life of Razor Smith and the world in which he lived, where ruthlessness, viciousness, and savagery are prized and admired. In prison more than half of his life for assaults and armed robberies, Smith became confined in a peculiar kind of hell from which his only route of escape was to... more...
Partners and Crime
Allen & Unwin 2012; US$ 24.99A fascinating exploration of the women who love the baddest of the bad boys, including the wife of Mark "Chopper" Read What attracts women to dangerous men? For some, it is true love, while for others, it's the excitement, wealth, and glamour. What was it like for Mary-Ann Hodge to be married to Mark "Chopper" Read? How was Joe Korp's former girlfriend... more...
Victims and Policy-Making
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 44.95Victims of crime are now the subjects of intense policy attention and reform across most developed nations, whilst also receiving sustained attention at the highest levels of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and many other transnational organizations. Such moves have been fostered by the continued development of the international victims'... more...
Crimes That Shocked The World - The Most Chilling True-Life Stories From the Last 40 Years
John Blake Publishing 2010; US$ 5.82With 24 hour news channels and easy access we are bombarded with reports of crime from every corner of the globe. It seems that no sooner has one tragedy hit than stories of another are being flashed across our screens and printed in our papers. But it is undeniable that there are for every generation some crimes that will never be forgotten. Just... more...
Roy Shaw Unleashed - He's a one man killing machine. This is his story by those who know him best
John Blake Publishing 2004; US$ 5.82When Kate Kray wrote" Pretty Boy, " she interviewed scores of people. Almost without exception, as she was leaving, they would say to her, "I'll tell you something about Roy--but don't tell him I told you..." These stories were too shocking and close to the bone to include without Roy's permission, and now that permission has been granted. "Roy Shaw... more...
Hitmen - True Stories of Street Executions
John Blake Publishing 2010; US$ 5.82Written by an investigative journalist, this book looks at professional killers, the people who hire them, and those who die at their hands. Among the true stories described are the story of the ultimate hitman, Carlos the Jackal, and how he was eventually brought to justice; the mother who hired a hitman to murder the wife of the son she could not... more...
Public Criminology?
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 48.95What is the role and value of criminology in a democratic society? How do, and how should, its practitioners engage with politics and public policy? How can criminology find a voice in an agitated, insecure and intensely mediated world in which crime and punishment loom large in government agendas and public discourse? What collective good do we want... more...









