Criminology

The need for a laboratory and field manual to assist with the evaluation of juvenile skeletal material is long overdue. This resource is essential for the ...

The Mountie may be one of Canada's best-known national symbols, yet much of the post-nineteenth century history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police remain...

A text in Nelson's Policing Series, Youth in Conflict with the Law, Third Edition examines the application of statutes that affect young offenders. This tex...

From the #1 national bestselling author of Befriend and Betray, an intimate exposé of a criminal empire and the massacre that nearly started a global biker...

The children of Henry Hill, whose life inspired such works as Wiseguy and Goodfellas, share their experiences of growing up in their father's out-of-control...

walter Stadnick Is Not An Imposing Man. At Five-foot-four, His Face And Arms Scarred By Fire In A Motorcycle Accident, He Would Not Spring To Mind As A Le...

The world has watched stunned at the bloodshed in Mexico. Thirty thousand murdered since 2006; police chiefs shot within hours of taking office; mass graves...

When Charles Colson was released after seven months of prison time following the Watergate scandal, the last thing on earth he wanted to do was go back into...

Violent crime tragically ruins lives and communities, yet we know how to stop it and help victims. Governments agree on how to get results at the United Nat...

Since the 1960s, the field of victimology has developed into a variegated discipline with its own theoretical and methodological traditions. In the early 19...

Gender, Race & Canadian Law explores feminist and critical race approaches to Canadian law. The collection, which is suitable for undergraduate courses...

understanding Violence And Victimization, Fifth Edition, Explores Selected Types Of Violence And Examines The Causes And Responses To Such Victimization. ...

The U.S. is the world´s biggest jailor and one of the most affluent murderous countries, and yet its citizens pay more taxes to sustain law and order than ...

The author examines emerging areas in the field, such as the consequences of victimization and empowering victims. The text includes both traditional and mo...

Child Custody and Domestic Violence: A Call for Safety and Accountability focuses on the complexity of the challenges facing judges, lawyers, legislators, a...

Prisons Are An Ominous Fact Of Life For Too Many Aboriginal People. The Way Of The Pipe Explores How Aboriginal Spirituality Is Finding Its Way Into Prisons...

This text offers a much-needed overview of theory and practice in the topical area of crime, victimization, and criminal justice policy. Spalek explores t...

Law Enforcement Interpersonal Communication and Conflict Management: The Impact Model provides law enforcement professionals with a comprehensive, easy-to-...

An introduction to the key debates within the area of victims and victimology, providing an informed overview of the relation between theory, policy and pra...

Through An Examination Of Canadian Research Data And Statistical Analysis, This Text Offers A Uniquely Canadian Perspective On The Contemporary Study Of Vic...

Criminal Justice Ethics, Fourth Edition examines the criminal justice system through an ethical lens by identifying ethical issues in practice and theory, ...

Examining a wide range of theoretical perspectives, empirical research, and policy responses, Violence Against Women in Canada emphasizes connections among ...

This book comprehensively examines right-wing extremism (RWE) in Canada, discussing the lengthy history of violence and distribution, ideological bases, act...

In The Canadian Criminal Justice System, Aboriginal Peoples Are Overrepresented As Both Victims And Offenders. The Aboriginal Incarcerated Population In Can...

Responding to Human Trafficking is the first book to critically examine responses to the growing issue of human trafficking in Canada. Julie Kaye challenge...

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Victimology: Canadians in Context outlines the ways in which victims are created, defined, measured, understood, and supported in Canada today. Through an e...

Here You Will Find Discussions Of Battered Wives, Battered Husbands, Parricide, Dating Violence, And Domestic Violence In The Workplace. Theoretical Perspec...

Written By One Of The World's Leading Experts On Victimology, This Book Is Designed To Offer A Broad Introduction To The Subject.Categories: Law Constitutio...

This Edited Collection Highlights International Research On Domestic Homicides And Death Reviews Which Are A Rapidly Growing Intervention/prevention Initiat...

Canadian Criminology: Fourth Edition, provides a sophisticated, critical treatment of crime and criminology, thoroughly discussing the historical underpinni...

The Canadian Criminal Justice System, 2nd Edition, offers a comprehensive, clear and compelling overview of the criminal justice system in Canada today. ...

Understanding Victimology: An Active-Learning Approach explains what the field of victimology is―including its major theoretical perspectives and research...

In this definitive, up-to-the-minute account of the Hells Angels in Canada, two veteran journalists investigate why the recent imprisonment of feared biker ...

The basis for the hit TV series Gangland Undercover! The gripping account from an ex-con who went undercover to help the ATF infiltrate three of America's ...

Tom Feiling Has Interviewed Everyone From Cocaine Farmers To The Police, Via Traffickers, Ambassadors And Hitmen. This Book Tells The Story Of Cocaine Throu...

Police Powers; Policing/Law and Security; Sociology and Canadian Society Text book used in Criminal Justice CoursesCategories: Politics &am...

Basic Police Powers: Third Edition (Hardcover)Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Social SciencesCriminology

"The Dutroux Affair" shook the whole of Europe. Marc Detroux had been convicted of rape, but was released early from prison for good behavior. He went on to...

This Book Provides A Novel Perspective On The Origins Of The Cold War In Asia, Tracing It All The Way Back To The Occupation Of Japan After The Second World...

Introduction to Security, Seventh Edition, presents the latest in security issues from security equipment and design theory to security management practice...

Neil White, a journalist and magazine publisher, wanted the best for those he loved nice cars, beautiful homes, luxurious clothes. He loaned money to fami...

Asking Provocative And Profound Questions About Human Motivation And Contemporary Living And Reaching Some Astonishing Conclusions, 'freakonomics' Will Make...

what Makes A Person Confess To A Crime He Did Not Commit? Was He Coerced? Is He Trying To Protect Someone Else? Interrogation Has Come Under Attack As Opp...

Traces The Story Of A Once-promising Football Athlete And Imprisoned Drug Dealer Who Was Offered His Freedom In Exchange For Coaxing A Confession Out Of A S...

Lie detection, offender profiling, jury selection, insanity in the law, predicting the risk of re-offending , the minds of serial killers, and many other to...

The Definitive Story Of The International Modeling Business--and Its Evil Twin, Legalized Flesh Peddling--model Is A Tale Of Beautiful Women Empowered And S...

Urban Violence Is One Of The Most Divisive And Allegedly Intractable Issues Of Our Time. But As Harvard Scholar Thomas Abt Shows In Bleeding Out, We Actuall...