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

Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in children born out of wedlock. Such a situation is of great concern because the poorest demographic gr...

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

The work presented here has the ambitious objective to analyse a highly topical issue not in the usual terms of finding an immediate answer to pres...

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...

Philanthropy is a general term used to describe actions taken by individuals and organizations to benefit social units and universal causes. In pra...

In the past decades the role of the State has undergone major alterations regarding supply of goods and services in general, particularly housing s...

This book provides new research on police. Chapter One examines if newspaper reporting of crime in a given jurisdiction affects the levels of racia...

We live in a rapidly changing society that is driven by higher and higher levels of technological advancement. New technologies are creating greate...

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...

Police psychology is a specialised field of psychology addressing issues specific to police personnel and other public safety workers. Police psych...

In most Soviet successor states, the police (militia) are among the least trusted government agencies. The police are frequently seen as representa...

Hong Kong, 1918. A tranquil place compared to war-torn Europe. But on the morning of the 22 January, a running battle through the streets of Wanch...

There seems to be a tendency to consider police crime as a result of bad practice, lack of resources or mismanagement, rather than acts of criminal...

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...

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 ...

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

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

Research findings showed that secondary school students in Hong Kong face many challenges. In particular, morbid emphasis on academic excellence ha...

Purses & Shoes For Sale is a hardcover book about the author's journey as a caregiver to her elderly parents in the twilight of their lives. Pa...

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...

In recent years, racial profiling has drawn the attention of state and federal governments. In this book, racial profiling is defined as the practi...

This book examines the practices, psychology and health-related issues issues relating to rehabilitation. The authors present topical research incl...

Parents have the legal responsibility to protect and care for their children. However, recent media reports have illuminated a practice involving u...

Improve your work environment by learning the science around TeamRelate and the concept of RelateAbility in the workplace. TeamRelate is a behaviou...