Criminology and Criminal Justice

Tabloid Justice: Criminal Justice in an Age of Media Frenzy, 2nd Edition
Richard L. Fox, Robert W. Van Sickel, and Thomas L. Steiger

This new edition of Tabloid Justice reveals that, although the media focus on high-profile criminal trials is thought by many to have diminished in the years since the September 11 terrorist    More >

Wrongful Convictions of Women: When Innocence Isn’t Enough
Marvin D. Free, Jr., and Mitch Ruesink

Choice Outstanding Academic Book! Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink reveal the distinctive role that gender dynamics so often play in the miscarriage of justice.       More >

Race and Justice: Wrongful Convictions of African American Men
Marvin D. Free, Jr. and Mitch Ruesink

Choice Outstanding Academic Book! In this investigation of some 350 wrongful convictions of African American men, Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink critically examine how issues of race    More >

Reducing Terrorism Through Situational Crime Prevention
Josh Freilich and Graeme Newman, editors

The authors explore the application of situational crime prevention (SCP) techniques to the battle against terrorism. "It is little wonder," the editors assert in their    More >

Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Systems in the Non-Western World
Paul C. Friday and Xin Ren, editors

Why has youth crime been rising in the developing countries, and how well have their juvenile justice systems responded to this trend? This anthology profiles delinquency rates and juvenile    More >

Crime and the Global Political Economy
H. Richard Friman, editor

Crime has gone global. Conventional explanations point to ways in which criminals have exploited technological innovations, deregulation, and free markets to triumph over state sovereignty.    More >

Animal Programs in Prison: A Comprehensive Assessment
Gennifer Furst

Gennifer Furst provides the first comprehensive look at prison-based animal programs, an innovative  approach to rehabilitation that draws on the benefits of human-animal    More >

Restorative Justice: International Perspectives
Burt Galaway and Joe Hudson, editors

An anthology presents 30 previously unpublished papers on the theory, research and practice of restorative justice in Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the U.K. and the U.S.    More >

After Homicide: Victims’ Families in the Criminal Justice System
Sarah Goodrum

In After Homicide, Sarah Goodrum examines the experiences of the families of murder victims as they encounter detectives, prosecutors, counselors, and others in the criminal justice    More >

Nixon’s FBI: Hoover, Watergate, and a Bureau in Crisis
Melissa Graves

Polly Corrigan Book Prize Finalist! In 1974, Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace. In 2020, Donald Trump was impeached. Both were investigated by the FBI, an agency under their control. How    More >

Civil Remedies and Crime Prevention
Lorraine Green Mazerolle and Jan Roehl , editors

This anthology describes the use of civil remedies in policing and crime prevention programs in the US, the UK, and Australia. Civil remedies are procedures and sanctions provided in civil    More >

Offender Reentry: Beyond Crime and Punishment
Elaine Gunnison and Jacqueline B. Helfgott

In this comprehensive exploration of the core issues surrounding offender reentry, Elaine Gunnison and Jacqueline Helfgott highlight the constant tension between policies meant to ensure    More >

Roots of African American Violence: Ethnocentrism, Cultural Diversity, and Racism
Darnell F. Hawkins, Jerome B. McKean, Norman A. White, and Christine Martin

What explains the well-documented racial disparities in rates of homicide and other acts of criminal violence in the United States? Critically confronting the conventional narratives that    More >

Sex Slaves and Serfs: The Dynamics of Human Trafficking in a Small Florida Town
Erin C. Heil

Erin Heil explores the global problem of human trafficking in the context of a small Florida town—one typical of the many rural communities that confront modern day slavery in their    More >

Prison Sex: Practice and Policy
Christopher Hensley, editor

Sex in prison remains a taboo topic, largely ignored by scientists and society alike. This comprehensive volume explores prison sex, presenting original research on consensual and    More >

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