Public Criminology?

Reducere. In the field of criminal justice, public policy is designed to address the problems brought on by criminal behavior and the response to that behavi...

At a time when criminal justice systems appear to be in a permanent state of crisis, leading scholars from criminology and theology come together t...

Presenting a biopsychosocial perspective to explain the most common findings in criminology--and for guiding future research and public policyPubli...

As social media is increasingly becoming a standard feature of sociological practice, this timely book rethinks the role of these mediums in public...

This book brings together leading experts to consider the relationship between criminology and democratic politics. Chapters cover a range of theme...

Looks at the way in which crime is packaged and presented for consumption by a news-hungry public and the pressure exerted on experts by the media....

Crime is big news. From murder to theft to drug gangs, crime and criminal justice affect the lives of millions of people worldwide. Hardly surprisi...

Reducere. Michel Foucault s work has profoundly affected the teaching of such diverse disciplines as literary criticism, criminology, and gender studies. Arg...

This volume provides a comprehensive collection of essays on police and policing, written by leading experts in political theory, sociology, crimin...

Drawing on the different disciplines of law, criminology, forensic psychology, social work and public management, the contributors explore the shif...

This book is the first attempt to establish economic crime as a new sub-discipline within criminology, covering fraud, corruption, bribery, money l...

Taking a multidisciplinary perspective (including public health, sociology, criminology, and political science amongst others), and using examples ...

Reducere. Uniting the voices of twenty-two experts from academic, government, and civil sectors who study and help search for missing persons in Canada and i...

Such diverse thinkers as Lao-Tze, Confucius, and U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld have all pointed out that we need to be able to tell the di...

Reducere. Most people get information about child sexual abuse from media coverage, social movements, or conversations with family and friends. Confronting C...

Reducere. Winner, 2019 PROSE Award for Anthropology, Criminology and Anthropology, presented by the Association of American Publishers A groundbreaking look ...