Includes a translator's preface, note on the text, and suggestions for further reading.

Includes a translator's preface, note on the text, and suggestions for further reading.

This book highlights some of the main issues currently being discussed within the international academic debate on organised crime: What constitute...

This book studies the causes and consequences of organised crime drawing on research from around the world including the countries of Colombia, Chi...

Organised crime has taken on an increasingly transnational nature, and with more open borders and the expansion of the Internet, criminals endanger...

This book presents and discusses information in the study of organised crime, gangs and trafficking on a global scale. Topics discussed include org...

Organised retail crime (ORC), also known as organised retail theft, typically refers to large-scale retail theft and fraud by organised groups of p...

Organized retail crime (ORC) involves the large-scale theft of everyday consumer items and potentially has much broader implications. Organized gro...

Trafficking in persons, or human trafficking, refers to the subjection of men, women, and children to exploitative conditions that can be tantamoun...

Administering justice to juvenile offenders has largely been the domain of the states, and as a result of this the laws that pertain to juvenile of...

A veteran police officer gives his thoughtful, balanced views on police shootings, racial profiling, community relations, and every other aspect of...

The Problem-Specific Guides series summarise knowledge about how police can reduce the harm caused by specific crime and disorder problems. They ar...

The prevalence of police deviance is a much-debated statistic and one that is often rife with problems. While some researchers suggest that corrupt...

Across the nation, headlines tell the story of evidence that has been mishandled, misplaced, lost, or destroyed. Often the blame for these mishaps ...

Suicide-proofing a room can prevent suicidal behaviour in incarcerated prisoners and in psychiatric patients. The question addressed is this book i...

Why would a student bring a weapon to school and without any explicable reason open fire on fellow students and teachers? Are school shooters angry...

This book examines the evidence for the effectiveness of prison and programmes in the community aimed at reducing reoffending and some of the claim...

The U.S. prison system has exploded in size and economic importance during the past three decades, due to a variety of factors including mandatory ...

This book presents research on prison privatisation in the US, with a focus on state prison privatisation. The basic thrust is to research the priv...

This book traces the fascinating development of the New Zealand Prison System which includes the history of penology prior to the phenomenon coming...

To an Antipodean, this book is at first a fascinating development of the New Zealand Prison System which includes the history of penology prior to ...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the management, legal issues and security aspects relating to privacy. Topics di...

This book examines the incendiary issue of racial variation in crime rates in the United States and in many other countries using a variety of data...